Alejandro Perez

Alejandro 'Turbo' Perez is a Mexican mixed martial artist and TUF Latin America bantamweight champion who has spent eight years grinding through the UFC's featherweight ranks. Born in 1989, Perez turned professional at just 16, compiling a regional record across Mexican promotions before earning his shot on The Ultimate Fighter: Latin America in 2014. He won the tournament that same year, defeating Jose Quinonez via unanimous decision at UFC 180 to capture the bantamweight title and launch his UFC career. His path through the promotion has been characterized by notable highs and sharp lows. Perez is a volume striker who controls the distance with combinations and low kicks, landing 80% of his significant strikes from the feet, yet he has also demonstrated submission prowess with six UFC wins on the canvas, including a stunning scarf-hold armlock submission of Johnny Eduardo that earned him Performance of the Night honors in 2021. However, Perez has consistently struggled to break into the promotion's top tier. Losses to rising prospects like Song Yadong (a devastating first-round knockout in 2019) and established grapplers such as Patrick Williams and Cody Stamann have kept him on the lower end of the featherweight matchups. His record of 23-9-1 reflects a fighter caught between the journeyman tier and genuine contention, someone capable of grinding out three-round decisions and occasionally stunning opponents with strikes or submission finishes, but lacking the consistency or standout wins needed to climb further. In 2023, following a loss to Jonathan Martinez, Perez was released by the UFC, ending his tenure in the organization and marking the latest chapter in a long professional career.