Middleweight

Marvin Vettori

The Italian Dream

19-10-1

Age
32
Height
6'0"
Reach
6'2"
Stance
Southpaw
Camp
American Top Team
Out of
Italy
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C · 56
Finish rate
47%
Win rate
66%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
9
Dec
10

FightMetric

SLpM

4.74

SApM

5.45

Str Acc

51%

Str Def

55%

TD Avg

1.41

TD Acc

44%

TD Def

88%

Sub Avg

0.39

Tape read

Pocket striker — porous pocket, southpaw

Fight IQ

56C

Thin sample — 2 loaded UFC rows, 30 career fights for Marvin Vettori. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C

Ground

D

Defense

D

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

D

Agility

proxy

D

TD react

B

Chin

B

What they do well

  • Takedown reaction

    Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Ground game

    Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • Punching agility

    Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

Scouting report

Marvin Vettori “The Italian Dream” is a 32-year-old Southpaw middleweight out of Italy, camped at American Top Team. The tape read: pocket striker — porous pocket, southpaw. Career mark 19-10-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission, 10 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (56).

What works. Takedown reaction is the standout at 75 (B). Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test. Ground game D on 1.41 TD/15 and 0.39 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 55% / 5.45 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction B on 88% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 2 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (35, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

Recent tape (2 bouts): L Ferreira (Decision - Unanimous R3) · L Dolidze (Decision - Unanimous R5). Form index negative over the last 2. Most of the loaded finishes happen before the deep water.

Ground game

43 D

Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.

  • 1.41 takedowns / 15 at 44% accuracy
  • 0.39 submission attempts / 15 · 9 career sub wins

Striking defense

44 D

Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.

  • 55% striking defense · 5.45 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 10 defeats

Counter punching

35 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 51% accuracy on 4.74 SLpM
  • 0.00 knockdowns / 15 · 0 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

49 D

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 55% · TD def 88% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 5.45 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

43 D

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 4.74 SLpM at 51% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 5.45 SApM

Takedown reaction

75 B

Can stuff the first shot. Chain wrestling and the second entry are the real test.

  • 88% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

71 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 10 losses
  • 10 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
Dec 6, 2025Brunno FerreiraLDecision - Unanimous3 5:0088/186
Mar 15, 2025Roman DolidzeLDecision - Unanimous5 5:00111/220