Last fight
UFC 302
Win
Perez vs Edwards
Jun. 1, 2024
UFC Spotlight
Stats & Records
4
Wins by Knockout
1
Wins by Submission
3
First Round Finishes
Significant Strikes include all strikes at distance, plus power strikes in the clinch and on the ground.
Striking accuracy
- Sig. Strikes Landed
- 160
- Sig. Strikes Attempted
- 274
A takedown is awarded when a fighter deliberately grapples an opponent to the ground and establishes an advantageous position for an appreciable amount of time.
Takedown Accuracy
- Takedowns Landed
- 1
- Takedowns Attempted
- 37
- Sig. Str. Defense is the percentage of significant strikes attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Takedown defense is the percentage of takedowns attempted against a fighter that do not land.
- Knockdown Avg. is the average number of knockdowns per 15 Minutes window.
Sig. Str. by target
athlete record
Info
Place of Birth
Argentina
Fighting style
Kung Fu
Age
29
Height
65.00
Weight
148.00
Octagon Debut
Sep. 3, 2022
Reach
66.00
Leg reach
36.00
- Pro since 2018
- Four wins by KO, one by submission (RNC)
- Has won four of her last five
- Three first-round finishes
- First loss by DQ (knees to downed opponent)
- Also fights at featherweight and flyweight
- Origin of nickname – “They call her Fiona as in Princess Fiona (from Shrek) because during the weigh-ins, Ailin looks like a princess, but the next day when she is in the cage, she looks like an Ogre.”
UFC 302 (6/1/24) Perez won a three round unanimous decision over Joselyne Edwards
UFC Fight Night (11/18/23) Perez won a three round unanimous decision over Lucie Pudilova
UFC on ESPN (7/15/23) Perez won a three round unanimous decision over Ashlee Evans-Smith
UFC Fight Night (9/3/22) Perez was submitted by Stephanie Egger via rear naked choke at 4:54 of the second round
When and why did you start training for fighting? I was 12 when I started combat sports. I started doing Kung Fu and Sanda. The reason I started martial arts was because I had multiple brothers who played Rugby, so I wanted to do a contact sport like them.
What ranks and titles have you held? 2-time South American MMA Bantamweight Champion, Champion in Samurai Fight House, 2-time South American Sanda Champion in FAWK at 65kg and 70kg
Do you have any heroes? My dad because he always took care of me when I needed him. He believed in me before anyone else ever did.
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? It is a dream come true. It proves to me that I can do anything.
What was your job before you started fighting? Fitness Instructor
Specific accomplishments in amateur competition? 1-0 as an amateur in MMA
Ranks in any martial arts styles: Purple belt in BJJ, red belt in Kung Fu
Favorite grappling technique: Ground-and-Pound
Favorite Striking technique: Pressure
