# The Real Zombie

Source: https://fightstats.online/insights/the-real-zombie
Published: 2026-08-21

> Marlon Vera has never been stopped in twenty-six UFC fights. The Korean Zombie earned the nickname; the record says the name is on the wrong man.

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Marlon Vera has never been stopped in twenty-six UFC fights. The Korean Zombie earned the nickname; the record says the name is on the wrong man.

Chan Sung Jung A.K.A. The Korean Zombie. One of the great nicknames in the sport, and he earned it.

Chan Sung Jung A.K.A. The Korean Zombie. One of the great nicknames in the sport, and he earned it.

But his record shows that he's not as hard to finish as the name suggests. Six knockdowns absorbed, and of his five UFC defeats, four ended with stoppages.

But his record shows that he's not as hard to finish as the name suggests. Six knockdowns absorbed, and of his five UFC defeats, four ended with stoppages.

Marlon Vera on the other hand, might be an actual zombie. He's had twenty-six fights in the UFC, and he has never been stopped once.

Marlon Vera on the other hand, might be an actual zombie. He's had twenty-six fights in the UFC, and he has never been stopped once.

Almost nineteen hundred significant strikes have landed on him — nearly three times what the Korean Zombie has absorbed — and in all of that, he has been knocked down just one time. He got up, and went the distance.

Almost nineteen hundred significant strikes have landed on him — nearly three times what the Korean Zombie has absorbed — and in all of that, he has been knocked down just one time. He got up, and went the distance.

Eleven defeats, but every one of them on the judges' scorecards. "The Zombie" is a nickname. Marlon Vera, might be the real thing.

Eleven defeats, but every one of them on the judges' scorecards. "The Zombie" is a nickname. Marlon Vera, might be the real thing.

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Analysis and prose licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Underlying fight records sourced from ufcstats.com. Method: /data.