This weekend, the two 170-pounders will fire up Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado in what could be a standup war from start to finish. As “Platinum” prepares for the biggest fight of his career, take a look at the numbers that have come to define the Jackson-Wink MMA standout.
27: Years old. Perry was born in Flint, Michigan on Sept. 15, 1991.
11: Amateur MMA fights, with a record of 8-3. In September 2014, he made his professional debut in an event called Top Alliance Combat 3.
1: Boxing fight on his resume. After his second professional MMA bout, Perry tried his hands at boxing and was defeated by Kenneth McNeil via TKO in round 4.
4: First-round finishes to start his professional career. Perry would go on to win five more in similar fashion -- so far -- the last two of which were in the UFC.
1: Round needed to impress in his Octagon debut. After going 7-0 in the regional circuit, Perry was tapped to face Hyun Gyu Lim on short notice at UFC 202. He dropped a surging Lim with a left and followed it up with a couple more punches, reason for referee John McCarthy to stop the fight at 3:38.
2: Straight victories to start his UFC career. Following his TKO of Lim, Perry was matched up against fellow prospect, Danny Roberts. They engaged in a back-and-forth battle, with Perry stepping on the gas in Round 3 with a knockout victory.
3: Rounds lasted in the first loss of his career. Perry lost to Alan Jouban at UFC on Fox 22, ending his nine-fight winning streak.
2: Rounds needed to beat arguably his most high-profile opponent at the time. Perry knocked out Jake Ellenberger at 1:05 of Round 2 in their UFC Fight Night 108 encounter with a blistering level elbow strike. For the win, he earned a $50,000 performance bonus.
2: Performance of the Night awards. After his career-defining triumph over Ellenberger, he earned another Performance of the Night bonus with a devastating knee KO of Alex Reyes at UFC Fight Night 116.
1: Instance of back-to-back losses in his career. Perry suffered consecutive losses to Santiago Ponzinibbio and Max Griffin.
11: Victories by knockout. Apart from Ellenberger, Reyes, Roberts and Lim, he also starched Hector Tirado, James Rodriguez, Preston Parsons, Michael Roberts, Jon Manley, Frank Carrillo and David Mundell.
0: Victories by submission. Perry is a Brazilian jiu-jitsu purple belt but has yet to tap anyone out in professional MMA competition.
2: Takedowns scored on Paul Felder, which was a deciding factor for Perry’s split decision victory at UFC 226. According to Fightmetric, “Platinum” also landed 62 significant strikes as opposed to Felder’s 56.