Norma Dumont vs. Ailin PerezW
UFC Fight Night · September 26, 2026 · Meta Apex · Main Card 8:00 PM ET
The brief
- The result
- Ailin Perez by Decision (unanimous), R3
- What kind of fight
- Volume boxing vs. forward pressure
- Finish likelihood
- Medium
- The line
- Dumont +117 · Perez -138Consensus (multiple sportsbooks)
- The stakes
- Women's Bantamweight · Main Card
The result
Ailin Perez def. Norma Dumont — Decision (unanimous), R3 5:00
Ailin Perez edged past a game Norma Dumont on all three scorecards, 29-28 across the board, in a close and largely uneventful co-main event.
Dumont found some rhythm in the second round with a takedown and forward pressure, but Perez's busier output down the stretch was enough to sway the judges after three rounds.
Neither woman found the finish, and the decision hands Perez the biggest win of her UFC career.
The breakdown below was written before the fight.
The read
Dumont's experience and pace against ranked competition make her the pick to get back in the win column, but Perez hits hard enough to change a fight in a single exchange.
If Dumont can control range and work behind her jab, she should reassert herself; if Perez gets inside early and lands clean, this could end a lot faster than either woman's recent form suggests.
The matchup
This is a genuine top-10 bantamweight matchup, pairing Dumont's technical boxing — a six-fight win streak that ended with a decision loss to Joselyne Edwards in April — against Perez's forward pressure and heavier hands.
Dumont's volume and championship-round experience have carried her past a string of ranked names, while Perez's aggression and power give her a path to disrupt that rhythm if she can close distance early.
Tale of the tape
| 13-3 | Record | 13-2 |
| 35 | Age | 31 |
| 5'7" | Height | 5'5" |
| 67" | Reach | 66" |
| — | Stance | — |
| Brazil | Country | Argentina |
| — | Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages. Red bar = statistical edge.
The fighters
Norma Dumont 13-3
“The Immortal”
Norma Dumont is a 35-year-old Brazilian bantamweight ranked No. 3 in the division, whose six-fight win streak built on volume boxing — including decision wins over Germaine de Randamie, Irene Aldana and Ketlen Vieira — was snapped by a unanimous-decision loss to Joselyne Edwards in April 2026. She now meets a hard-hitting Argentine contender in Ailin Perez in a fight with real rankings stakes.
- LJoselyne Edwards · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · April 25, 2026
- WKetlen Vieira · Decision (split)UFC Fight Night · November 1, 2025
- WIrene Aldana · Decision (unanimous)UFC 306 · September 14, 2024
Ailin Perez 13-2
Ailin Perez is a 31-year-old Argentine bantamweight known for relentless forward pressure and heavy hands, most recently outpointing Macy Chiasson in February 2026. One of her two career losses came by disqualification. She now steps in against a ranked veteran in Norma Dumont, the biggest test of her UFC run.
- WMacy Chiasson · Decision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night · February 28, 2026