Nicolau vs Perez

Who won Nicolau vs Perez?

Alex Perez beat Matheus Nicolau by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 27th April 2024 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).

Nicolau vs Perez stats

Matheus Nicolau stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 2 losses and 1 draw, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Alex Perez made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Alex Perez marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2017.

Matheus Nicolau's UFC record stood at 7-1-0, while Alex Perez's came in at 7-5-0.

The stats suggested Nicolau had a slight advantage in power over Perez, with a 26% knock out percentage over Perez's 21%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Perez had a slight advantage over Nicolau, with a 29% submission rate over Nicolau's 26%.

Matheus Nicolau was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Nicolau had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Nicolau was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 8 months earlier than Perez, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 18 less professional rounds, 49 to Perez's 67.

Nicolau vs Perez form

Nicolau had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Brandon Royval at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Holland on 3rd December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Amway Center, Orlando.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Dvorak at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Before that, he had defeated Tim Elliott at UFC Vegas 39 on 9th October 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Manel Kape at UFC Vegas 21 on 13th March 2021 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Alex Perez had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been beaten by 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 defeated 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 lost to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had been beaten by 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.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Matheus Nicolau had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 8 days ago, while Alex Perez's last outing had been 1 month and 8 days ago.

Nicolau's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Perez's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Nicolau vs Perez?

Matheus Nicolau was a 29/50 (-170) favourite going into the contest, while Alex Perez made his way into the ring at 7/5 (+140) with oddsmakers.