Alex Pereira #4
“Poatan”
Heavyweight #1 Light Heavyweight Former championRecord: 13-4-0
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- Team Teixeira MMA & Fitness-Bethel, CT
- From São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
- UFC debut Nov 2021
- Active
Height
6'4"
Weight
251 lb
Reach
79"
Leg reach
44"
Stance
Orthodox
Style
Kickboxer
Age
38
Career stats
Striking
Striking accuracy
61%
Sig. strikes landed
697 of 1,136
Landed per min
5.01
Absorbed per min
3.72
Strike defence
53%
Knockdown avg
0.75
Grappling
Takedown defence
80%
Takedowns per 15 min
0.11
Submissions per 15 min
0.22
Avg fight time
10:42
Strikes by target
Head
47%
Body
26%
Leg
27%
Strikes by position
Standing
81%
Clinch
10%
Ground
8%
Wins by method · 5 first-round finishes
KO/TKO
11
Submission
0
Decision
2
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Fights in UFC
13 bouts
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2026 | Ciryl Gane TITLE | Loss | KO/TKO, R2 1:27 | UFC Freedom 250 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Magomed Ankalaev TITLE | Win | KO/TKO, R1 1:20 | UFC 320 |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Magomed Ankalaev | Loss | U-DEC, R5 5:00 | UFC 313 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Khalil Rountree Jr. | Win | KO/TKO, R4 4:32 | UFC 307 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Jiri Prochazka | Win | KO/TKO, R2 0:13 | UFC 303 |
| Apr 12, 2024 | Jamahal Hill | Win | KO/TKO, R1 3:14 | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill |
| Nov 10, 2023 | Jiri Prochazka | Win | KO/TKO, R2 4:08 | UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira |
| Jul 28, 2023 | Jan Blachowicz | Win | S-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Israel Adesanya | Loss | KO/TKO, R2 4:21 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Israel Adesanya | Win | KO/TKO, R5 2:01 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira |
| Jul 1, 2022 | Sean Strickland | Win | KO/TKO, R1 2:36 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier |
| Mar 11, 2022 | Bruno Silva | Win | U-DEC, R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev |
| Nov 5, 2021 | Andreas Michailidis | Win | KO/TKO, R2 0:18 | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 |