Alex Caceres was born on June 20,1988 and is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the featherweight division of the UFC.
54 Facts About Alex Caceres
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Alex Caceres comes from Miami, Florida where he trains at Young Tigers Foundation.
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Alex Caceres never went the distance in any of his fights prior to joining the TUF cast.
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Alex Caceres initially fought in an underground backyard street fighting organization in Miami.
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In under two minutes, Alex Caceres submitted his opponent with a rear naked choke.
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Alex Caceres then won his next fight against Joel Garcia in May 2009 via submission early in the first round before going on a two-fight losing streak.
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Alex Caceres then signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship to appear on The Ultimate Fighter: Team GSP vs Team Koscheck.
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Alex Caceres, who smiled almost the entire fight, would go to defeat Barrow via submission in the first round.
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Alex Caceres competed in his preliminary round fight during this episode against Jeff Lentz.
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Midway through the second round, Alex Caceres locked in a triangle choke, forcing the tapout and advancing him into the quarter-finals.
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Alex Caceres made his official debut in March 2011 against Mackens Semerzier at UFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis.
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Alex Caceres lost the fight via submission in the first round.
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Alex Caceres was expected to face Leonard Garcia August 14,2011 at UFC Live: Hardy vs Lytle.
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Alex Caceres was submitted with a rear naked choke at 3:12 of round 2.
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Alex Caceres then dropped to the bantamweight division and faced former WEC Bantamweight champion Cole Escovedo on November 12,2011 at UFC on Fox 1.
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Alex Caceres won via unanimous decision in a bout where he showed a vastly improved striking and ground game.
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Alex Caceres faced Edwin Figueroa on February 4,2012 at UFC 143 but lost the fight in a split decision.
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Alex Caceres was docked two points by referee Herb Dean for 2 groin strikes.
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Alex Caceres next faced Damacio Page on July 11,2012 at UFC on Fuel TV: Munoz vs Weidman.
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Alex Caceres won the fight via submission in the second round.
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Alex Caceres was expected to face promotional newcomer Kang Kyung-ho on November 10,2012 at UFC on Fuel TV 6.
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On March 20,2013, it was announced that Alex Caceres had failed his post fight drug test, testing positive for marijuana.
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Alex Caceres was suspended for six months, retroactive to March 3,2013 and his win over Kang was changed to a No Contest.
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Alex Caceres next faced Roland Delorme on September 21,2013 at UFC 165.
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Alex Caceres displayed good striking skills and takedown defense, winning the fight via split decision.
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Alex Caceres was expected to face Mitch Gagnon on December 7,2013 at UFC Fight Night 33.
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Alex Caceres faced Sergio Pettis on January 25,2014 at UFC on Fox 10.
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Alex Caceres won the back-and-forth fight by rear-naked choke submission at 4:49 of the third round.
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Alex Caceres lost the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the third round.
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Alex Caceres faced promotional newcomer Masanori Kanehara on September 20,2014 at UFC Fight Night 52.
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Alex Caceres lost the fight via knockout in the first round, marking the first time he has ever been knocked out in his career.
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Alex Caceres faced Masio Fullen in a featherweight bout on January 30,2016 at UFC on Fox 18.
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Alex Caceres next faced Cole Miller on June 4,2016 at UFC 199.
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Alex Caceres faced Yair Rodriguez in the main event on August 6,2016 at UFC Fight Night 92.
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Alex Caceres faced promotional newcomer Rolando Dy on June 17,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs Correia.
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Alex Caceres came in strong in round one, knocking Dy off his feet.
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Dy was noticeably upset by the decision of the referee and Alex Caceres was awarded the win by TKO.
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The bout with Wang Guan was rescheduled and eventually took place on November 25,2017 at UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Gastelum Alex Caceres lost the back-and-forth fight via split decision.
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Alex Caceres was scheduled to face Artem Lobov on April 7,2018 at UFC 223, but the fight was cancelled due to Lobov's involvement with the Team McGregor bus melee.
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Alex Caceres faced Martin Bravo on July 6,2018 at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale.
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Alex Caceres faced promotional newcomer Kron Gracie on February 17,2019 at UFC on ESPN 1.
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Alex Caceres lost the fight via submission due to a rear-naked choke in the first round.
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Alex Caceres faced Steven Peterson on July 20,2019 at UFC on ESPN 4.
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Alex Caceres faced Chase Hooper on June 6,2020 at UFC 250.
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Alex Caceres was scheduled to face Giga Chikadze on August 29,2020 at UFC Fight Night 175.
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Alex Caceres won the fight by submission in the first round.
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Alex Caceres faced Kevin Croom on February 27,2021 at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs Gane.
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Alex Caceres faced Seung Woo Choi on October 23,2021 at UFC Fight Night 196.
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Alex Caceres faced Sodiq Yusuff on March 12,2022 at UFC Fight Night 203.
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Alex Caceres faced Julian Erosa on December 17,2022, at UFC Fight Night 216.
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Alex Caceres won the fight via technical knockout in round one.
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Alex Caceres was scheduled to face Nate Landwehr on March 25,2023 at UFC on ESPN 43.
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However, Alex Caceres withdrew due to an undisclosed reason and was replaced by Austin Lingo.
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Alex Caceres has cut out dairy and processed meat from his diet but is not a vegan.