Perez vs Mokaev

Who won Perez vs Mokaev?

Muhammad Mokaev beat Alex Perez by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 2nd March 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Muhammad Mokaev.

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).

Perez vs Mokaev stats

Alex Perez stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Muhammad Mokaev made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 11 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This was Alex Perez's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Muhammad Mokaev marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Alex Perez's UFC record stood at 7-5-0, while Muhammad Mokaev's came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Perez had a slight advantage in power over Mokaev, with a 21% knock out percentage over Mokaev's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Mokaev had a large advantage over Perez, boasting a 55% submission rate over Perez's 29%.

Alex Perez was the older man by 9 years, at 33 years old.

Mokaev had a height advantage of 3 inches over Perez.

Perez was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 9 years and 2 months earlier than Mokaev, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 34 more professional rounds, 67 to Mokaev's 33.

Perez vs Mokaev form

Alex Perez had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Mokaev remained undefeated as a professional.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Tim Elliott at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jafel Filho at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Before that, he had won against Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had beaten Cody Durden at UFC Fight Night London on 19th March 2022 by submission in the 1st round at 02 Arena, London.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Alex Perez had last fought 11 months and 22 days ago, while Muhammad Mokaev's last outing had been 1 year, 7 months and 16 days ago.

Perez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Mokaev's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Perez vs Mokaev?

Alex Perez was a 16/5 (+320) underdog going into the contest, while Muhammad Mokaev made his way into the ring at 6/25 (-420) with oddsmakers.