UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin · Jul 19, 2008 · Light Heavyweight · Completed
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Age 48
Height 6' 3"
Reach 78.0"
Weight 230 lbs.
Stance Orthodox
Age 53
Height 6' 0"
Reach N/A
Weight 205 lbs.
Stance Orthodox
Career Averages - Brandon Vera
3.03 SLpM
56.0% Str. Acc.
2.81 SApM
52.0% Str. Def.
0.7 TD Avg
53.0% TD Acc.
59.0% TD Def.
0.2 Sub. Avg
Career Averages - Reese Andy
2.87 SLpM
50.0% Str. Acc.
3.5 SApM
58.0% Str. Def.
0.67 TD Avg
20.0% TD Acc.
40.0% TD Def.
0.0 Sub. Avg
Brandon Vera - Fight History
LOSS vs Ben Rothwell
TKO (punches and knees) R3 1:54 · UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 · Aug 31, 2013
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Ben Rothwell 1 56 of 103 54% 60 of 107 0 of 0 --- 0 0 1:40
Brandon Vera 0 41 of 63 65% 47 of 69 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Ben Rothwell 0 14 of 32 43% 14 of 32 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Brandon Vera 0 18 of 25 72% 18 of 25 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Ben Rothwell 0 21 of 42 50% 21 of 42 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:57
Brandon Vera 0 21 of 33 63% 23 of 35 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
3 Ben Rothwell 1 21 of 29 72% 25 of 33 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:43
Brandon Vera 0 2 of 5 40% 6 of 9 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Ben Rothwell 56 of 103 54% 40 of 85 10 of 11 6 of 7 35 of 75 21 of 26 0 of 2
Brandon Vera 41 of 63 65% 12 of 33 18 of 19 11 of 11 29 of 49 12 of 14 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Ben Rothwell 14 of 32 43% 10 of 28 1 of 1 3 of 3 14 of 32 0 of 0 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 18 of 25 72% 7 of 14 5 of 5 6 of 6 18 of 25 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Ben Rothwell 21 of 42 50% 11 of 32 7 of 7 3 of 3 15 of 33 6 of 9 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 21 of 33 63% 5 of 16 11 of 12 5 of 5 11 of 21 10 of 12 0 of 0
3 Ben Rothwell 21 of 29 72% 19 of 25 2 of 3 0 of 1 6 of 10 15 of 17 0 of 2
Brandon Vera 2 of 5 40% 0 of 3 2 of 2 0 of 0 0 of 3 2 of 2 0 of 0
LOSS vs Maurício Rua
TKO (punches) R4 4:09 · UFC on Fox: Shogun vs. Vera · Aug 04, 2012
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Maurício Rua 1 68 of 103 66% 142 of 184 4 of 7 57% 0 0 11:26
Brandon Vera 0 67 of 106 63% 89 of 132 1 of 2 50% 1 0 1:51
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Maurício Rua 0 8 of 12 66% 31 of 38 2 of 2 100% 0 0 4:34
Brandon Vera 0 7 of 9 77% 8 of 10 0 of 0 --- 1 0 0:03
2 Maurício Rua 0 31 of 49 63% 53 of 72 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:51
Brandon Vera 0 20 of 37 54% 27 of 46 1 of 1 100% 0 0 1:46
3 Maurício Rua 0 13 of 21 61% 30 of 39 1 of 3 33% 0 0 3:26
Brandon Vera 0 20 of 32 62% 29 of 42 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:02
4 Maurício Rua 1 16 of 21 76% 28 of 35 0 of 1 0% 0 0 2:35
Brandon Vera 0 20 of 28 71% 25 of 34 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Maurício Rua 68 of 103 66% 51 of 81 9 of 11 8 of 11 38 of 68 16 of 18 14 of 17
Brandon Vera 67 of 106 63% 28 of 63 27 of 28 12 of 15 51 of 87 14 of 15 2 of 4
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Maurício Rua 8 of 12 66% 6 of 8 2 of 3 0 of 1 0 of 2 1 of 1 7 of 9
Brandon Vera 7 of 9 77% 2 of 4 4 of 4 1 of 1 6 of 8 1 of 1 0 of 0
2 Maurício Rua 31 of 49 63% 24 of 40 3 of 4 4 of 5 21 of 38 8 of 9 2 of 2
Brandon Vera 20 of 37 54% 13 of 29 5 of 5 2 of 3 17 of 32 1 of 1 2 of 4
3 Maurício Rua 13 of 21 61% 9 of 17 2 of 2 2 of 2 6 of 13 2 of 2 5 of 6
Brandon Vera 20 of 32 62% 6 of 16 9 of 9 5 of 7 14 of 26 6 of 6 0 of 0
4 Maurício Rua 16 of 21 76% 12 of 16 2 of 2 2 of 3 11 of 15 5 of 6 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 20 of 28 71% 7 of 14 9 of 10 4 of 4 14 of 21 6 of 7 0 of 0
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz · Oct 29, 2011
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Brandon Vera 0 33 of 65 50% 55 of 88 1 of 2 50% 0 0 7:10
Eliot Marshall 1 21 of 55 38% 79 of 115 1 of 3 33% 2 0 2:10
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Brandon Vera 0 15 of 28 53% 21 of 34 0 of 0 --- 0 0 1:56
Eliot Marshall 0 9 of 24 37% 17 of 32 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Brandon Vera 0 9 of 13 69% 22 of 27 1 of 1 100% 0 0 3:16
Eliot Marshall 0 3 of 7 42% 17 of 21 0 of 2 0% 0 0 0:51
3 Brandon Vera 0 9 of 24 37% 12 of 27 0 of 1 0% 0 0 1:58
Eliot Marshall 1 9 of 24 37% 45 of 62 1 of 1 100% 2 0 1:19
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Brandon Vera 33 of 65 50% 8 of 26 6 of 11 19 of 28 18 of 44 9 of 11 6 of 10
Eliot Marshall 21 of 55 38% 13 of 44 8 of 9 0 of 2 8 of 32 9 of 14 4 of 9
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Brandon Vera 15 of 28 53% 1 of 8 4 of 6 10 of 14 12 of 23 3 of 5 0 of 0
Eliot Marshall 9 of 24 37% 4 of 18 5 of 5 0 of 1 3 of 16 6 of 8 0 of 0
2 Brandon Vera 9 of 13 69% 3 of 6 1 of 1 5 of 6 4 of 7 2 of 2 3 of 4
Eliot Marshall 3 of 7 42% 2 of 5 1 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 5 1 of 2 0 of 0
3 Brandon Vera 9 of 24 37% 4 of 12 1 of 4 4 of 8 2 of 14 4 of 4 3 of 6
Eliot Marshall 9 of 24 37% 7 of 21 2 of 2 0 of 1 3 of 11 2 of 4 4 of 9
LOSS vs Thiago Silva
NC (overturned) R3 2:10 · UFC 125: Resolution · Jan 01, 2011
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Thiago Silva 0 19 of 44 43% 27 of 53 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:24
Brandon Vera 0 51 of 100 51% 145 of 213 3 of 3 100% 1 0 12:55
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Thiago Silva 0 9 of 16 56% 12 of 19 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:10
Brandon Vera 0 18 of 34 52% 46 of 66 1 of 1 100% 1 0 4:18
2 Thiago Silva 0 7 of 17 41% 11 of 22 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:14
Brandon Vera 0 14 of 34 41% 45 of 71 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:18
3 Thiago Silva 0 3 of 11 27% 4 of 12 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Brandon Vera 0 19 of 32 59% 54 of 76 1 of 1 100% 0 0 4:19
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Thiago Silva 19 of 44 43% 5 of 22 7 of 12 7 of 10 12 of 29 7 of 14 0 of 1
Brandon Vera 51 of 100 51% 36 of 82 12 of 14 3 of 4 7 of 26 7 of 10 37 of 64
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Thiago Silva 9 of 16 56% 1 of 4 5 of 7 3 of 5 3 of 7 6 of 9 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 18 of 34 52% 13 of 27 5 of 6 0 of 1 1 of 6 4 of 7 13 of 21
2 Thiago Silva 7 of 17 41% 3 of 12 1 of 2 3 of 3 6 of 14 1 of 3 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 14 of 34 41% 9 of 28 5 of 6 0 of 0 4 of 13 1 of 1 9 of 20
3 Thiago Silva 3 of 11 27% 1 of 6 1 of 3 1 of 2 3 of 8 0 of 2 0 of 1
Brandon Vera 19 of 32 59% 14 of 27 2 of 2 3 of 3 2 of 7 2 of 2 15 of 23
LOSS vs Jon Jones
TKO (elbow and punches) R1 3:19 · UFC Live: Vera vs. Jones · Mar 21, 2010
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Jon Jones 0 5 of 8 62% 7 of 11 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Brandon Vera 0 11 of 17 64% 26 of 33 2 of 3 66% 0 0 2:44
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Jon Jones 0 5 of 8 62% 7 of 11 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Brandon Vera 0 11 of 17 64% 26 of 33 2 of 3 66% 0 0 2:44
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Jon Jones 5 of 8 62% 3 of 5 1 of 1 1 of 2 1 of 4 1 of 1 3 of 3
Brandon Vera 11 of 17 64% 9 of 14 1 of 1 1 of 2 1 of 3 1 of 1 9 of 13
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Jon Jones 5 of 8 62% 3 of 5 1 of 1 1 of 2 1 of 4 1 of 1 3 of 3
Brandon Vera 11 of 17 64% 9 of 14 1 of 1 1 of 2 1 of 3 1 of 1 9 of 13
LOSS vs Randy Couture
Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera · Nov 14, 2009
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Randy Couture 0 39 of 73 53% 59 of 97 1 of 10 10% 0 0 8:57
Brandon Vera 1 27 of 51 52% 44 of 69 1 of 2 50% 0 0 2:24
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Randy Couture 0 10 of 12 83% 13 of 15 1 of 3 33% 0 0 4:21
Brandon Vera 0 3 of 11 27% 7 of 15 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:06
2 Randy Couture 0 7 of 17 41% 14 of 25 0 of 4 0% 0 0 2:16
Brandon Vera 1 13 of 23 56% 25 of 36 0 of 0 --- 0 0 1:01
3 Randy Couture 0 22 of 44 50% 32 of 57 0 of 3 0% 0 0 2:20
Brandon Vera 0 11 of 17 64% 12 of 18 1 of 2 50% 0 0 1:17
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Randy Couture 39 of 73 53% 19 of 53 9 of 9 11 of 11 6 of 25 33 of 48 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 27 of 51 52% 10 of 31 10 of 11 7 of 9 15 of 30 10 of 16 2 of 5
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Randy Couture 10 of 12 83% 2 of 4 1 of 1 7 of 7 0 of 0 10 of 12 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 3 of 11 27% 1 of 8 0 of 1 2 of 2 1 of 6 2 of 5 0 of 0
2 Randy Couture 7 of 17 41% 3 of 13 2 of 2 2 of 2 1 of 8 6 of 9 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 13 of 23 56% 3 of 11 6 of 6 4 of 6 6 of 12 5 of 7 2 of 4
3 Randy Couture 22 of 44 50% 14 of 36 6 of 6 2 of 2 5 of 17 17 of 27 0 of 0
Brandon Vera 11 of 17 64% 6 of 12 4 of 4 1 of 1 8 of 12 3 of 4 0 of 1
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira · Aug 29, 2009
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Brandon Vera 0 62 of 134 46% 73 of 146 1 of 1 100% 0 0 3:05
Krzysztof Soszynski 0 41 of 127 32% 55 of 143 1 of 5 20% 0 0 2:39
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Brandon Vera 0 24 of 49 48% 26 of 51 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:57
Krzysztof Soszynski 0 16 of 42 38% 23 of 49 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:36
2 Brandon Vera 0 14 of 32 43% 18 of 36 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:53
Krzysztof Soszynski 0 12 of 33 36% 16 of 37 1 of 3 33% 0 0 1:31
3 Brandon Vera 0 24 of 53 45% 29 of 59 1 of 1 100% 0 0 1:15
Krzysztof Soszynski 0 13 of 52 25% 16 of 57 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:32
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Brandon Vera 62 of 134 46% 16 of 76 10 of 19 36 of 39 35 of 97 26 of 36 1 of 1
Krzysztof Soszynski 41 of 127 32% 18 of 93 8 of 12 15 of 22 20 of 99 21 of 28 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Brandon Vera 24 of 49 48% 3 of 24 7 of 10 14 of 15 14 of 36 10 of 13 0 of 0
Krzysztof Soszynski 16 of 42 38% 4 of 23 5 of 6 7 of 13 6 of 30 10 of 12 0 of 0
2 Brandon Vera 14 of 32 43% 4 of 19 1 of 3 9 of 10 9 of 21 5 of 11 0 of 0
Krzysztof Soszynski 12 of 33 36% 7 of 27 2 of 3 3 of 3 5 of 24 7 of 9 0 of 0
3 Brandon Vera 24 of 53 45% 9 of 33 2 of 6 13 of 14 12 of 40 11 of 12 1 of 1
Krzysztof Soszynski 13 of 52 25% 7 of 43 1 of 3 5 of 6 9 of 45 4 of 7 0 of 0
WIN vs Michael Patt
TKO (leg kicks) R2 1:27 · UFC 96: Jackson vs. Jardine · Mar 07, 2009
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Brandon Vera 2 32 of 75 42% 32 of 75 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:10
Michael Patt 0 5 of 28 17% 5 of 28 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Brandon Vera 0 25 of 57 43% 25 of 57 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Michael Patt 0 4 of 21 19% 4 of 21 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Brandon Vera 2 7 of 18 38% 7 of 18 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:10
Michael Patt 0 1 of 7 14% 1 of 7 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Brandon Vera 32 of 75 42% 11 of 49 2 of 4 19 of 22 32 of 75 0 of 0 0 of 0
Michael Patt 5 of 28 17% 3 of 25 0 of 0 2 of 3 5 of 28 0 of 0 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Brandon Vera 25 of 57 43% 10 of 38 2 of 4 13 of 15 25 of 57 0 of 0 0 of 0
Michael Patt 4 of 21 19% 2 of 18 0 of 0 2 of 3 4 of 21 0 of 0 0 of 0
2 Brandon Vera 7 of 18 38% 1 of 11 0 of 0 6 of 7 7 of 18 0 of 0 0 of 0
Michael Patt 1 of 7 14% 1 of 7 0 of 0 0 of 0 1 of 7 0 of 0 0 of 0
Reese Andy - Fight History
LOSS vs Matt Hamill
TKO (punches) R2 2:19 · UFC 92: The Ultimate 2008 · Dec 27, 2008
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Matt Hamill 0 40 of 115 34% 63 of 141 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:25
Reese Andy 0 34 of 73 46% 38 of 77 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Matt Hamill 0 20 of 70 28% 21 of 71 1 of 1 100% 0 0 0:03
Reese Andy 0 31 of 61 50% 34 of 64 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
2 Matt Hamill 0 20 of 45 44% 42 of 70 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:22
Reese Andy 0 3 of 12 25% 4 of 13 0 of 0 --- 0 0 0:00
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Matt Hamill 40 of 115 34% 34 of 107 5 of 6 1 of 2 28 of 99 4 of 5 8 of 11
Reese Andy 34 of 73 46% 20 of 54 3 of 5 11 of 14 28 of 60 6 of 13 0 of 0
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Matt Hamill 20 of 70 28% 18 of 66 2 of 3 0 of 1 19 of 69 1 of 1 0 of 0
Reese Andy 31 of 61 50% 18 of 43 3 of 5 10 of 13 26 of 51 5 of 10 0 of 0
2 Matt Hamill 20 of 45 44% 16 of 41 3 of 3 1 of 1 9 of 30 3 of 4 8 of 11
Reese Andy 3 of 12 25% 2 of 11 0 of 0 1 of 1 2 of 9 1 of 3 0 of 0
LOSS vs Brandon Vera
Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Silva vs. Irvin · Jul 19, 2008
Totals
FighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
Brandon Vera 0 38 of 74 51% 51 of 89 2 of 4 50% 0 0 3:08
Reese Andy 0 30 of 53 56% 95 of 118 1 of 5 20% 0 0 3:40
Per Round
RdFighterKDSig. Str.Sig. Str. % Total Str.TDTD % Sub. AttRev.Ctrl
1 Brandon Vera 0 12 of 27 44% 16 of 31 1 of 1 100% 0 0 1:28
Reese Andy 0 13 of 16 81% 36 of 39 1 of 3 33% 0 0 1:26
2 Brandon Vera 0 13 of 23 56% 15 of 27 1 of 2 50% 0 0 1:05
Reese Andy 0 10 of 19 52% 21 of 30 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:32
3 Brandon Vera 0 13 of 24 54% 20 of 31 0 of 1 0% 0 0 0:35
Reese Andy 0 7 of 18 38% 38 of 49 0 of 1 0% 0 0 1:42
Significant Strikes
FighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
Brandon Vera 38 of 74 51% 17 of 49 12 of 14 9 of 11 12 of 37 22 of 31 4 of 6
Reese Andy 30 of 53 56% 8 of 25 2 of 5 20 of 23 19 of 39 10 of 13 1 of 1
Significant Strikes Per Round
RdFighterSig. Str.Sig. Str. % HeadBodyLeg DistanceClinchGround
1 Brandon Vera 12 of 27 44% 4 of 17 2 of 3 6 of 7 2 of 13 8 of 11 2 of 3
Reese Andy 13 of 16 81% 1 of 1 1 of 2 11 of 13 4 of 7 8 of 8 1 of 1
2 Brandon Vera 13 of 23 56% 8 of 18 3 of 3 2 of 2 7 of 14 4 of 6 2 of 3
Reese Andy 10 of 19 52% 4 of 11 1 of 2 5 of 6 8 of 17 2 of 2 0 of 0
3 Brandon Vera 13 of 24 54% 5 of 14 7 of 8 1 of 2 3 of 10 10 of 14 0 of 0
Reese Andy 7 of 18 38% 3 of 13 0 of 1 4 of 4 7 of 15 0 of 3 0 of 0
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