Featherweight

Rodrigo Vera

El Gato Loco

22-1-1

Age
30
Height
5'7"
Reach
Stance
--
Camp
Chute Boxe - Diego Lima
Out of
Peru
Style
striker
Fight IQ
B · 75
Finish rate
14%
Win rate
96%

Career methods

KO/TKO
0
Sub
3
Dec
19

FightMetric

SLpM

9.27

SApM

1.40

Str Acc

66%

Str Def

49%

TD Avg

8.18

TD Acc

100%

TD Def

52%

Sub Avg

0.00

Tape read

Volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot

Fight IQ

75B

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 24 career fights for Rodrigo Vera. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

B

Ground

B

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

D

Agility

proxy

B+

TD react

D

Chin

A

What they do well

  • Durability

    Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • Punching agility

    Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing.

  • Fight IQ

    Knows the assignment. Game plans hold up for 15 minutes; the adjustments are incremental, not chaotic.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • Takedown reaction

    A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • Timing & reaction

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

Scouting report

Rodrigo Vera “El Gato Loco” is a 30-year-old -- featherweight out of Peru, camped at Chute Boxe - Diego Lima. The tape read: volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot. Career mark 22-1-1 — 0 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission, 19 by decision. Fight IQ grades B (75).

What works. Durability is the standout at 84 (A). Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win. Ground game B on 8.18 TD/15 and 0.00 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 49% / 1.40 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility B+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 52% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (35, D). This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting. 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.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Vera yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

73 B

Competent offensive grappling — enough volume and threat to change where the fight is scored.

  • 8.18 takedowns / 15 at 100% accuracy
  • 0.00 submission attempts / 15 · 3 career sub wins

Striking defense

72 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 49% striking defense · 1.40 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 1 defeats

Counter punching

35 D

This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.

  • 66% accuracy on 9.27 SLpM
  • 0.12 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 49% · TD def 52% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 1.40 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

83 B+

Hands move. High clean output for the age band — combinations come in bursts, not long-arm pawing.

  • 9.27 SLpM at 66% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 1.40 SApM

Takedown reaction

49 D

A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.

  • 52% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 0 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

84 A

Gets through fire. Rarely finished by strikes; the later minutes are still theirs to win.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 1 losses
  • 19 decision wins — proof they last and still score

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Fight history

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