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 scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Deiveson Figueiredo.

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 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in June 2017.

Deiveson Figueiredo's UFC record stood at 12-3-1, while Alex Perez's came in at 6-4-0.

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 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 7 less professional rounds, 56 to Perez's 63.

Figueiredo vs Perez form

Deiveson Figueiredo had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Cody Garbrandt at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rob Font at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

He had been beaten by Brandon Moreno at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

Figueiredo's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

Perez's last 4 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 2 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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