Perez vs Erceg

When is Perez vs Erceg?

Alex Perez is set to face Steve Erceg during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 9th August 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Perez vs Erceg stats

Alex Perez steps into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Steve Erceg will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

This will be Alex Perez's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Steve Erceg will mark his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Alex Perez's UFC record currently stands at 7-5-0, while Steve Erceg's comes in at 3-3-0.

The stats suggest Perez has a slight advantage in power over Erceg, with a 24% knock out percentage over Erceg's 17%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Erceg will have a large advantage over Perez, boasting a 50% submission rate over Perez's 28%.

Alex Perez is the older man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Erceg has a height advantage of 3 inches over Perez. This also extends to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Perez is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 18 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 9 months earlier than Erceg, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He has fought 29 more professional rounds, 67 to Erceg's 38.

Perez vs Erceg form

Alex Perez has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

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

He had lost to 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.

Erceg has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Erceg on 29th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Kai Kara at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Before that, he had beaten Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Alessandro Costa at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In of recent activity, Steve Erceg has been fighting more than Alex Perez.

Alex Perez last fought 11 months and 23 days ago, while Steve Erceg's last outing was 2 months and 9 days ago.

Perez's last 5 fights have come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Erceg's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 16 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.2 rounds on average.

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