Figueiredo vs Perez

Who won Figueiredo vs Perez?

Deiveson Figueiredo beat Alex Perez by submission in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 255, on Saturday 21st November 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Flyweight championship.

Figueiredo vs Perez stats

Deiveson Figueiredo stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Alex Perez made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Deiveson Figueiredo's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Alex Perez marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Deiveson Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 13-4-1, while Alex Perez's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Figueiredo had a large advantage in power over Perez, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Perez's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Figueiredo had a slight advantage over Perez, with a 37% submission rate over Perez's 29%.

Deiveson Figueiredo was the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Perez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Figueiredo. Despite this, he had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Figueiredo was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 9 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 months later than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 3 less professional rounds, 64 to Perez's 67.

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Figueiredo's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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