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Alex Pereira
“Poatan”
Brazil
Ranked #3 · Light HeavyweightOfficial UFC rankings
13-4-0W-L-D
- Age
- 39
- Height
- 6'4"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 79"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- Light HeavyweightLight Heavyweight: 186 to 205 lb (84 to 93 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Teixeira MMA & Fitness
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1909
Scouting Report
- L
- W
- L
- W
- W
Won 3 of last 5
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Pereira puts people to sleep. His wins by the numbers: 11 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 3 by decision. That adds up to a 79% finish rate, and he ends fights early with his hands.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Pereira lost to Ciryl Gane (14-2-0) by KO/TKO in round 2. Before that, he beat Magomed Ankalaev (22-2-1) by KO/TKO in round 1. Before that, he lost to Ankalaev by unanimous decision in round 5.
- Style
- Orthodox striker with a 79" reach who lands 5.01 significant strikes a minute at 61% accuracy, a volume striker. He absorbs 3.72 a minute and defends 53%. Rarely shoots takedowns; stuffs 80% of attempts against him.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 11 KO/TKO (79%)
- 3 Decision (21%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 79%
- Last fought
- 5 months ago
14 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 105-19-3
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1864
- Lossvs Ciryl Gane14-2-0 · Power Index 1886KO/TKO · R2 · 1:27Jun 15, 2026 · UFC Freedom 250
Fight stats
Stat Alex Pereira Ciryl Gane Sig. strikes 12/33 54/86 Takedowns 0/0 0/2 Control time 0:00 0:12 Knockdowns 0 1 Round 1 sig. strikes 11 23 Round 2 sig. strikes 1 31 - Winvs Magomed Ankalaev22-2-1 · Power Index 1923KO/TKO · R1 · 1:20Oct 5, 2025 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2
Fight stats
Stat Alex Pereira Magomed Ankalaev Sig. strikes 28/45 4/9 Takedowns 0/0 0/1 Control time 0:17 0:00 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 28 4 - Lossvs Magomed Ankalaev22-2-1 · Power Index 1923Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Mar 9, 2025 · UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev
Fight stats
Stat Alex Pereira Magomed Ankalaev Sig. strikes 76/137 94/180 Takedowns 0/1 0/12 Control time 0:00 5:42 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 16 9 Round 2 sig. strikes 18 29 Round 3 sig. strikes 21 17 Round 4 sig. strikes 7 19 Round 5 sig. strikes 14 20 - Winvs Khalil Rountree Jr.15-7-0 (1 NC) · Power Index 1765KO/TKO · R4 · 4:32Oct 6, 2024 · UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.
Fight stats
Stat Alex Pereira Khalil Rountree Jr. Sig. strikes 127/209 61/191 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:02 0:00 Knockdowns 1 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 15 10 Round 2 sig. strikes 18 11 Round 3 sig. strikes 31 25 Round 4 sig. strikes 63 15 - Winvs Jiri Prochazka32-6-1 · Power Index 1823KO/TKO · R2 · 0:13Jun 30, 2024 · UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2
Fight stats
Stat Alex Pereira Jiri Prochazka Sig. strikes 38/50 7/25 Takedowns 0/0 0/0 Control time 0:03 1:11 Knockdowns 2 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 27 7 Round 2 sig. strikes 11 0
Career Stats
Based on 13 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.01
- Striking accuracy
- 61%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.72
- Striking defense
- 53%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.11
- Takedown accuracy
- 50%
- Takedown defense
- 80%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.20