Alex Pereira

Light HeavyweightOutfighter
10 - 3

13 UFC Fights | 77% Win Rate | 8 Finishes (80%)

Height
6' 4"
Reach
79"
Weight
205 lbs.
Age
39
Orthodox

Alex Pereira UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Alex Pereira is 10-3 in the UFC across 13 fights, with 8 wins by knockout and 2 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 13-4, 3-1 of it outside the UFC. Pereira competes at light heavyweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'4" with a 79" reach at 39 years old. The last bout was a loss to Ciryl Gane by knockout in Jun 2026.

Best attribute: striking accuracy (share of significant strikes that land) — 96th percentile among 140 light heavyweight fighters (61%).

Alex Pereira's UFC win rate is 77% (10 of 13 fights), and 80% of those wins came by finish. Pereira averages 0.1 takedowns per fight at 50% accuracy and stops 80% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
13-4
UFC Record
10-3
Height
6'4"
Reach
79"
Age
39
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
L vs Ciryl Gane · KO/TKO · Jun 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Alex Pereira's Last 5 Fights

Pereira is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Loss vs Ciryl Gane · KO/TKO · R2 1:27 · UFC Freedom 250 · Jun 2026
  2. Win vs Magomed Ankalaev · KO/TKO · R1 1:20 · UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · Oct 2025
  3. Loss vs Magomed Ankalaev · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev · Mar 2025
  4. Win vs Khalil Rountree Jr. · KO/TKO · R4 4:32 · UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. · Oct 2024
  5. Win vs Jiri Prochazka · KO/TKO · R2 0:13 · UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · Jun 2024

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
5.0
+1.3x ratio
Accuracy
61%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.54

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
3.7
Strike Differential
+1.3
Opp. Accuracy Against
47%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.1
Takedown Accuracy
50%
Takedown Defense
80%
Control Time / Fight
0:12
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.1

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
23% KO
0% Sub
R2
23% KO
0% Sub
R3+
15% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Alex Pereira vs Average

Alex Pereira lands 18.3 strikes in R1 but 27.0 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Alex Pereira's UFC Fight History

13 UFC fights on record (10-3), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
L★Ciryl GaneKO/TKOR2 · 1:27UFC Freedom 2502026-06-14
W★Magomed AnkalaevKO/TKOR1 · 1:20UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 22025-10-04
L★Magomed AnkalaevDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev2025-03-08
W★Khalil Rountree Jr.KO/TKOR4 · 4:32UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.2024-10-05
W★Jiri ProchazkaKO/TKOR2 · 0:13UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 22024-06-29
W★Jamahal HillKO/TKOR1 · 3:14UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill2024-04-13
W★Jiri ProchazkaKO/TKOR2 · 4:08UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira2023-11-11
WJan BlachowiczDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 22023-07-29
L★Israel AdesanyaKO/TKOR2 · 4:21UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 22023-04-08
W★Israel AdesanyaKO/TKOR5 · 2:01UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira2022-11-12
WSean StricklandKO/TKOR1 · 2:36UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier2022-07-02
WBruno SilvaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev2022-03-12
WAndreas MichailidisKO/TKOR2 · 0:18UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 22021-11-06

How Pereira Ranks at Light Heavyweight

Percentile among the 140 light heavyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume5.0 sig. strikes/min
86th percentile
Striking accuracy61%
96th percentile
Strikes absorbed3.7/min
46th percentile
Takedowns0.1/fight
14th percentile
Takedown defense80%
66th percentile
Knockdown power0.54/fight
89th percentile

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