Pantoja vs Perez

Who won Pantoja vs Perez?

Alexandre Pantoja beat Alex Perez by submission in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 277, on Saturday 30th July 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Pantoja vs Perez stats

Alexandre Pantoja stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Alex Perez made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Alexandre Pantoja's 16th 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.

Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record stood at 13-3-0, while Alex Perez's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Pantoja had an advantage in power over Perez, with a 33% knock out percentage over Perez's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pantoja had a slight advantage over Perez, with a 38% submission rate over Perez's 29%.

Alexandre Pantoja was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

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

Pantoja was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 1 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2007, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 15 more professional rounds, 82 to Perez's 67.

Pantoja vs Perez form

Alexandre Pantoja had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alex Perez at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he was victorious against Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 18 on 6th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Askar Askarov at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Perez had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Matheus Nicolau at UFC Fight Night: Nicolau vs. Perez on 27th April 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Muhammad Mokaev at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255 on 21st November 2020 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had beaten Jordan Espinosa at UFC on ESPN+ 24 on 25th January 2020 by submission in the 1st round at PNC Arena, Raleigh.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alexandre Pantoja had been fighting more than Alex Perez.

Going to this contest, Alexandre Pantoja had last fought 1 year, 11 months and 10 days ago, while Alex Perez's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 22 days ago.

Pantoja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 11 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Perez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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