Rob Font is favored against Marlon Vera at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera on Saturday, April 30 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of six fights on ESPN/ESPN+. Font is 19-5 in his career, while Vera is 18-7-1 in his career. There are a total of 12 fights, with six on ESPN/ESPN+ and six on ESPN2/ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera. Let’s look at the bout between Font and Vera and UFC predictions.
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera takes place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, April 30 with 12 fights, with six on ESPN/ESPN+ and six on ESPN2/ESPN+.
UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Vera Betting
Rob Font (19-5, 9-4 UFC)
Font came into the UFC with a record of 10-1 and he has nine wins and four losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Sergio Pettis by unanimous decision, Ricky Simón by unanimous decision, Marlon Moraes by TKO, and Cody Garbrandt by unanimous decision; while losing to Raphael Assunção by unanimous decision and José Aldo by unanimous decision. Font has been a pro since 2011 and he has eight wins by TKO/KO and four by submission. He has eight first round finishes.
Font said this to sportsnaut.com about his upcoming fight against Vera, It’s a little bit we’re fighting backward, but it’s a tough fight. We got a main event, and it’s still a lot of exposure. I feel like this is a great matchup. If I can finish him — which he hasn’t been finished much — it says a lot. [But] I don’t think it says too much at the same time. I’m in a weird spot where I have to get through this and sort of be in the same spot. Chito’s’ the kind of guy who needs chaos. He needs that, and if I’m not giving him that chaos and not giving him the scrambles he gets frustrated. You see it a lot. Going out there, being the smoother, slicker, more patient sharpshooter I think will frustrate him, to open him up to do something big. He does a lot of empty kicks. Where it’s a kick but just by itself, with no hands or feints behind it. If I can make him miss, make him pay, get him backing up, shelling up, biting on all my feints, I do believe I can make this an easy night.”
Marlon Vera (18-7-1, 12-6 UFC)
Vera came into the UFC with a record of 6-1-1 and he has 12 wins and six losses in the UFC. In his last six fights, he has four wins and two losses. He defeated Andre Ewell by TKO, Sean O'Malley by TKO, Davey Grant by unanimous decision, and Frankie Edgar by KO; while losing to Song Yadong by unanimous decision and José Aldo by unanimous decision. Vera has been a pro since 2012 and he has seven wins by TKO/KO and eight by submission. He has six first round finishes.
Vera said this to eluniverso.com about his upcoming fight against Font, Motivation is what pushes me to be better every day... my family, my country, and obviously being world champion. Once you have the target, once people want to fight you, that means something. We're on the right track, we're going well and I think it's my moment. I'm not only going to beat him, I'm going to do something very impressive: I'm going to finish him off. I'm prepared for anything. If he wants to fight on the floor, in the cage, if he wants to knock me down, if he wants to fight on my feet, I train everything, so whatever comes, but what I am clear about is that I am going to come out with my hand up. First things first: win this fight, and hope for that title.”
Striking Stats
Strikes landed per minute: Font 5.64 / Vera 4.08
Striking Accuracy: Font 44% / Vera 51%
Strikes absorbed per minute: Font 3.55/ Vera 4.27
Defense: Font 59% / Vera 50%
Grappling Stats
Takedown average: Font 1.10 / Vera 0.82
Takedown Accuracy: Font 36% / Vera 42%
Takedowns defended: Font 55% / Vera 69%
Submission average: Font 0.5 / Vera 1.3
UFC Picks
Font is listed as the slight favorite in UFC betting odds. I think the oddsmakers have this right, as this fight looks like a toss-up. I am a little surprised at the rounds. It is listed at 4.5 at BookMaker and the over is listed at -160 and the under at +127. I like to pay attention to what the fighters say, as they usually have a good idea of what type of fight we are going to get. Both of them seem to be looking for a highlight reel finish and if they get careless, they will make a mistake. I’ll go under the rounds total of 4.5 at plus money.
| DATE | FIGHTERS | MONEY LINE |
| 4/30 | Marlon Vera | +100 |
| Rob Font | -130 |
| 4/30 | Krzysztof Jotko | -175 |
| Gerald Meerschaert | +139 |
| 4/30 | Shanna Young | +139 |
| Gina Mazany | -175 |
| 4/30 | Daniel da Silva | -135 |
| Francisco Figueiredo | +105 |
| 4/30 | Mike Breeden | +154 |
| Natan Levy | -195 |
| 4/30 | Carlos Candelario | +194 |
| Tatsuro Taira | -250 |
| 4/30 | Tristan Connelly | +139 |
| Darren Elkins | -175 |
| 4/30 | Jared Gordon | +139 |
| Grant Dawson | -175 |
| 4/30 | Joanderson Brito | +194 |
| Andre Fili | -250 |
| 4/30 | Jake Collier | +120 |
| Andrei Arlovski | -150 |
| 4/30 | Chase Sherman | +900 |
| Alexandr Romanov | -2122 |
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