The black belt in Bjj and current Ufc Flw champion Deiveson Figueiredo entered this fight with a mma record of 19-1-0 (84% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world. ‘Daico / Deus da Guerra’ Figueiredo suffered his first loss last year, against Jussier Formiga da Silva (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Deiveson Figueiredo), but then he has won four bouts defeating twice Joseph Benavidez in his last two (Joseph Benavidez vs Deiveson Figueiredo I and Deiveson Figueiredo vs Joseph Benavidez II).
His opponent, Alex Perez, has an official record of 24-5-0 (50% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost to Joseph Benavidez in 2018 (Joseph Benavidez vs Alex Perez) but then he has beat Mark De La Rosa, Jordan Espinosa (Jordan Espinosa vs Alex Perez) and Jussier Formiga (Jussier Formiga da Silva vs Alex Perez). Perez vs Figueiredo, main event of the Ufc 255, is valid for the UFC flyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!