Ailin Perez

Fiona

Argentina

Runs winning streak to five
BantamweightUFC
January 18, 2025
Perez defeated Karol Rosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) at UFC 311 on Saturday in Los Angeles.
ANALYSIS
Perez landed very little on the way of damaging offense, but her grappling over the course of the first two rounds was enough to help her pull the upset as a +205 underdog. Ailin muscled her way into one takedown in each frame, racking up 4:15 worth of control time in the first 10 minutes. Rosa managed to close the gap in Round 3 on the feet, but the damage was already done. Perez's power is lacking, and she's not an explosive wrestler, but it's impossible to argue with the results of late. She's won five straight, all against lower-level competition, on the heels of a submission defeat to Stephanie Egger in her UFC debut back in September 2022.
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Next fight scheduled
BantamweightUFC
October 30, 2024
Perez is scheduled to compete against Karol Rosa in a bantamweight fight at UFC 311 on Jan. 18, per Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
This is an opportunity for Perez to enter the top ten in the women's bantamweight rankings. Rosa is ranked No. 9, and Perez will look to improve her winning streak to five.
Stoppage win after weight miss
BantamweightUFC
September 28, 2024
Perez defeated Darya Zheleznyakova via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:52 of Round 1 at UFC Fight Night on Saturday in Paris.
ANALYSIS
It was another strong performance by Perez, with this one largely muted by the fact she missed weight by half a pound on Friday morning. She simply muscled Zheleznyakova to the mat and easily choked her out. Five fights into her UFC career, Perez has proven to be deceptively strong for her size. She's an underrated wrestler and has proven to be opportunistic. While that's all well and good, she'll be 30 years of age next week. Her four victories with the company have come over Zheleznyakova, Joselyne Edwards, Lucie Pudilova, and Ashlee Evans-Smith. In short, we still know nothing about Perez's long-term potential. She needs a significant step up in competition her next time out.
Misses weight, fight at catchweight
BantamweightUFC
September 27, 2024
Perez missed weight for her scheduled fight against Darya Zheleznyakova at UFC Paris on Saturday, according to Aaron Bronsteter of Sportsnet.
ANALYSIS
The Perez-Zheleznyakova fight is still on, with the former being fined 20 percent of her purse. Perez missed the bantamweight limit by half a pound, even with the benefit of a non-title bout gifting her an extra pound to work with.
Scheduled against Zheleznyakova
BantamweightUFC
July 12, 2024
Perez (jaw) will compete against Darya Zheleznyakova in a bantamweight fight at UFC Paris on Sept. 28, according to Marcel Dorff of Eurosport.nl.
ANALYSIS
Fortunately for Perez, multiple months were not needed to recover from a jaw injury that got her medically suspended. Perez is coming off three straight wins, with a victory over Zheleznyakova marking the Argentinian's fourth since October 2022.
Possible jaw injury
BantamweightUFC
June 4, 2024
Perez has been given an indefinite medical suspension by the New Jersey State Athletic Board pending medical clearance of a jaw injury, Nolan King of USA Today reports.
ANALYSIS
Perez only absorbed nine significant strikes to the head in Saturday's decision victory, but she'll nonetheless need clearance from an oral surgeon if she intends to compete again prior to late-2024.