Marlon Vera VS Charles Jourdain

Marlon Vera stopped Charles Jourdain by TKO (punches) at 2:02 of round three in a bantamweight bout at UFC 331 on September 19, 2026 inside Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. Vera put Jourdain down three times across the final two rounds — a left uppercut and a knee knockdown in round two, then another knee in round three before finishing with body and head hooks that prompted Jourdain to wave off the fight. The second round was the turning point: the left uppercut buckled Jourdain midway through and a knee near the final bell put him down a second time, setting up the third-round finish. The victory snapped Vera's four-fight losing streak and marked his first win in over three years, while Jourdain — who had won three straight entering the bout — dropped to 9-8-1 in the UFC.

Marlon Vera needs a win badly after dropping four straight, including decisions to Sean O'Malley and Deiveson Figueiredo that halted his title aspirations. Charles Jourdain arrives as the fresh threat: three straight wins with bonuses since moving to bantamweight and a genuine shot to break into the top 15 with an upset. Vera's experience and grappling against Jourdain's relentless volume striking is a legitimate clash of approaches, and both men have the finishing ability to make it short.