Demetrious Johnson captured the inaugural UFC flyweight title in January 2013 with a split-decision win over Joseph Benavidez. Johnson held that title until he dropped a split decision to Henry Cejudo in 2018. During the time he reigned over the 125-pound division, Johnson defended the title 11 consecutive times, which is a UFC record for any weight division. Cejudo defended the flyweight belt once before dropping it to concentrate on competing in the bantamweight division. On Saturday, Deiveson Figueiredo, who claimed the vacant 125-pound crown in July with a submission win over Benavidez, looks to defend his title against Alex Perez.
Figueiredo vs Perez serves as the main event of the UFC 255 pay-per-view card, which takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas and streams on ESPN+.
Figueiredo joined the UFC in 2017. He opened his run with the promotion with four straight wins. His only career loss came in 2019 when the recently released Jussier Formiga defeated him via decision. Since that setback, Figueiredo is 4-0 with three stoppages in his past three outings.
Perez, who joined the UFC after a 2017 win on the Dana White Contender Series, is 6-1 in his UFC run. HIs only loss with the promotion came in 2018 when Benavidez scored a first-round TKO over him. Perez is on a three-fight winning streak. The run includes a June TKO win over Formiga.
Before UFC 255 takes place at UFC Apex, here are some facts, stats and numbers for Figueiredo vs. Perez.
Facts, stats and numbers for Deiveson Figueiredo vs. Alex Perez
| Deiveson Figueiredo | Alex Perez |
|---|---|
| Deiveson Figueiredo | Alex Perez |
| Figueiredo is tied for fourth in UFC flyweight history with eight wins | |
| Figueiredo is tied for second in UFC flyweight history with six finishes | Perez is tied for eighth in UFC flyweight history with three finishes |
| Figueiredo is tied for second in UFC flyweight history with four knockouts | Perez is tied for sixth in UFC flyweight history with two knockouts |
| Figueiredo ranks sixth in UFC flyweight history in shortest average fight time at 9:44 | Perez ranks first in UFC flyweight history in shortest average fight time at 5:57 |
| Figueiredo ranks first in UFC flyweight history with eight knockdowns | Perez is tied for sixth in UFC flyweight history with three knockdowns |
| Figueiredo ranks second in UFC flyweight history with 1.37 knockdowns per 15 minutes | Perez ranksfirst in UFC flyweight history with 1.51 knockdows per 15 minutes |
| Figueiredo ranks second in UFC flyweight history with a 55.7 percent sig. striking accuracy | |
| Figueiredo ranks fifth in UFC flyweight history with a takedown accuracy of 50 percent | |
| Figueiredo ranks second in UFC flyweight history with 17 submission attempts | |
| Figueiredo ranks first in UFC flyweight history with 2.91 submission attempts per 15 min. | |
| Perez is tied for eighth in UFC flyweight history with 29.1 percent control time | |
| Perez ranks fourth in UFC flyweight history in top position percentage at 27.1 percent | |
| Perez ranks second in UFC flyweight history in bottom position time at 0:53 | |
| Perez ranks third in UFC flyweight history in bottom position percetage at 2.97 percent | |
| Perez ranks second in UFC flyweight history with 5.31 strikes laneded per minute | |
| Perez ranks sixth in UFC flyweight history in striking differential at plus 1.11 | |
| Figueiredo has the second largest comeback in UFC flyweight history , -21 vs. Joseph Benavidez in Feb. 2020 | |
| Figueiredo has the third largest comeback in UFC flyweight history , -18 vs. Tim Elliott in Oct. 2019 | |
| Figueiredo is tied for second in most submission attempts in a UFC flyweight fight with five vs. Jarred Brooks in Oct. 2017 | |
| Figueiredo is tied for sixth in most submission attempts in a UFC flyweight fight with four vs. Marco Beltran in June 2017 | |
| Figueiredo is tied for sixth in most submission attempts in a UFC flyweight fight with four vs. Joseph Benavidez in July 2020 | |
| Figueiredo has the third most submission attempts in one round in UFC flyweight history with four vs Joseph Benavidez in July 2020 | |
| Figueiredo has the third most submission attempts in one round in UFC flyweight history with three vs Jarred Brooks in Oct. . 2017 | |
| Perez ranks eighth in UFC flyweight history in fastest submission, 2:33 vs. Jordan Espinoza in Jan. 2020 | |
| Perez ranks first in UFC flyweight history with 84 sig. strikes landed in one round, 84 vs. Jose Torres in Aug. 2014, Rd. 1 | |
| Perez ranks first in UFC flyweight history with 162 sig. strikes attempted in one round, 162 vs. Jose Torres in Aug. 2014, Rd. 1 | |
| Perez ranks third in UFC flyweight history with 88 total strikes landed in one round, 88 vs. Jose Torres in Aug. 2014, Rd. 1 | |
| Perez ranks first in UFC flyweight history with 162 total strikes attempted in one round, 162 vs. Jose Torres in Aug. 2014, Rd. 1 |
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