Michel Pereira

"Demolidor"

AGE	32 / Oct 6, 1993
HEIGHT	6'1" / 185.42 cm
WEIGHT	186 lbs / 84.37 kg

ASSOCIATION
Overcome Academy

CLASS
Middleweight

Wins 32

KO / TKO

34%

SUBMISSIONS

28%

DECISIONS

38%

OTHERS

Losses 15

KO / TKO

20%

SUBMISSIONS

DECISIONS

67%

OTHERS

N/C 2

FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Sharabutdin Magomedov	UFC Fight Night 280 - Fiziev vs. Torres Jun / 27 / 2026	Decision (Unanimous) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Zachary Reese	UFC Fight Night 267 - Strickland vs. Hernandez Feb / 21 / 2026	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Kyle Daukaus	UFC Fight Night 257 - Walker vs. Zhang Aug / 23 / 2025	KO (Punches and Elbows) Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:43
loss	Abus Magomedov	UFC on ESPN 66 - Garry vs. Prates Apr / 26 / 2025	Decision (Unanimous) Nick Berens VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
loss	Anthony Hernandez	UFC Fight Night 245 - Hernandez vs. Pereira Oct / 19 / 2024	TKO (Elbows) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	2:22
win	Ihor Potieria	UFC 301 - Pantoja vs. Erceg May / 04 / 2024	Submission (Guillotine Choke) Fernando Portella VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	0:54
win	Michal Oleksiejczuk	UFC 299 - O'Malley vs. Vera 2 Mar / 09 / 2024	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:01
win	Andre Petroski	UFC Fight Night 230 - Yusuff vs. Barboza Oct / 14 / 2023	TKO (Punches) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:06
win	Santiago Ponzinibbio	UFC Fight Night 206 - Holm vs. Vieira May / 21 / 2022	Decision (Split) Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Andre Fialho	UFC 270 - Ngannou vs. Gane Jan / 22 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous) Mike Beltran VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Niko Price	UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Jul / 10 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Kalinn Williams	UFC Fight Night 183 - Thompson vs. Neal Dec / 19 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous) Mark Smith VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Zelim Imadaev	UFC Fight Night 176 - Overeem vs. Sakai Sep / 05 / 2020	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Chris Tognoni VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	4:39
loss	Diego Sanchez	UFC Fight Night 167 - Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2 Feb / 15 / 2020	Disqualification (Illegal Knee) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	3:09
loss	Tristan Connelly	UFC Fight Night 158 - Cowboy vs. Gaethje Sep / 14 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous) Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Danny Roberts	UFC Fight Night 152 - Dos Anjos vs. Lee May / 18 / 2019	KO (Flying Knee and Punch) Todd Anderson VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	1:47
win	Dae Sung Kim	Road FC 52 - Road Fighting Championship 52 Feb / 23 / 2019	TKO (Punches and Knees) Seung Ryul Shin	2	1:02
win	Won Jun Choi	Road FC 51 - Road Fighting Championship 51 Dec / 15 / 2018	KO (Punch) Seung Ryul Shin	1	0:41
loss	Dusko Todorovic	SBC 19 - Serbian Battle Championship 19 Dec / 01 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Vladimir Badrljica	1	4:32
NC	Burenzorig Batmunkh	Heat - Heat 43 Sep / 17 / 2018	No Contest (Missed Weight) Yoshitaro Niimi	5	1:46
win	Hae Jun Yang	Road FC 48 - Road Fighting Championship 48 Jul / 28 / 2018	TKO (Knees and Punches) Seung Ryul Shin	3	1:48
win	Yul Kim	Heat - Heat 42 May / 27 / 2018	TKO (Punches) Daisuke Shiraki	1	0:51
NC	Carlos Alexandre Pereira	Arena Fight 8 - In Memory of Meire Cabral May / 12 / 2018	No Contest (C. Pereira Injured by Cage) Marco Antonio	1	2:52
win	Laerte Costa e Silva	SBC 17 - Serbian Battle Championship 17 Apr / 28 / 2018	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) Velimir Mladenov	1	4:02
win	Luka Strezoski	SBC 15 - Serbian Battle Championship 15 Dec / 08 / 2017	Decision (Majority) Jakub Muller	3	5:00
loss	Tuluosibake Kuerbanjiang	Kunlun Fight - Kunlun Fight MMA 15 Oct / 03 / 2017	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Renato Gomes Gabriel	TAURA MMA - 1 Sep / 16 / 2017	Submission (Triangle Choke) Fabiano Silva	3	0:54
win	Cristiano Estela	FFC 24 - Estela vs. Pereira Dec / 21 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) David Casaretto	3	5:00
loss	Ismael de Jesus	Shooto Brazil 67 - Mamota vs. Demolidor Nov / 11 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Eduardo Herdy	3	5:00
win	Stanley Barbosa de Melo	Revelation FC - Revelation Fighting Championship 4 May / 13 / 2016	Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) Geronimo dos Santos	1	4:56
loss	Abubakar Vagaev	WFCA 17 - Grand Prix Akhmat Apr / 09 / 2016	Decision (Unanimous) Alexander Sidorin	3	5:00
loss	Carlston Harris	XFCI - XFC International 12 Nov / 28 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Cairo Rocha	XFCI - XFC International 9 Mar / 15 / 2015	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Geraldo Coelho de Lima Neto	XFCI - XFC International 7 Nov / 01 / 2014	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	2:40
win	Caio Robson Silva	AF - Arena Fight 6 May / 31 / 2014	TKO (Retirement) Carlos Loureiro	1	5:00
loss	Zozimar de Oliveira Silva Junior	Iron Man MMA - Iron Man MMA 18 May / 24 / 2014	Submission (Armbar)	2	N/A
win	Alfredo Souza	Jungle Fight 65 - Madre de Deus Feb / 02 / 2014	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Silmar Nunes	TFS - Tucuma Fighting Show 5 Dec / 21 / 2013	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	4:18
win	Jaime Cordova	300 Sparta 4 - MMA Oct / 10 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Daziel Serafim da Silva Jr.	The Green Fight - Paragominas Sep / 28 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Renato Puente Flores	300 Sparta 3 - MMA Sep / 16 / 2013	Submission (Armbar)	1	0:00
win	Reginaldo Ferreira Alves	ASC - Arena Sport Combat Aug / 10 / 2013	TKO	1	4:12
win	Franciney dos Santos Bessa	MF - Marajo Fight 5 Jul / 13 / 2013	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	1	1:52
loss	Rubenilton Pereira	MMADF - MMA Dragon Fighters Apr / 06 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Rubenilton Pereira	TFS - Tucuma Fighting Show Mar / 30 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
loss	Bruno Leandro Soares Lobato	CTF - Colisao Top Fight Jan / 12 / 2013	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Sivaldo Alves da Silva	TFS - Tucuma Fighting Show 2 Jun / 15 / 2012	Decision (Unanimous)	3	5:00
win	Magno Silva	TFS - Tucuma Fighting Show 1 Jan / 21 / 2012	TKO (Punches)	2	0:00
win	Edson Dias	DFC - Dragon Fight Championship Dec / 22 / 2011	TKO (Punches)	1	3:20

PICTURES

MICHEL PEREIRA RELATED NEWS

Alex Pereira blames UFC referee Herb Dean for Michel Pereira exit Ultimate Fighting Championship star Alex Pereira’s criticism of referee Herb Dean hasn’t ceased following Michel Pereira’s UFC exit.

UFC

Marcelo Alonso Sourav Chakraborty

Jul 16, 2026

Michel Pereira released from UFC following loss to ‘Shara Bullet’ Michel Pereira is no longer on the Ultimate Fighting Championship roster after his decision loss to Sharabutdin Magomedov at UFC Baku.

UFC

Sourav Chakraborty

Jul 15, 2026

Opinion: The UFC has a refereeing problem, and Herb Dean is at the center of it Referee reviews of some sort are needed in mixed martial arts. Herb Dean keeps blowing it and nothing is changing, writes Dayne Fox.

Feature

Dayne Fox

Jul 03, 2026