UFC on ESPN 55 results: Alex Perez knocks out Matheus Nicolau with right hook

Nolan King

April 27, 2024 at 9:57 p.m.·7 min read

It’s been a tough and unlucky few years for former UFC title challenger Alex Perez, but Saturday night may have turned that around.

For the first time since 2020, Perez (25-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) picked up a victory when he knocked out Matheus Nicolau (19-5-1 MMA, 7-3 UFC) with a right hand at 2:16 of Round 2. The flyweight bout was the UFC on ESPN 55 main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

ALEX PEREZ WITH A STATEMENT 😤#UFCVEGAS91 pic.twitter.com/sFqLGrSsLN
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) April 28, 2024

With the victory, Perez wins for the first time since he defeated Jussier Formiga by leg kick TKO in June 2020. While that win was nearly four years ago, Perez had only competed three times since in losses to Deiveson Figueiredo, Alexandre Pantoja, and Muhammad Mokaev.

In defeat, Nicolau falls into a skid for the first time under the UFC banner. He was finished with strikes in his previous outing, a first-round loss to Brandon Royval.

The up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 55 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 55.

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Hayisaer Maheshate def Gabriel Benitez via split decision UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Ivana Petrovic def. Na Liang via submission at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Chris Padilla def. James Llontop via submission UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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UFC on ESPN 55 - Mann vs Souza ufc on espn 55 faceoff

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Ketlen Souza def. Maarnic Mann via decision at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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UFC on ESPN 55 - Mayes vs Machado

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Don'Tale Mayes def. Caio Machado via decision at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Austin Hubbard def. Michal Figlak via decision at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Victor Henry def. Rani Yahya via TKO at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Uros Medic def. Tim Means via TKO at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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David Onama def. Jonathan Pearce via decision at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Jhonata Diniz def. Austen Lane via knockout at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Karine Silva def. Ariane da Silva via decision at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Bogdan Guskov def. Ryan Spann via TKO at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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Alex Perez def. Matheus Nicolau via knockout at UFC on ESPN 55 scorecard

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