Derek Perez
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
L4
Age
Date of birth
- Fighting out of
- Albuquerque, New Mexico
- Born
- United States
- Weight class
- Featherweight
- Height
- 5'10" · 178 cm
Before the UFC
Derek Perez makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
StrongOpponents' combined record
98-59
.624 win rate
Winning-record opponents
9 of 12
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
14
12 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 14 bouts · 9 promotions · wins by 2 sub · 1 decKOTC · Goat Promotions · Battle 4 · SCL · WFC +4
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:52 | Goat Promotions | Nov 10, 2022 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R2 | 0:52 | Battle 4 | Jul 23, 2022 | |
| L | Andrew Perez10-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 3:52 | SCL | Aug 15, 2020 |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:29 | WFC | Jan 11, 2020 | |
| W | Nikko Nathan2-4 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 3:00 | KOTC | Dec 2, 2018 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:14 | KOTC | Sep 1, 2018 | |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:35 | KOTC | Oct 21, 2017 | |
| L | Jon Sparks7-4 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 4:04 | KOTC | Jul 8, 2017 |
| L | Evan DeLong17-10 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:39 | KOTC | Nov 20, 2015 |
| L | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:38 | KOTC | Aug 15, 2015 | |
| W | Isaiah Reyes | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 0:58 | Triple A MMA 10 | Nov 8, 2014 |
| L | Russell Wilson | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 2:31 | Triple A MMA 7 | Jun 14, 2014 |
| L | Andres Quintana19-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:49 | Triple A MMA 5 | Mar 29, 2014 |
| W | Michael Coca Gallegos0-1 | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:40 | Triple A MMA 3 | Aug 18, 2013 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.
Amateur
1-3across 4 amateur bouts · 3 promotionsKOTC · CFL · SF 15
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Arnulfo Ortega2-3 | Submission | — | R1 | 0:22 | CFL | Feb 18, 2012 |
| L | Steven Gonzalez | Submission | Punches | R1 | 2:11 | KOTC | Jan 14, 2012 |
| W | Lance Credeur | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 1:35 | KOTC | Sep 10, 2011 |
| L | Edgar Lopez | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 2:22 | SF 15 | May 27, 2011 |
Amateur (pre-professional) bouts — shown for context only and excluded from the professional record and every UFC-scoped metric.