AKA

Alex "Bruce Leeroy" Caceres

Stats

Fighting style: Freestyle
Stance: Southpaw
Division: Featherweight
Height: 5' 10"
Reach: 73"
Leg reach: 41.00
Weight: 145 lbs.
Team: Freedom Fighters MMA (2019–present)
Nationality: American
Age: 33

Accolades

Recent win streak: 4
Wins by KO: 3
Wins by submission: 6

ATHLETE METRICS

STRIKING ACCURACY

Significant Strikes Attempted: 2245
Significant Strikes Landed: 1121

TAKEDOWN ACCURACY

Takedowns Attempted: 13
Takedowns Landed: 9

BIOGRAPHY

Alex Caceres is an American MMA fighter who competes in the UFC. He is a part of the Team Alpha Male and holds a professional record of 15-12-0 (1 NC).

Caceres was born on June 14th, 1987 in Miami, Florida. He began training martial arts at age 11 with Tae Kwon Do before transitioning to Jiu Jitsu by 16. After high school, he moved to Utah and began Muay Thai which helped him get into amateur Mixed Martial Arts (MMA). Caceres won his first three amateur fights before making his pro debut in 2008 where he went 3-2 in his first five fights as a pro.

In 2010, Caceres signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and made his debut against Leonard Garcia at The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale where he lost via unanimous decision. However, after this fight Alex decided to focus more on improving himself and his career by joining Urijah Faber’s Team Alpha Male gym where he trained alongside fighters like Faber himself and former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw among others.

Since then, Caceres has fought twenty times under the UFC banner including notable wins over respected opponents such as Stephen “Wonderboy” Thompson, Cole Miller and Yair Rodriguez amongst others. He also competed on season 22 of The Ultimate Fighter trying out for a spot on Urijah Fabers team but was unsuccessful as he dropped out due to injury during practice sessions leading up to filming for the show.

It can be said that Alex has established himself as one of best featherweights currently competing inside the octagon earning him praise from fans & critics alike while also providing excitement inside each time steps foot into it whether it’s win or lose you can always expect an exciting performance from ‘ Bruce Leroy’ .

As far as life outside of fighting goes ,Caceres enjoys spending time outdoors whenever possible surfing being one activity enjoys doing most when not training or preparing for upcoming bouts . Also follows vegan lifestyle & advocates against animal cruelty whenever given opportunity . Recently become ambassador/spokesperson for animal rights group PETA . In conclusion ,Alex Caceres is definitely one worth watching no matter if’s walking red carpet , training camp or stepping inside Octagon!

Fight History

Giga Chikadze
Giga Chikadze
Alex Caceres: Defeated
by Unanimous Decision in Round 3
Sat. Aug 26, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Daniel Pineda
Daniel Pineda
Alex Caceres: Winner
by Unanimous Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jun 03, 2023
UFC Fight Night: Kara-France vs. Albazi
Julian Erosa
Julian Erosa
Alex Caceres: Winner
by KO/TKO in Round 1 @ 3:04
Sat. Dec 17, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland
Sodiq Yusuff
Sodiq Yusuff
Alex Caceres: Defeated
by Unanimous Decision in Round 3
Sat. Mar 12, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev
SeungWoo Choi
SeungWoo Choi
Alex Caceres: Winner
by Submission in Round 2 @ 3:31
Sat. Oct 23, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori
Kevin Croom
Kevin Croom
Alex Caceres: Winner
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Feb 27, 2021
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gane
Giga Chikadze
Giga Chikadze
Awaiting Outcome
Sat. Aug 29, 2020
UFC Fight Night: Smith vs. Rakic
Chase Hooper
Chase Hooper
Alex Caceres: Winner
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jun 06, 2020
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer
250
Steven Peterson
Steven Peterson
Alex Caceres: Winner
by Decision in Round 3
Sat. Jul 20, 2019
UFC FN: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards

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