๐ฅ Bantamweight Bout: Marlon Vera vs Charles Jourdain
๐ช๐จ Marlon Vera (23-12-1)
๐ Team Oyama
๐ 5'8" | Age: 33
๐๏ธ Last: Loss vs David Martinez (Decision, Feb 2026)
๐งจ 8 KO/TKO, 10 SUB, 5 DEC
๐ Combat Edge ELO: 1,710 (Good, #
48# BW)
The bigger name and the crowd favorite, but 'Chito' has gone cold across his recent run and needs urgency to turn it around. Still one of the division's harder hitters.
๐จ๐ฆ Charles Jourdain (18-8-1)
๐ Academie Pro Star MMA
๐ 5'9" | Age: 30
๐๏ธ Last: Win vs Kyler Phillips (Decision, Apr 2026)
๐งจ 8 KO/TKO, 7 SUB, 3 DEC
๐ Combat Edge ELO: 1,717 (Good, #
43# BW)
Canadian action fighter on a 3-fight run and a hair ahead on ELO (1717 vs 1710). Relentless pace and durability.
๐ The Combat Edge read: model gives Jourdain 70%, in line with the market (-205, ~67%). The model backs the fighter with momentum over the fading bigger name.
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