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Alex Pereira Boasts Impressive 12-3 Record With 10 KOs, Including Being Crowned A Two-Division UFC Champion
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As the former UFC Light-Heavyweight Title holder, we have decided to take a deep dive into the MMA career of Alex Pereira. Read on to find out more about his MMA resumé, his UFC title record and previous fights.
Alex Pereira Record
Alex Pereira turned professional back in 2015 with a debut shock debut defeat to Quemuel Ottoni in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Since then, Pereira has had another 14 professional MMA fights, winning all but two of them.
Pereira’s career has been nothing short of magnificent to date. The Brazilian MMA star is the former UFC middleweight king, having successfully won the belt at the first time of asking in just his fourth fight in the UFC. Quite a remarkable achievement.
Alex Pereira’s career up to now has been sensational, and he still has some big nights left before he hangs his gloves up. You wouldn’t rule him out winning back his 205-pound UFC title before he retires, and perhaps even stepping up to heavyweight at some stage next year too.
He has already tasted UFC title success at both middleweight and now light-heavyweight, so you wouldn’t put it past him becoming the first ever UFC triple champion. He is a quite superb fighter and has the talent to make history.
Dana White most definitely has a star on his hands, and will be hopeful that Pereira continues to win and solidify himself as a leading pound-for-pound UFC star as well as an all-time great in the future.
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The Alex Pereira UFC Record Solidifies ‘Poatan’ As Pound-For-Pound Star
As previously mentioned, Alex Pereira made his professional MMA debut 10 years ago. He was on a Jungle Fight 82 card where he suffered a shock defeat on debut. However, ‘Poatan’ didn’t let that define him, as he bounced back with three straight knockout wins before signing a deal with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
On his UFC debut, Pereira secured a ‘Performance of the Night’ bonus for his flying knee knockout of Andreas Michailidis. He then followed up his maiden UFC triumph with another victory in his second fight at middleweight, defeating Bruno Silva via decision.
Next came Sean Strickland – who went on to become UFC Middleweight Champion. Pereira dealt with Strickland with ease, knocking the American out in Round 1 of their contest. This emphatic victory put the 37-year-old next in line for a title shot at long-reigning champion and former rival Israel Adesanya.
The bout headlined UFC 281, in what was Pereira and Adesanya’s first meeting in MMA, but third in their career having fought twice in kickboxing. Pereira has got the better of ‘The Last Stylebender’ on both previous occasions, and did so once again with a fifth round TKO victory over his bitter rival.
That meant that Alex Pereira of course ripped the UFC Middleweight Title from Adesanya, winning the belt in emphatic fashion in just his fourth UFC fight. Not bad for someone who only started their pro career in MMA seven years prior!
Up next was of course a rematch with Israel Adesanya for the 185-pound belt. This time, Izzy got his revenge, stopping Pereira in brutal fashion in Round 2 of their rematch. That was the end for Alex Pereira as a middleweight, with a move up to light-heavyweight on the cards next.
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Alex Pereira’s Fight Record Consists Of 10 KO’s In 12 UFC Victories
‘Poatan’ made a successful 205-pound debut, defeating former champion Jan Blachowicz via split decision at UFC 291. That victory set up the fight for the vacant belt at UFC 295, where Pereira fought Jiri Prochazka in the main event. Pereira ended up winning the fight in emphatic style, adding his name to an illustrious list of two-division UFC champions.
The Brazilian MMA phenom knocked Prochazka out in Round 2 of their vacant UFC Light-Heavyweight Title fight, despite the best UFC betting sites billing it as a 50/50 contest pre-fight, becoming a two-division champion in the process.
Then came Pereira’s first 205-pound title defence. ‘Poatan’ demolished Jamahal Hill in Round 1 of their UFC Light-Heavyweight Title bout at UFC 300, making light work of the former champ. Pereira then defeated Prochazka for a second time in his second title defence, once again winning via emphatic stoppage in Round 2.
Next there was yet another stoppage victory for the Brazilian MMA star, knocking out Khalil Rountree in Round 4 of their 205-pound UFC Title contest. However, Pereira suffered his first defeat at light-heavyweight last time out, losing the belt to Magomed Ankalaev.
The 37-year-old couldn’t quite make a fourth successful defence of his belt against Ankalaev in the UFC 313 main event, with Pereira losing via decision. Going forward, it looks like there could be an immediate rematch next, with ‘Poatan’ being given a chance to win back the 205-pound title.
That takes us up to now in the MMA career of Alex Pereira. As his record suggests, he is an elite fighter and a future UFC Hall of Famer.
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