Marlon Vera vs Charles Jourdain: bantamweight prelim preview at UFC 331

On Saturday, September 19, 2026, UFC 331 brings Marlon Vera and Charles Jourdain together at bantamweight on the prelims at crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, scheduled for 3 rounds. Our schedule tables list 13 bouts on the card; this one is filed under the prelims.

Tale of the tape

Marlon Vera ("Chito"), 33, comes in at 23-12-1, listed at 5'8", with a 70.5-inch reach, fighting switch. Charles Jourdain ("Air"), 30, comes in at 18-8-1, listed at 5'9", with a 69-inch reach, fighting switch. On the tape, Jourdain has 1 inch of height and Vera holds 1.5 inches of reach. Jourdain is the younger by 3 years. Both fight switch.

• Record: Marlon Vera 23-12-1 · Charles Jourdain 18-8-1
• Age: Marlon Vera 33 · Charles Jourdain 30
• Height: Marlon Vera 5'8" · Charles Jourdain 5'9"
• Reach: Marlon Vera 70.5" · Charles Jourdain 69"
• Stance: Marlon Vera Switch · Charles Jourdain Switch

What the archive says

Marlon Vera has 2 completed UFC bouts in the PropBetEdge archive: 0 wins and 2 losses. Most recently he lost to David Martinez by unanimous decision in round 3 on Feb 28, 2026.

• L vs David Martinez — unanimous decision, R3 (Feb 28, 2026)
• L vs Aiemann Zahabi — split decision, R3 (Oct 18, 2025)

Charles Jourdain has 2 completed UFC bouts in the PropBetEdge archive: 2 wins. 1 of those wins came inside the distance. He last fought on Apr 18, 2026 and beat Kyler Phillips by unanimous decision in round 3.

• W vs Kyler Phillips — unanimous decision, R3 (Apr 18, 2026)
• W vs Davey Grant — submission, R1 (Oct 18, 2025)

What to watch

Reach is close to even (1.5 inches between them), so neither fighter starts with a length edge. From our archive, Charles Jourdain has finished 1 of 2 archived wins. It is scheduled for 3 rounds.

Algo lean: locked. PropBetEdge model pricing for this bout ships with UFC Pro; no pick is shown until the model has produced one.