Alex Caceres “Bruce Leeroy”
Featherweight · ORCA rating 58/100 · peak 63 · Defensive specialist · 16–13 in 29 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Alex Caceres finished with an ORCA rating of 58 (peak 63); without a recent bout, Alex Caceres sits off the current Featherweight board. Striking defence grades 80 (opponent strike accuracy allowed 86), the high point of the profile. The weak side is grappling defence, which grades 42, with takedowns conceded per 15 minutes grading 15. 10 of 16 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Featherweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 62 | — | — |
| Striking defence | 80 | — | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 86 |
| Grappling offence | 45 | — | Control time, seconds per minute 11 |
| Grappling defence | 42 | — | Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 15 |
Strongest sub-grade: Opponent strike accuracy allowed 86. Weakest: Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 3.
Profile
- Division
- Featherweight
- ORCA rating
- 58 (peak 63)
- UFC record
- 16–13
- Pro record
- 21–15
- Graded UFC bouts
- 29
- Style
- Defensive specialist
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 5′10″ (178 cm)
- Reach
- 73″ (185 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Gym
- MMA LAB - Glendale, AZ
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 4.21
- Significant strike accuracy: 50%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 3.08
- Significant strike defence: 63%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.54
- Takedown accuracy: 66%
- Takedown defence: 63%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.67
Fight history
- 2024-05-11 · L vs Sean Woodson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Lewis vs. Nascimento
- 2023-08-26 · L vs Giga Chikadze · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
- 2023-06-03 · W vs Daniel Pineda · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
- 2022-12-17 · W vs Julian Erosa · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
- 2022-03-12 · L vs Sodiq Yusuff · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
- 2021-10-23 · W vs SeungWoo Choi · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
- 2021-02-27 · W vs Kevin Croom · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
- 2020-08-29 · W vs Austin Springer · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
- 2020-06-06 · W vs Chase Hooper · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
- 2019-07-20 · W vs Steven Peterson · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards
- 2019-02-17 · L vs Kron Gracie · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Ngannou vs. Velasquez
- 2018-07-06 · W vs Martin Bravo · Decision - Split · The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
- 2017-11-25 · L vs Wang Guan · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Gastelum
- 2017-06-17 · W vs Rolando Dy · TKO - Doctor's Stoppage · UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Correia
- 2017-01-28 · L vs Jason Knight · Submission · UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena
- 2016-08-06 · L vs Yair Rodriguez · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Rodriguez vs. Caceres
- 2016-06-04 · W vs Cole Miller · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2
- 2016-01-30 · W vs Masio Fullen · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Bader
- 2015-06-06 · L vs Francisco Rivera · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Boetsch vs Henderson
- 2014-09-20 · L vs Masanori Kanehara · Decision - Unanimous · UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Nelson
- 2014-07-05 · L vs Urijah Faber · Submission · UFC 175: Weidman vs Machida
- 2014-01-25 · W vs Sergio Pettis · Submission · UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Thomson
- 2013-09-21 · W vs Roland Delorme · Decision - Split · UFC 165: Jones vs Gustafsson
- 2012-11-10 · W vs Motonobu Tezuka · Decision - Split · UFC Macao: Franklin vs Le
- 2012-07-11 · W vs Damacio Page · Submission · UFC on FUEL TV: Munoz vs Weidman
- 2012-02-04 · L vs Edwin Figueroa · Decision - Split · UFC 143: Diaz vs Condit
- 2011-11-12 · W vs Cole Escovedo · Decision - Unanimous · UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs Dos Santos
- 2011-08-14 · L vs Jimy Hettes · Submission · UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle
- 2011-03-26 · L vs Mackens Semerzier · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis
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