Alex Pereira

“Poatan”

Alex Pereira (13-4) is a heavyweight fighting out of Bethel, Connecticut. Alex Pereira's next fight is against Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes on December 12, 2026. Alex Pereira's last fight was a loss to Ciryl Gane by TKO at UFC Freedom 250 in June 2026.

Record13-4-0

DivisionHeavyweight

Height6'4"

Reach79"

Age39

Last FightJun 14, 2026

BornJul 7, 1987

BirthplaceSão Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil

Fighting out ofBethel, Connecticut

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min5.01

Striking accuracy61%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.72

Striking defense53%

Takedowns / 15 min0.11

Takedown accuracy50%

Takedown defense80%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.22

13 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Sergei Pavlovich	Heavyweight	—	—	UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes	Dec 12, 2026	View
L	Ciryl Gane	Heavyweight	TKO (Punches)	R2 · 1:27	UFC Freedom 250	Jun 14, 2026	View
W	Magomed Ankalaev	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Overhand Right to Grounded Elbows)	R1 · 1:20	UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2	Oct 4, 2025
L	Magomed Ankalaev	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev	Mar 8, 2025
W	Khalil Rountree Jr.	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Uppercuts)	R4 · 4:32	UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree	Oct 5, 2024
W	Jiří Procházka	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Head Kick)	R2 · 0:13	UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2	Jun 29, 2024
W	Jamahal Hill	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)	R1 · 3:14	UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill	Apr 13, 2024
W	Jiří Procházka	Light Heavyweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook to Hammerfists & Elbows)	R2 · 4:08	UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira	Nov 11, 2023
W	Jan Błachowicz	Light Heavyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2	Jul 29, 2023
L	Israel Adesanya	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Counter Right)	R2 · 4:21	UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2	Apr 8, 2023
W	Israel Adesanya	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Punches (Standing TKO))	R5 · 2:01	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira	Nov 12, 2022
W	Sean Strickland	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook)	R1 · 2:36	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier	Jul 2, 2022
W	Bruno Silva	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC Fight Night	Mar 12, 2022
W	Andreas Michailidis	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Flying Knee)	R2 · 0:18	UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2	Nov 6, 2021
W	Thomas Powell	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook)	R1 · 4:04	LFA 95: Pereira vs. Powell	Nov 20, 2020
W	Marcus Vinicius	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 4:28	Jungle Fight 87	May 21, 2016
W	Marcelo Cruz	Middleweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 4:07	Jungle Fight 85	Jan 23, 2016
L	Quemuel Ottoni	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 2:52	Jungle Fight 82	Oct 24, 2015

Up.Sergei Pavlovich
Dec 12, 2026
UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes·Heavyweight
View
LCiryl Gane
Jun 14, 2026
UFC Freedom 250·Heavyweight
TKO (Punches)·R2 · 1:27View
WMagomed Ankalaev
Oct 4, 2025
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Overhand Right to Grounded Elbows)·R1 · 1:20
LMagomed Ankalaev
Mar 8, 2025
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5
WKhalil Rountree Jr.
Oct 5, 2024
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Uppercuts)·R4 · 4:32
WJiří Procházka
Jun 29, 2024
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Head Kick)·R2 · 0:13
WJamahal Hill
Apr 13, 2024
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Ground Strikes)·R1 · 3:14
WJiří Procházka
Nov 11, 2023
UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira·Light Heavyweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook to Hammerfists & Elbows)·R2 · 4:08
WJan Błachowicz
Jul 29, 2023
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2·Light Heavyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
LIsrael Adesanya
Apr 8, 2023
UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Counter Right)·R2 · 4:21
WIsrael Adesanya
Nov 12, 2022
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Punches (Standing TKO))·R5 · 2:01
WSean Strickland
Jul 2, 2022
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook)·R1 · 2:36
WBruno Silva
Mar 12, 2022
UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WAndreas Michailidis
Nov 6, 2021
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Flying Knee)·R2 · 0:18
WThomas Powell
Nov 20, 2020
LFA 95: Pereira vs. Powell·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Left Hook)·R1 · 4:04
WMarcus Vinicius
May 21, 2016
Jungle Fight 87·Middleweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 4:28
WMarcelo Cruz
Jan 23, 2016
Jungle Fight 85·Middleweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 4:07
LQuemuel Ottoni
Oct 24, 2015
Jungle Fight 82·Middleweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 2:52