Markus Perez (14-7, 10) was born in São Paulo, Brazil on June 22, 1990. At the age of 22 years on April 18, 2013, he made his professional MMA debut against Rene Pessoa, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On December 9, 2017, 27-year old Markus Perez made his UFC debut on his 11th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Ortega against a 30-year old Eryk Anders but lost the fight via unanimous decision.
Perez' last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision loss to Emiliano Sordi at age 32 on May 5, 2023. He is on a 1-fight losing streak.
He has fought seven times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Markus Perez' best fights have been against James Bochnovic, Anthony Hernandez and Ian Heinisch.
Perez has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
21  | May 5, 2023 32 years, 10 months 14-7 (10) | 32 years, 2 months 23-12-1 (22) | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS | |
20 | Jan 20, 2023 32 years, 6 months 14-6 (10) | Chase Gamble | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
19 | Dec 19, 2021 31 years, 5 months 13-6 (9) | Filipe Moitinho | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Guillotine choke | |
18 | Oct 17, 2021 31 years, 3 months 12-6 (8) | Zac Pauga | CW | LHW | 3 | UD | LOSS |
17  | Jan 20, 2021 30 years, 6 months 12-5 (8) | 33 years, 5 months 10-2 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Oct 11, 2020 30 years, 3 months 12-4 (8) | 26 years, 8 months 14-2 (14) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
15  | Nov 16, 2019 29 years, 4 months 12-3 (8) | 23 years, 3 months 15-3 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14  | Feb 2, 2019 28 years, 7 months 12-2 (8) | 25 years, 3 months 6-0 (5) | UFC | MD | 2 | CKO | WIN Anaconda choke |
13  | Aug 25, 2018 28 years, 2 months 11-2 (8) | 30 years, 4 months 9-4 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
12 | May 12, 2018 27 years, 10 months 11-1 (8) | James Bochnovic | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
11  | Dec 9, 2017 27 years, 5 months 10-1 (7) | 30 years, 7 months 9-0 (7) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
10  | Sep 8, 2017 27 years, 2 months 10-0 (7) | 29 years, 1 months 8-0 (3) | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke Won LFA middleweight title | |
9 | Feb 10, 2017 26 years, 7 months 9-0 (6) | Ildemar Alcântara | MD | 1 | UD | WIN | |
8 | Jun 25, 2016 26 years 8-0 (6) | Paulo Thiago | MD | 5 | UD | WIN | |
7 | May 27, 2016 25 years, 11 months 7-0 (6) | Fabricio Almeida Gonçalves | WL | 3 | KO | WIN Spinning back elbow | |
6 | Dec 5, 2015 25 years, 5 months 6-0 (5) | Anderson Melo | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
5 | Dec 19, 2014 24 years, 5 months 5-0 (4) | Rafael Silva | MD | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Oct 26, 2013 23 years, 4 months 4-0 (3) | Giovani Colombo | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Arm-triangle choke | |
3 | Sep 14, 2013 23 years, 2 months 3-0 (2) | Bruno da Silva | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Kneebar | |
2 | Aug 24, 2013 23 years, 2 months 2-0 (1) | Marcelo Matias | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
1 | Apr 18, 2013 22 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Rene Pessoa | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches |
