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Cory Sandhagen vs Marlon Vera

Result, odds and stats · Bantamweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Mar 25, 2023Odds at the close
Cory Sandhagen def. Marlon Vera · decision, 5 rounds
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Cory
Sandhagen
Bantamweight
Record
15-4
UFC
8-3
Age
30
Height
5'11"
Reach
70"
Stance
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SandhagenVera
Closing line
57%43%
Opened −163 / +143, closed −150 / +125. The line moved toward Marlon Vera since it opened.
Underdog
Marlon
Vera
Bantamweight
Record
22-7
UFC
14-6
Age
30
Height
5'8"
Reach
70"
Stance
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Fight stats

Cory SandhagenMarlon Vera
Significant strikes128 of 28058 of 158
Knockdowns00
Takedowns3 of 120 of 1
Control time7:080:09
Submission attempts01

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

32
14
Round 1
28
22
Round 2
30
29
Round 3
■ Cory Sandhagen ■ Marlon Vera Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Song Yadong
Cory Sandhagen
Won · KO/TKO, round 4
Sep 2022 · landed 2.0 more significant strikes a minute
Marlon Vera
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
May 2020 · Yadong landed 0.6 more a minute
Frankie Edgar
Cory Sandhagen
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Feb 2021
Marlon Vera
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Nov 2021 · Edgar landed 0.4 more a minute
John Lineker
Cory Sandhagen
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Apr 2019 · landed 0.9 more significant strikes a minute
Marlon Vera
Lost · decision, 3 rounds
Oct 2017 · Lineker landed 1.9 more a minute

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