Stirn vs Perez

Who won Stirn vs Perez?

Jose Perez beat Jesse Stirn by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of PFL 9, on Friday 23rd August 2024 at The Anthem in Washington.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Stirn vs Perez stats

Jesse Stirn stepped into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 1 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Jose Perez made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws and 4 by submission.

This was Jesse Stirn's 4th fight in the PFL, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Jose Perez marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Jesse Stirn's PFL record stood at 1-3-0, while Jose Perez's came in at 1-1-0.

The stats suggested Stirn had a slight advantage in power over Perez, with a 6% knock out percentage over Perez's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Perez had an advantage over Stirn, with a 50% submission rate over Stirn's 38%.

Jesse Stirn was the older man by 3 years, at 33 years old.

Perez had a height advantage of 1 inch over Stirn.

Stirn was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in , 4 years and 7 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He had fought 26 more professional rounds, 52 to Perez's 26.

Activity check

Stirn's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.7 rounds on average.

What time did Stirn vs Perez start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 11:20 PM UTC , which was 7:20 PM EST or 4:20 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:20 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Stirn vs Perez?

Jesse Stirn was a 100/30 (+330) underdog going into the contest, while Jose Perez made his way into the ring at 2/9 (-450) with oddsmakers.