UFC Fight Night 277: Alex Perez vs. Sumudaerji Prediction for Saturday, 05/30/26

The first fight on the Main Card at UFC Fight Night 277 will see Alex Perez take on Sumudaerji. This will be a fight in the UFC Flyweight division. Perez enters this fight with an MMA record of 26-10 and 9-6 in the UFC. He is averaging 4.41 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 46%. Perez is absorbing 3.20 strikes and has a striking defense of 59%. His grappling is also solid, averaging 2.21 takedowns every 15 minutes. He has a takedown accuracy of 48% and a takedown defense of 75%.

Sumudaerji enters this fight with an MMA record of 19-7 and 6-4 in the UFC. He averages 4.43 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 50%. Sumudaerji absorbs 2.35 strikes and has a striking defense of 62%. His grappling ability has been decent, averaging 0.67 takedowns every 15 minutes. Sumudaerji has a takedown accuracy of 35% and a takedown defense of 72%.

Perez is the small favorite; however, we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. While Sumudaerji has only seen 3 of his last 8 UFC fights end inside the distance, Perez has seen 8 of his last 9 UFC fights end inside the distance. This includes his last 4 UFC fights in a row; therefore, backing the same here will be our play.