| Pro Record: | 12-5-0 (Win-Loss-Draw) |
| Team: | City Boxing |
| Age: | 34 |
| Sex: | Male |
| Height: | 6 Feet. 3 Inch(es). |
| Weight: | 207 lbs. |
| Out of: | San Diego, CA |
| Born: | Norfolk, Virginia |
Brandon Vera's Professional Record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time | ||
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10/29/2011 | Win | Eliot Marshall | UFC 137 : Penn vs. Diaz | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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01/01/2011 | NC | Thiago Silva | UFC 125 Resolution | 3 | 5:00 | ||
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03/21/2010 | Loss | Jon Jones | UFC Live on Versus: Vera vs Jones | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 3:19 | |
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11/14/2009 | Loss | Randy Couture | UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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08/29/2009 | Win | Krzysztof Soszynski | UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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03/07/2009 | Win | Michael Patt | UFC 96: Jackson vs Jardine | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage | 2 | 1:27 | |
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10/18/2008 | Loss | Keith Jardine | UFC 89: Bisping vs. Leben | Decision Split Decision | 3 | ||
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07/19/2008 | Win | Reese Andy | UFC Silva vs. Irvin | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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06/07/2008 | Loss | Fabricio Werdum | UFC 85: Bedlam | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 4:40 | |
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10/20/2007 | Loss | Tim Sylvia | UFC 77 Hostile Territory | Decision Unanimous Decision | 3 | ||
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11/18/2006 | Win | Frank Mir | UFC 65: Bad Intentions | TKO/RSC Referee Stoppage from Strikes | 1 | 1:09 | |
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05/27/2006 | Win | Assuerio Silva | UFC 60: Hughes vs. Gracie | Submission Guillotine Choke | 1 | 2:39 | |
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02/04/2006 | Win | Justin Eilers | UFC 57: Liddell vs Couture 3 | KO | 1 | 1:25 | |
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10/03/2005 | Win | Fabiano Scherner | UFC Fight Night 2 | TKO/RSC | 2 | 3:22 | |
| NSF | 01/22/2005 | Win | Andre Mussi | WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion | KO | 1 |
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| NSF | 01/22/2005 | Win | Mike Whitehead | WEC 13: Heavyweight Explosion | TKO/RSC Doctor Stoppage from a Broken Nose | 2 | 1:12 | |
| NSF | 09/13/2003 | Win | Donald Richard | Next Level Fighting 1 | Decision Unanimous Decision | 2 | ||
| NSF | 07/06/2002 | Win | Adam Rivera | Excalibur Extreme Fight Challenge 11 | TKO/RSC | 1 | 3:20 |
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Bout results verified by an official State, Tribal, Provincial, or Municipal Commission. |
| NSF: | Non Sanctioned Fight |
| * : | For a variety of reasons, including weight disparity and the demands of entertainment, Exhibition Bouts are held, in which the contest is unscripted and hard fought, but the results do not count on a fighter's Official Record. |
| NC: | Fight Declared No Contest |
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Fighter Bio
Career
Brandon Michael "The Truth" Vera (born October 10, 1977 in Norfolk, Virginia) is a Filipino-American mixed martial arts fighter, currently fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship as a heavyweight contender. He currently resides in San Diego, California.
Vera was born and raised in Norfolk, Virginia, he enlisted the United States Air Force. In the Air Force, he joined the force's wrestling team and trained at the US Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado. His military wrestling career was cut short in 1999 when he shred ligaments in his right elbow, he was released from the Air Force on a medical discharge.
Vera returned to Virginia and later when he was fit he entered the Grapplers Quest submission wrestling competitions on the east coast and he met Lloyd Irvin who invited him to train with his school. At Irvin's school, he was introduced to mixed martial arts and has been fighting ever since.
