Perez Defeats Dumont by Unanimous Decision at UFC Vegas 121

Ailin Perez defeated Norma Dumont by unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 121, with all three judges scoring the bantamweight bout 29-28 for Perez. The close result drew criticism from Dumont and prompted a heated exchange between the fighters after the decision and on social media. The fight took place at Meta APEX in Las Vegas. The judges’ cards established Perez as the official winner, but did not resolve disagreement over who performed better. Dumont said after the bout that she was confident she had won and criticized the decision. Kevin Vallejos, a UFC featherweight, said he scored the contest 29-28 for Perez and did not consider the result a robbery. His assessment was a personal view, not an official explanation of the judges’ scoring. The fight was closely contested across three rounds. Perez had periods of control and grappling, while Dumont landed strikes and defended a late body-lock attempt. The final round was described as even in one account, and the supplied reports do not provide a round-by-round breakdown of the judges’ cards. The overall scores therefore confirm the outcome but leave the basis for each judge’s decision unclear.