Alex Caceres’ journey to becoming a top ranked UFC featherweight has been long and slow. The former TUF 12 competitor took his first step into the Octagon all the way back in 2011, suffering back-to-back submission losses against Mackens Semerzier and Jimy Hettes before dropping to the bantamweight division.
More than a decade—and a return to featherweight—later has seen Caceres pickingup a lot more wins than losses. His recent decision defeat at the hands of Sodiq Yusuff broke a 5-fight string of victories for the man best known as ‘Bruce Leeroy’. Even on the heels of that latest setback, Caceres’ success has been enough to lockdown the #15 spot in the UFC featherweight rankings.