Alex Caceres

Fighter Facts

• One of the most charismatic fighters in Ultimate Fighter history
   
• Pro since 2008
   
• Three wins by KO, seven by submission (Armbar, 4 RNC, 2 triangle)
   
• Has won nine of his last 13 
   
• Always smiling during fights

UFC History
UFC Fight Night (3/12/22) Caceres lost a three round unanimous decision to Sodiq Yusuff 
UFC Fight Night (10/23/21) Caceres submitted SeungWoo Choi via rear naked choke at 3:31 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (2/27/21) Caceres won a three round unanimous decision over Kevin Croom
UFC Fight Night (8/29/20) Caceres submitted Austin Springer via rear naked choke at 3:38 of the first round
UFC 250 (6/6/20) Caceres won a three round unanimous decision over Chase Hooper
UFC on ESPN (7/20/19) Caceres won a three round unanimous decision over Steven Peterson
UFC on ESPN (2/17/19) Caceres was submitted by Kron Gracie via rear naked choke at 2:06 of the first round
TUF 27 Finale (7/6/18) Caceres won a three round split decision over Martin Bravo
UFC Fight Night (11/25/17) Caceres lost a three round split decision to Wang Guan
UFC Fight Night (6/17/17) Caceres defeated Rolando Dy via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 5:00 of round two
UFC on FOX (1/28/17) Caceres was submitted by Jason Knight via rear naked choke at 4:21 of the second round
UFC Fight Night (8/6/16) Caceres lost a five round split decision to Yair Rodriguez
UFC 199 (6/4/16) Caceres won a three round unanimous decision over Cole Miller
UFC on FOX (1/30/16) Caceres won a three round unanimous decision over Masio Fullen
UFC Fight Night (6/6/15) Caceres was knocked out by Francisco Rivera at :21 of the first round
UFC Fight Night (9/20/14) Caceres lost a three round unanimous decision to Masanori Kanehara
UFC 175 (7/5/14) Caceres was submitted by Urijah Faber via rear naked choke at 1:09 of the third round
UFC on FOX (1/25/14) Caceres submitted Sergio Pettis via rear naked choke at 4:39 of the third round
UFC 165 (9/21/13) Caceres won a three round split decision over Roland Delorme
UFC on FUEL TV (3/3/13) Caceres’ bout with Kyung Ho Kang was ruled a no contest after Caceres failed a post-fight drug test for marijuana
UFC on FUEL TV (11/10/12) Caceres won a three round split decision over Motonobu Tezuka
UFC on FUEL TV (7/11/12) Caceres submitted Damacio Page via triangle choke at 1:27 of the second round
UFC 143 (2/4/12) Caceres lost a three round split decision to Edwin Figueroa
UFC on FOX (11/12/11) Caceres won a three round unanimous decision over Cole Escovedo
UFC Live (8/14/11) Caceres was submitted by Jimy Hettes via rear naked choke at 3:12 of the second round
UFC Live (3/26/11) Caceres was submitted by Mackens Semerzier via rear naked choke at 3:18 of the first round

The Ultimate Fighter, Season 12
On episode 10 (quarterfinals), Caceres lost a unanimous decision to Michael Johnson
On episode 2, Caceres submitted Jeff Lentz via triangle choke in the second round
On episode 1, Caceres submitted Paul Barrow via rear naked choke in the first round

Q&A

When and why did you start training for fighting? At the age of 14. I’ve always been fighting on the streets and stuff and I always wanted to get into it, but my parents never had the financial means to put me in a martial arts school. So I saw my brother on the wrestling team, and it was basically for free in high school, so I decided to join him. I wanted to find an outlet.
Do you have any heroes? Bruce Lee
What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? A dream come true
What was your job before you started fighting? A little bit of everything
Favorite grappling technique: triangle
Favorite Striking technique: shi ryu ken