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Michael Joseph Perry (born September 15, 1991) is an American professional mixed martial artist and bare-knuckle boxer currently competing in the Middleweight division of the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), where he is the current "King of Violence" champion. Perry also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) 15 times. As of October 4, 2025, he is #4 in the BKFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
| 22 matches | 14 wins | 8 losses |
| By knockout | 11 | 1 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 3 | 6 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 14–8 | Daniel Rodriguez | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ABC: Vettori vs. Holland | April 10, 2021 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 14–7 | Tim Means | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 255 | November 21, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Catchweight (175.5 lb) bout; Perry missed weight. |
| Win | 14–6 | Mickey Gall | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on ESPN: Poirier vs. Hooker | June 27, 2020 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 13–6 | Geoff Neal | TKO (head kick and punches) | UFC 245 | December 14, 2019 | 1 | 1:30 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 13–5 | Vicente Luque | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2 | August 10, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Montevideo, Uruguay | Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 13–4 | Alex Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Jacaré vs. Hermansson | April 27, 2019 | 3 | 5:00 | Sunrise, Florida, United States | Fight of the Night. |
| Loss | 12–4 | Donald Cerrone | Submission (armbar) | UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez | November 10, 2018 | 1 | 4:46 | Denver, Colorado, United States | |
| Win | 12–3 | Paul Felder | Decision (split) | UFC 226 | July 7, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Loss | 11–3 | Max Griffin | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens | February 24, 2018 | 3 | 5:00 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Loss | 11–2 | Santiago Ponzinibbio | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos | December 16, 2017 | 3 | 5:00 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Win | 11–1 | Alex Reyes | KO (knee) | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Branch | September 16, 2017 | 1 | 1:19 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Win | 10–1 | Jake Ellenberger | KO (elbow) | UFC Fight Night: Swanson vs. Lobov | April 22, 2017 | 2 | 1:05 | Nashville, Tennessee, United States | Performance of the Night. |
| Loss | 9–1 | Alan Jouban | Decision (unanimous) | UFC on Fox: VanZant vs. Waterson | December 17, 2016 | 3 | 5:00 | Sacramento, California, United States | |
| Win | 9–0 | Danny Roberts | KO (knee and punches) | UFC 204 | October 8, 2016 | 3 | 4:40 | Manchester, England | |
| Win | 8–0 | Lim Hyun-gyu | TKO (punches) | UFC 202 | August 20, 2016 | 1 | 3:38 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| Win | 7–0 | David Mundell | KO (punches) | Battleground: Perry vs. Mundell | May 14, 2016 | 2 | 4:10 | Kissimmee, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 6–0 | Frank Carrillo | KO (punch) | Square Ring Promotions: Island Fights 37 | March 11, 2016 | 1 | 3:40 | Pensacola, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 5–0 | Jon Manley | TKO (knees and punches) | Premier FC 18 | November 14, 2015 | 2 | 3:32 | Springfield, Massachusetts, United States | |
| Win | 4–0 | Micheal Roberts | KO (punches) | Bahamas Open Martial Arts Championship 2 | August 29, 2015 | 1 | 5:16 | New Providence, Bahamas | Welterweight debut. |
| Win | 3–0 | Preston Parsons | TKO (punches) | House of Fame 3: Riverside Beatdown | July 10, 2015 | 1 | 4:49 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | Catchweight (160 lb) bout. |
| Win | 2–0 | James Rodriguez | KO (punches) | Florida Championship Fighting | January 30, 2015 | 1 | 2:22 | Orlando, Florida, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Hector Tirado | KO (punches) | Top Alliance Combat 3 | September 6, 2014 | 1 | 3:52 | McDonough, Georgia, United States | Lightweight debut. |
| 2 fights | 0 wins | 2 losses |
| By knockout | 0 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 2 | Loss | 0–2 | Jake Paul | TKO | 6 (8), 1:12 | Jul 20, 2024 | Amalie Arena, Tampa, Florida, U.S. | |
| 1 | Loss | 0–1 | Kenneth McNeil | KO | 4 (4), 0:52 | Mar 28, 2015 | Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida, U.S. |
| 6 matches | 6 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 4 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Win | 6–0 | Jeremy Stephens | TKO (punches) | BKFC 82 | October 4, 2025 | 5 | 1:35 | Newark, New Jersey, United States | Return to Middleweight. Defended the symbolic King of Violence championship. Fight of the Night. |
| Win | 5–0 | Thiago Alves | TKO (punches) | BKFC: Knucklemania IV | April 27, 2024 | 1 | 1:00 | Los Angeles, California, United States | Return to Light Heavyweight. |
| Win | 4–0 | Eddie Alvarez | TKO (corner stoppage) | BKFC 56 | December 2, 2023 | 2 | 2:00 | Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | Return to Middleweight. Won the symbolic King of Violence championship. |
| Win | 3–0 | Luke Rockhold | TKO (retirement) | BKFC 41 | April 29, 2023 | 2 | 1:15 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States | Light Heavyweight debut. |
| Win | 2–0 | Michael Page | Decision (majority) | BKFC 27: London | August 20, 2022 | 6 | 2:00 | London, England, United Kingdom | The first five rounds went to a split draw. |
| Win | 1–0 | Julian Lane | Decision (unanimous) | BKFC: KnuckleMania 2 | February 19, 2022 | 5 | 2:00 | Hollywood, Florida, United States | Middleweight debut. Fight of the Night. |
| 1 fight | 1 win | 0 losses |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Michael Seals | SD | 7 | Nov 27, 2021 | Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas, U.S. |