Evans-Smith vs Perez

Who won Evans-Smith vs Perez?

Ailin Perez beat Ashlee Evans Smith by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva, on Saturday 15th July 2023 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Ailin Perez.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Women’s Bantamweight division, which meant the weight limit was 135 pounds (9.6 stone or 61.2 KG).

Evans-Smith vs Perez stats

Ashlee Evans Smith stepped into the octagon with a record of 6 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Ailin Perez made her way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

Ailin Perez marked her 6th fight for them, having made her own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Ashlee Evans Smith's UFC record stood at 3-6-0, while Ailin Perez's came in at 5-1-0.

The stats suggested Perez had a slight advantage in power over Smith, with a 57% knock out percentage over Smith's 50%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Perez had an advantage over Smith, with a 14% submission rate over Smith's 0%.

Ashlee Evans Smith was the older woman by 7 years, at 37 years old.

Smith had a height advantage of 3 inches over Perez. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Smith was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made her debut in 2013, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2018. She had fought 1 more professional rounds, 32 to Perez's 31.

Evans-Smith vs Perez form

Ailin Perez had beaten 4 of her last 5 opponents.

In her last fight leading up to this contest, she had won against Dariya Zheleznyakova at UFC Fight Night: Moicano vs. Saint-Denis on 28th September 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Previous to that, she had beaten Joselyne Edwards at UFC 302 on 1st June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Going into that contest, she had defeated Lucie Pudilov at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, she was victorious against Ashlee Evans Smith at UFC Fight Night – Holm vs. Bueno Silva on 15th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

She had lost to Stephanie Egger at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

Perez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning she had been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, she fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Evans-Smith vs Perez?

Ashlee Evans Smith was a 2/1 (+200) underdog going into the contest, while Ailin Perez made her way into the ring at 2/5 (-250) with oddsmakers.