MARLON VERA

Biography

Marlon Andrés Vera Delgado (born December 2, 1992), also known as Chito Vera , is an Ecuadorian professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). As of March 3, 2026, he is #10 in the UFC bantamweight rankings . Vera was born into a middle-class family in Chone , Ecuador. He has an older sister and brother. Causing ruckus and getting into street fights throughout his youth, Vera started training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in his newly-adopted hometown of Guayaquil at the age of 16.