Alex Pereira

"Poatan"

AGE	38 / Jul 7, 1987
HEIGHT	6'4" / 193.04 cm
WEIGHT	205 lbs / 92.99 kg

ASSOCIATION
Teixeira MMA & Fitness

CLASS
Light Heavyweight

Wins 13

KO / TKO

85%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

15%

Losses 3

KO / TKO

33%

SUBMISSIONS

33%

DECISIONS

33%

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
win	Magomed Ankalaev	UFC 320 - Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 Oct / 04 / 2025	TKO (Punches and Elbows) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:20
loss	Magomed Ankalaev	UFC 313 - Pereira vs. Ankalaev Mar / 08 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Khalil Rountree	UFC 307 - Pereira vs. Rountree Oct / 05 / 2024	TKO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	4	4:32
win	Jiri Prochazka	UFC 303 - Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 Jun / 29 / 2024	TKO (Head Kick and Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:13
win	Jamahal Hill	UFC 300 - Pereira vs. Hill Apr / 13 / 2024	KO (Punches) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	3:14
win	Jiri Prochazka	UFC 295 - Prochazka vs. Pereira Nov / 11 / 2023	TKO (Elbows) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:08
win	Jan Blachowicz	UFC 291 - Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Jul / 29 / 2023	Decision (Split) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Israel Adesanya	UFC 287 - Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Apr / 08 / 2023	KO (Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:21
win	Israel Adesanya	UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira Nov / 12 / 2022	TKO (Punches) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	2:01
win	Sean Strickland	UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jul / 02 / 2022	KO (Punches) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	2:36
win	Bruno Silva	UFC Fight Night 203 - Santos vs. Ankalaev Mar / 12 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Andreas Michailidis	UFC 268 - Usman vs. Covington 2 Nov / 06 / 2021	TKO (Flying Knee and Punches) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:18
win	Thomas Powell	LFA 95 - Pereira vs. Powell Nov / 20 / 2020	KO (Punch) Kerry Hatley	1	4:04
win	Marcus Vinicius Fialho da Silveira	Jungle Fight 87 - Cappelozza vs. de Abreu May / 21 / 2016	TKO (Punches) Flavio Almendra	2	4:55
win	Marcelo Cruz	Jungle Fight 85 - Lemos vs. Cantuaria Jan / 23 / 2016	KO (Punch)	1	4:07
loss	Quemuel Ottoni	Jungle Fight 82 - Bad Boy vs. Parrudo Oct / 24 / 2015	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Flavio Almendra	3	2:52

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