Alex Perez

Overview

Six of Alex Perez's eight UFC wins ended inside the distance, and four of those finishes came in the first round. The other side of the ledger is just as sharp: three of his seven losses are submissions, and two are knockouts.

Perez fights at flyweight and sits at 8-7 in the UFC with one no contest. His 26-11 (1 NC) professional record covers all promotions, including fights outside the UFC. He enters his next bout on a one-fight losing streak.

He finishes, and he gets finished.

UFC Career

His path to the UFC ran through Dana White's Contender Series, where he beat Kevin Gray by submission in round 1 (2:54). That fight isn't part of his UFC record. His first official UFC win came that December, a round 2 submission of Carls John De Tomas. Decision wins over Eric Shelton and a first-round TKO of Jose Torres at UFC 227 followed.

Joseph Benavidez stopped him in round 1 (4:19), and our model rates Benavidez a strong opponent. Perez answered with his longest win streak, three fights: a decision over Mark De La Rosa, a first-round submission of Jordan Espinosa, and a first-round TKO of Jussier Formiga.

That run earned him a main event against Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255, a fight Figueiredo, one of the elite opponents of Perez's career, finished by submission in round 1 (1:57). Alexandre Pantoja submitted him in round 1 (1:31) in 2022, and Muhammad Mokaev took a decision in 2024.

April 2024 brought a main event win over Matheus Nicolau, a round 2 TKO. Six weeks later, he headlined again against Tatsuro Taira and lost by TKO in round 2 (2:59). Since then: a submission loss to Asu Almabayev in round 3, a round 1 TKO of Charles Johnson, a no contest against Sumudaerji, and a decision loss to Sumudaerji in the rematch.

Four of his five most recent losses came against opponents our model tiers as strong or elite. The streaks tell the story: never more than three wins in a row, never more than two losses in a row.

Fighting Style

Alex Perez is a grappler who is also hard to hit. He takes opponents down far more often than most and is tough to take down himself. He hunts for submissions and lands a steady volume of strikes while absorbing fewer than most.

He is no pure wrestler, though. Four of his eight UFC wins are knockouts, and three of those came in round 1. He has also won twice by submission, and six of his eight wins are finishes.

The losses show the cost of the style. Three came by submission, and two came by knockout. He has also dropped two decisions.

Notable Wins

• Jussier Formiga — KO/TKO, round 1 (4:06), UFC 250 (2020)
• Matheus Nicolau — KO/TKO, round 2 (2:16), UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs Perez (2024)
• Jordan Espinosa — submission, round 1 (2:33), UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos (2020)
• Charles Johnson — KO/TKO, round 1 (3:16), UFC 324 (2026)

Quick Facts

• Division: Flyweight
• UFC record: 8-7 (1 NC)
• Professional record (all promotions): 26-11 (1 NC)
• UFC debut: 2017
• Stance: Orthodox
• Height / reach: 5'6" / 65.5"
• Team: Team Oyama
• Born: Hanford, CA, United States