Rolando Perez

Not to be confused with Rolando Antonio Pérez Fernández.

Rolando Perez is an American mixed martial artist who currently competes in Bellator's bantamweight division. He has also formerly competed for World Extreme Cagefighting and Strikeforce.

Rolando Perez
Born	1984 or 1985 (age 40–41)[1] San Diego, California, United States
Nationality	American
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Weight	135.5 lb (61.5 kg)
Division	Bantamweight (135 lb) Featherweight (145 lb)
Reach	72 in (183 cm)[2]
Fighting out of	San Diego, California, United States
Team	Alliance MMA
Rank	Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu[3]
Years active	2005–2011, 2014–present
Professional boxing record
Total	2
Wins	1
By knockout	1
Losses	1
By knockout	1
Mixed martial arts record
Total	14
Wins	7
By knockout	1
By submission	3
By decision	3
Losses	5
By knockout	1
By submission	1
By decision	3
Draws	2
Other information
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Perez started his professional career in 2005. He fought mainly for California–based promotion Total Combat.

In 2009, after amassing a record of four victories, one loss and one draw, Perez signed with World Extreme Cagefighting.

World Extreme Cagefighting

Perez made his promotional debut on January 25, 2009, at WEC 38 against future UFC's featherweight champion José Aldo. Perez was knocked out at 4:15 in the first round.^[4]

Perez next faced Seth Dikun on June 7, 2009, at WEC 41. He lost via submission due to a triangle choke in the first round.^[5]

Strikeforce

Perez faced Edgar Cardenas on April 9, 2011, at Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley. He won via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).^[6]

Bellator MMA

Perez made his promotional debut against Mark Vorgeas on November 15, 2014, at Bellator 131. The bout ended in a split draw (29–27 Perez, 30–26 Vorgeas, 28–28).^[7]

Perez faced Shawn Bunch at Bellator 137 on May 15, 2015.^[8] He lost the fight by unanimous decision.

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown

14 matches	7 wins	5 losses
By knockout	1	1
By submission	3	1
By decision	3	3
Draws	2

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Loss	7–5–2	Shawn Bunch	Decision (unanimous)	Bellator 137	May 15, 2015	3	5:00	Temecula, California, United States
Draw	7–4–2	Mark Vorgeas	Draw (split)	Bellator 131	November 15, 2014	3	5:00	San Diego, California, United States
Win	7–4–1	Tony Reyes	Decision (unanimous)	Pacific Xtreme Combat 24	June 11, 2011	3	5:00	Manila, Philippines
Win	6–4–1	Edgar Cardenas	Decision (unanimous)	Strikeforce: Diaz vs. Daley	April 9, 2011	3	5:00	San Diego, California, United States	140 lb catchweight bout.[9]
Win	5–4–1	Todd Willingham	Decision (split)	Gladiator Challenge: Bad Behavior	June 27, 2010	3	3:00	San Jacinto, California, United States
Loss	4–4–1	Adam Lorenz	Decision (unanimous)	AMMA 1: First Blood	October 24, 2009	3	5:00	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Loss	4–3–1	Seth Dikun	Submission (flying triangle choke)	WEC 41: Brown vs. Faber 2	June 7, 2009	1	2:30	Sacramento, California, United States	Moves down to bantamweight.
Loss	4–2–1	José Aldo	KO (knee and punches)	WEC 38: Varner vs. Cerrone	January 25, 2009	1	4:15	San Diego, California, United States
Win	4–1–1	Nick Alvarado	TKO (corner stoppage)	Total Combat 32	October 2, 2008	1	5:00	El Cajon, California, United States
Draw	3–1–1	Joshric Fenwick	Draw	Total Combat 28	April 26, 2008	3	5:00	San Diego, California, United States
Win	3–1	Kenneth Mendoza	Submission (verbal)	Total Combat 27	March 22, 2008	1	N/A	Yuma, Arizona, United States
Win	2–1	Jamie Fisher	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Total Combat 17: Proving Ground	October 21, 2006	1	N/A	Yuma, Arizona, United States
Loss	1–1	Angelo Catsouras	Decision (unanimous)	Total Combat 13: Anarchy	March 11, 2006	3	3:00	Del Mar, California, United States
Win	1–0	Raymond Gomez	Submission (rear-naked choke)	Total Combat 9	July 30, 2005	1	N/A	Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico

Professional boxing record

1 Win (1 knockout), 1 Loss (1 knockout)
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	1–1	Julio Nario	TKO	2 (4), 2:13	2013-03-29	Auditorio Municipal, Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico
Win	1–0	Federico Martinez	TKO	2 (4)	2010-12-17	Four Points Sheraton Hotel, San Diego, California, United States