Ailín Luciana Pérez (born October 5, 1994) is an Argentine professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Bantamweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Background

Pérez started in martial arts at the age of 11 in Zárate, with kung fu and sanda, and at the age of 20 she decided to move to Buenos Aires and do some Brazilian jiu jitsu (BJJ), to get more into MMA. Finally, she turned professional in 2018.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Pérez won the women's bantamweight title of the Brazilian company Samurai Fight House in August 2021 by defeating Alessandra Tainara with a head kick. But she lost it in November 2021 against Tamires Vidal, to whom she applied an illegal knee.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Pérez debuted in the UFC on September 3, 2022. It was scheduled for her to face Zarah Fairn Dos Santos at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa. However, Fairn was withdrawn from the event for unknown reasons and replaced by

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. Pérez lost the fight by rear-naked choke submission in the second round. Pérez faced Ashlee Evans-Smith on July 15, 2023, at

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. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Pérez faced Lucie Pudilová on November 18, 2023, at

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. She won the fight by unanimous decision. Despite a prior altercation, Pérez ended up facing

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on June 1, 2024, at UFC 302. She won the fight once again by unanimous decision. Pérez is scheduled to face Dariya Zheleznyakova on September 28, 2024 at UFC Fight Night 243.

Controversies

Altercation with Joselyne Edwards

Before

, Pérez and

had an altercation at a training session.

Personal life

Ailín is a single mother and has a -year-old son.

Championships and accomplishments

* Ultimate Fighting Championship **Tied ( Jéssica Andrade) for most takedowns landed in a UFC Women's bout (10) (vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith) *** Most takedowns landed in a UFC Women's Bantamweight bout (10) (vs. Ashlee Evans-Smith) * Samurai Fight House **Samurai Fight House Bantamweight Champion (Two time)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Decision (unanimous) , UFC 302 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Newark, New Jersey, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 9–2 , Lucie Pudilová , Decision (unanimous) , UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Craig , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 8–2 , Ashlee Evans-Smith , Decision (unanimous) , UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Bueno Silva , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Las Vegas, Nevada, United States , , , - , Loss , align=center, 7–2 ,

, Submission (rear-naked choke) , UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 4:54 , Paris, France , , - , Win , align=center, 7–1 , Stephanie Bragayrac , TKO (corner stoppage) , Samurai Fight House 4 , , align=center, 2 , align=center, 5:00 , Buenos Aires, Argentina , , - , Win , align=center, 6–1 , Romina Aguirre , TKO (punches) , Samurai Fight House 3 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:51 , Buenos Aires, Argentina , , - , Loss , align=center, 5–1 , Tamires Vidal , DQ (illegal knees) , Samurai Fight House 2 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 3:00 , Rio de Janeiro, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Alessandra Tainara , KO (head kick) , Samurai Fight House 1 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 4:20 , Bahia, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Geyse Yasmin , Decision (unanimous) , NFC 19 , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 5:00 , Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil , , - , Win , align=center, 3–0 , Fiorella Cardozo , TKO (retirement) , CFU 12: Arena , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:02 ,

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Pérez, Ailín 1994 births Living people Argentine female mixed martial artists Bantamweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing sanshou Mixed martial artists utilizing wushu Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship female fighters Argentine sanshou practitioners Argentine wushu practitioners Argentine practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu