UFC Fight Night: Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera: Betting Data, Odds, and Preview

UFC Fight Night: Rob Font vs. Marlon Vera: Betting Data, Odds, and Preview

When: April 30, 7:00 PM EDT

Where: UFC Apex, Las Vegas, NV

Just one week away from the next pay-per-view event of 2022, UFC 274, another great night of free fights is on deck this week on the ESPN family of networks. With a bantamweight bout between two ranked contenders in Rob Font and Marlon Vera serving as the main event of the evening, this card is stacked with great fights from start to finish.

Let’s take a closer look at the main event of the evening and see where the money is flowing ahead of Saturday

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Rob Font (19-5-0)

Joining the UFC in 2014 following winning the CES featherweight belt, Font has earned three Fight Night bonuses while fighting some of the best the bantamweight division has to offer. The last time we saw him in the octagon was his second straight fight night main event, losing to Jose Aldo by decision in December. It’s also worth noting that Font enters this fight as the #5 contender in the division. 

While his best days are almost certainly behind him at 34 years old, Font, who is a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jutsu, can grapple with the best of them. Coming into this fight, Font has the advantage in takedowns per 15 minutes at 1.1 (vs. .82). He also holds a slight edge in significant strikes landed per minute at 5.64 (vs. 4.08).

Marlon Vera (18-7-1)

A black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Vera joined the UFC in November 2014, taking the featherweight division by storm before suffering back-to-back losses to Douglas Silva de Andrade and John Lineker in 2017/2018. Since then, Vera has won eight of his past nine, including winning fight-night bonuses in four of his past six fights (two straight). 

Coming into this fight, the 8th ranked contender holds edges in significant striking accuracy (55.04% vs. 47%) and submission average (1.27 vs. .5), despite being the slight underdog. In a division known for fights going the distance, it’s also worth noting that 15 of Vera’s 18 professional wins have come inside the distance.

Rob Font vs Marlon Vera Odds

When odds first opened up for Font vs. Vera, Font was a -175 favorite while Vera was the underdog at +150. Since then, however, money has poured in on the underdog Vera, as he currently sits at just +115 (BetMGM), and Font -130 (DraftKings).  

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Rob Font vs Marlon Vera Odds & Public Betting Data

As fight night approaches in Las Vegas, the money on these two fighters has been split almost right down the middle. According to Odds Shark, Font has a slight edge in public consensus at 54%, while Vera is getting 46% of the total money line action.

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