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Erik Pérez

Erik Pérez

Mexican mixed martial arts fighter

Erik Gregorio Pérez Ruvalcaba (born November 19, 1989)[1][2] is a Mexican mixed martial artist who competes in the Bantamweight division. A professional competitor since 2008, he has competed for Bellator MMA, Shark Fights, BAMMA, UFC and Combate Americas.

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Personal life

Erik Pérez was born in México. Pérez grew from a family of sportsmen; his older brother Jorge Pérez is a professional boxer, while his brothers Iván Pérez, and Jair Pérez both are fellow mixed martial artists. Érik, Iván, and Jair all three fought together in Combate Americas.[4][5]

Mixed martial arts career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Upon his permanent move to United States, Erik Pérez established a full-time training camp at Jackson's MMA in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[6]

Pérez faced John Albert on June 1, 2012, at The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale replacing Byron Bloodworth who was removed from the bout.[7] Pérez won the fight via controversial armbar submission as Albert did not appear to verbally submit or tap out but the fight was stopped by referee Kim Winslow.[8]

Pérez next faced Ken Stone on August 11, 2012, at UFC 150.[9] He won via first-round KO in 17 seconds. With this win, Pérez obtained the fastest Bantamweight knockout in UFC and WEC Bantamweight history, beating Damacio Page's 18-second KO over Marcos Galvao.[10]

Pérez fought Byron Bloodworth on December 29, 2012, at UFC 155.[11] He won the fight via TKO in the first round.[12]

Pérez was expected to face Johnny Bedford on April 27, 2013, at UFC 159.[13] However, Pérez pulled out of the bout just days before the event citing an injury and was replaced by Bryan Caraway.[14]

Pérez faced Takeya Mizugaki on August 28, 2013, at UFC Fight Night 27[15] He lost the fight via split decision.[16]

Pérez next faced Edwin Figueroa at UFC 167.[17] He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Pérez faced Bryan Caraway on June 7, 2014, at UFC Fight Night 42.[18] He lost the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the second round.[19]

Pérez was expected to face Marcus Brimage on November 15, 2014, at UFC 180.[20] However, Pérez pulled out of the bout in mid-October citing a shoulder injury.[21]

Pérez was briefly linked to a fight with Damian Stasiak on November 21, 2015, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 2 Finale.[22] However, Stasiak was removed from the bout and replaced by Taylor Lapilus.[23] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[24]

Pérez next faced Francisco Rivera on July 30, 2016, at UFC 201.[25] He won the back-and-forth fight by unanimous decision.[26]

Pérez faced Felipe Arantes on November 5, 2016, at The Ultimate Fighter Latin America 3 Finale.[27] He was awarded a split decision victory.[28] Perez signed with Combate Americas on October 31, 2017, after fighting out his contract with the UFC.[29]

Combate Americas

Following his departure from the UFC, Pérez signed a multi-fight contract with Combate Americas.[30] On March 15, 2018, it was announced that Pérez would be fighting against top-ranked fighter in Texas, David "DJ" Fuentes.[31] The fight took place on April 20, and Erik won the fight by knockout.[32]

Pérez was expected to headline Combate Americas Mexico vs. USA against John Castañeda on October 13, 2018, but the bout was postponed to a later date because Castaneda caught staph infection.[33][34]

Pérez then headlined Combate Americas Combate Monterrey on November 17, 2018, against Andres Ayala.[35] He won the fight via rear-naked choke in the first round.[36]

Bellator MMA

Following a two-fight stint at Combate Americas, Pérez signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA.[37]

Pérez made his promotional debut against Toby Misech at Bellator 236 on December 20, 2019.[38] He lost the fight via knockout in the first round.[39]

Pérez faced Josh Hill at Bellator 244 on August 21, 2020.[40] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[41]

Pérez was expected to face Brian Moore at Bellator 258 on May 7, 2021.[42] However, Moore tested positive for COVID and pulled out of the bout.[43] He was replaced by Blaine Shutt.[44] Pérez won the bout via unanimous decision.[45]

Pérez was scheduled to face Brett Johns on October 16, 2021, at Bellator 268.[46] However on October 5, it was announced that Perez was injured and the bout was scrapped.[47]

Pérez, replacing Jared Scoggins, was scheduled to face Cee Jay Hamilton on April 22, 2022, at Bellator 278.[48] Pérez in turn pulled out of the bout and Hamilton was not rescheduled, instead being paid his show money, despite not weighing in or fighting.[49]

Pérez faced Enrique Barzola on March 10, 2023, at Bellator 292.[50] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[51]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
    • Fastest knockout in bantamweight history (0:17)
    • Second best takedown accuracy in bantamweight history (55.9%)
    • Tenth best significant strike defense in bantamweight history (66.7%)
    • Sixth most strikes landed in bantamweight history (666)
    • Ranked eighth for least strikes absorbed per minute in bantamweight history (2.09)
    • Fourth most takedowns landed in bantamweight history (19)[52]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
29 matches 20 wins 9 losses
By knockout 5 1
By submission 8 2
By decision 7 6
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See also

References

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