Alex Pereira

"Poatan"

13-4-0#3Light Heavyweight #10Men's Pound-for-Pound★ 7bonuses

BrazilLast 5

Amateur kickboxing 2-1Boxing 1-0Kickboxing 26-7

Last fight: Loss vs Ciryl Gane · TKO · Jun 14, 2026

13-4-0 · 11 finishes · Full stats →

NEXT FIGHT

vs Sergei Pavlovich

UFCUFC 335: Oliveira vs Lopes·Saturday, December 12, 2026

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Alex Pereira holds a professional MMA record of 13-4-0. Pereira has won 13 fights: 11 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, 2 by decision. Of 4 career losses, 2 came by KO/TKO and 1 by submission. In the UFC, Pereira lands 5.01 significant strikes per minute with 61% accuracy and averages 0.11 takedowns per 15 minutes. Pereira also has 33 recorded Kickboxing bouts. Pereira also has 1 recorded Boxing bout. Most recent fight: June 14, 2026. Tracked organizations: UFC.

Profile

Height: 6'4"193 cm
Weight: 251 lbs114 kg
Reach: 79"201 cm
Stance: Orthodox
DOB: Jul 7, 1987
Age: 39
Nationality: Brazil
Birthplace: São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil

Upcoming

UFCUFC 335: Oliveira vs LopesDec 12, 2026
vs Sergei PavlovichHeavyweight

Latest on Alex Pereira

Career history

LOSS
vs Ciryl GaneTitle bout
UFC Freedom 250· Jun 14, 2026· Heavyweight· 13-4 vs 14-2
TKO
R2 · 1:27
WIN
vs Magomed Ankalaev×6Title bout · Title win #6
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs Pereira 2· Oct 4, 2025· Light Heavyweight· 13-3 vs 21-2-1
TKO
R1 · 1:20
POTN
LOSS
vs Magomed AnkalaevTitle bout
UFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev· Mar 8, 2025· Light Heavyweight· 12-3 vs 21-1-1
UD
R5 · 5:00
WIN
vs Khalil Rountree Jr.×5Title bout · Title win #5
UFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.· Oct 5, 2024· Light Heavyweight· 12-2 vs 13-6
TKO
R4 · 4:32
FOTN
WIN
vs Jiri Prochazka×4Title bout · Title win #4
UFC 303: Pereira vs Procházka 2· Jun 29, 2024· Light Heavyweight· 11-2 vs 30-5-1
TKO
R2 · 0:13
POTN
WIN
vs Jamahal Hill×3Title bout · Title win #3
UFC 300: Pereira vs Hill· Apr 13, 2024· Light Heavyweight· 10-2 vs 12-2
TKO
R1 · 3:14
WIN
vs Jiri Prochazka×2Title bout · Title win #2
UFC 295: Procházka vs Pereira· Nov 11, 2023· Light Heavyweight· 9-2 vs 29-4-1
TKO
R2 · 4:08
POTN
WIN
vs Jan Blachowicz
UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2· Jul 29, 2023· Light Heavyweight· 8-2 vs 29-10-1
SD
R3 · 5:00
LOSS
vs Israel AdesanyaTitle bout
UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2· Apr 8, 2023· Middleweight· 7-2 vs 24-2
TKO
R2 · 4:21
WIN
vs Israel Adesanya×1Title bout · Title win #1
UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira· Nov 12, 2022· Middleweight· 7-1 vs 23-2
TKO
R5 · 2:01
POTN
WIN
vs Sean Strickland
UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier· Jul 2, 2022· Middleweight· 6-1 vs 25-4
TKO
R1 · 2:36
POTN
WIN
vs Bruno Silva
UFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev· Mar 12, 2022· Middleweight· 5-1 vs 22-7
UD
R3 · 5:00
WIN
vs Andreas Michailidis
UFC 268: Usman vs Covington 2· Nov 6, 2021· Middleweight· 4-1 vs 13-5
TKO
R2 · 0:18
POTN
WIN
vs Thomas Powell
LFA 95: Pereira vs. Powell· Nov 20, 2020· Middleweight· 3-1 vs 4-5
TKO
R1 · 4:04
WIN
vs Marcus Vinicius
Jungle Fight 87· May 21, 2016· Middleweight· 2-1 vs 6-1
TKO
R2 · 4:28
WIN
vs Marcelo Cruz
Jungle Fight 85· Jan 23, 2016· Middleweight· 1-1 vs 8-8
TKO
R1 · 4:07
LOSS
vs Quemuel Ottoni
Jungle Fight 82· Oct 24, 2015· Middleweight· 0-1 vs 4-0
SUB
R3 · 2:52

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

LOSS
vs Artem Vakhitov
Glory 78· Sep 4, 2021· 26-7
MD
WIN
vs Artem Vakhitov
Glory 77· Jan 30, 2021· Light Heavyweight· 26-6
SD
WIN
vs Ertugrul Bayrak
Glory 74: Collision 2· Dec 21, 2019· Middleweight· 25-6
TKO
R1 · 3:00
WIN
vs Donegi Abena
Glory 68: Miami· Sep 28, 2019· Light Heavyweight· 24-6
TKO
R3 · 2:08
WIN
vs Jason Wilnis
Glory 65: Utrecht· May 17, 2019· Middleweight· 23-6
TKO
R1 · 1:31
WIN
vs Simon Marcus
Glory 58: Chicago· Sep 14, 2018· Middleweight· 22-6
UD
WIN
vs Yousri Belgaroui
Glory 55: New York· Jul 20, 2018· Middleweight· 21-6
TKO
R1 · 2:28
WIN
vs Yousri Belgaroui
Glory 49: Rotterdam· Dec 9, 2017· 20-6
TKO
R3 · 1:54
WIN
vs Simon Marcus
Glory 46: China· Oct 14, 2017· 19-6
UD
WIN
vs Maycon Silva
WGP Kickboxing 40· Sep 16, 2017· 18-6
TKO
R2 · 2:00
LOSS
vs Yousri Belgaroui
Glory 40: Copenhagen· Apr 29, 2017· 17-6
UD
WIN
vs Burim Rama
Glory 40: Copenhagen· Apr 29, 2017· 17-5
TKO
R3 · 1:42
WIN
vs Israel Adesanya
Glory Of Heroes 15· Mar 4, 2017· Middleweight· 16-5
TKO
R3
LOSS
vs Artur Kyshenko
Kunlun Fight 48· Jul 31, 2016· Middleweight· 15-5
TKO
R2
WIN
vs Antonio Dos Santos
WGP Kickboxing 30· May 8, 2016· 15-4
TKO
R4 · 1:29
WIN
vs Israel Adesanya
Glory Of Heroes 1· Apr 2, 2016· Middleweight· 14-4
UD
WIN
vs Cesar Almeida
WGP Kickboxing 25· Jul 25, 2015· 13-4
DEC
LOSS
vs Jason Wilnis
Glory 20: Dubai· Apr 3, 2015· 12-4
UD
WIN
vs Ivan Galaz
WGP Kickboxing 24· Dec 20, 2014· 12-3
TKO
R2
WIN
vs Robert Thomas
WGP Kickboxing 22· Sep 27, 2014· 11-3
UD
LOSS
vs Artem Levin
Glory 17: Los Angeles· Jun 21, 2014· Middleweight· 10-3
UD
WIN
vs Aleksandr Dmitrenko
WGP Kickboxing 19· Apr 26, 2014· 10-2
DEC
WIN
vs Sahak Parparyan
Glory 14: Zagreb· Mar 8, 2014· Middleweight· 9-2
MD
WIN
vs Dustin Jacoby
Glory 14: Zagreb· Mar 8, 2014· Middleweight· 8-2
TKO
R1 · 2:00
WIN
vs Camilo Ferraz
WGP Kickboxing 17· Dec 21, 2013· 7-2
TKO
R1
LOSS
vs Cesar Almeida
WGP Kickboxing 17· Dec 21, 2013· 6-2
DEC
WIN
vs Matías Adaro×2Title bout · Title win #2
WGP Kickboxing 15· Aug 24, 2013· 6-1
TKO
R2
WIN
vs Cesar Almeida
WGP Kickboxing 12· Mar 23, 2013· 5-1
UD
LOSS
vs Jason Wilnis
It's Showtime 60· Nov 10, 2012· 4-1
TKO
R2
WIN
vs Felipe Micheletti
WGP Kickboxing 11· Sep 16, 2012· 4-0
UD
WIN
vs Fabio Alberto Cordovil
WGP Kickboxing 9· Jul 7, 2012· 3-0
TKO
R1
WIN
vs Clei Silva×1Title bout · Title win #1
WGP Kickboxing 9· Jul 7, 2012· 2-0
DEC
WIN
vs Clei Silva×1Title bout · Title win #1
Jungle Fight 37· Mar 31, 2012· 1-0
UD

Title bout· ×N = title win number N in that promotion

Background

Credentials, amateur pedigree and camp

BaseKickboxing

2024Black belt · BJJ · Plinio Cruz
2023GLORY Hall of Fame inductee
2021GLORY Light Heavyweight Championship · GLORY
2019GLORY Interim Light Heavyweight Championship · GLORY
2017GLORY Middleweight Championship · GLORY
2015WGP Middleweight (-85 kg) Championship · WGP Kickboxing
2013WAKO Pro Pan-American K-1 Championship (-85 kg) · WAKO Pro
2012WGP -85 kg Championship · WGP Kickboxing
2012Jungle Fight Middleweight Championship · Jungle Fight
AGE 21Started in Kickboxing

Camp

Teixeira MMA & Fitness · Bethel, Connecticut, United States
Academia do Mestre Belocqua Wera · Brazil Former

Coaches

Glover Teixeira · Head coach
Plinio Cruz · Grappling coach
Vinicius Reviravolta · Head coach
Belocqua Wera · Striking coach

Fight DNA

Knockout Artist

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (19 fighters)

One-Shot Power

100 · best in division

Sniper

99 · top 5% in division

Iron Chin

96 · top 11% in division

Punch power100

Kick power98

Punch speed96

Kick speed96

Accuracy99

Takedowns84

Ground striking90

Submissions84

Chin96

Body strength92

Cardio93

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

By the numbers

Pro MMARecord: 13-4-0 · Source: UFCalendar

Striking

Strikes landed5.01per min

61% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.72per min

53% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed0.11per 15 min

50% success

Takedowns stuffed80%

Submission attempts0.2per 15 min

UFC careerRecord: 10-3-0 · Source: UFCStats.com

Striking

Strikes landed5.01per min

61% accuracy

Strikes absorbed3.72per min

53% avoided

Grappling

Takedowns landed0.11per 15 min

50% success

Takedowns stuffed80%

Submission attempts0.2per 15 min

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Where they rank

All-time boards where Alex Pereira sits in the top 25.

All MMA

UFC

Bonus résumé

Alex Pereira has won 7 UFC post-fight bonuses. Estimated bonus earnings: $350,000.

★ Fight of the Night ×1★ Performance of the Night ×6

Estimates use each era's real amount: $50,000 from 2012, $100,000 from UFC 324, plus $25,000 finish incentives.

All-time bonus leaders →

Light Heavyweight top 5

Recent & upcoming opponents

Salary & career earnings

Disclosed purses, reported paydays and what we estimate Alex Pereira earns per fight.

Alex Pereira's salary & career earnings →

Official UFC Ranking

Alex Pereira's standing in the official UFC rankings, tracked since 2013.

Current: #3 Light Heavyweight#10 Men's Pound-for-Pound
Meta rank: #1 Light Heavyweight#3 Heavyweight
Peak: Champion Middleweight
First ranked: Jul 4, 2022
Times ranked: 188

Men's Pound-for-Pound

Middleweight

Light Heavyweight

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UFCalendar Power Index rating

Current: 1909▼61
Peak: 1970Oct 4, 2025
Rated fights: 17

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Frequently asked questions

When does Alex Pereira fight next?

Alex Pereira fights Sergei Pavlovich on Saturday, December 12, 2026 at UFC 335: Oliveira vs Lopes.

What is Alex Pereira's record?

Alex Pereira's professional MMA record is 13-4-0.

Who is Alex Pereira fighting next?

Alex Pereira's next opponent is Sergei Pavlovich at UFC 335: Oliveira vs Lopes.

Who did Alex Pereira fight last?

Alex Pereira most recently fought Ciryl Gane at UFC Freedom 250 on Sunday, June 14, 2026, LOSS (TKO).

What weight class does Alex Pereira fight in?

Alex Pereira fights at Heavyweight.

Is Alex Pereira ranked in the UFC?

Alex Pereira is currently ranked #3 in the UFC Light Heavyweight division.

How many knockouts does Alex Pereira have?

Alex Pereira has 11 wins by KO/TKO and 0 wins by submission.

How many UFC bonuses has Alex Pereira won?

Alex Pereira has won 7 UFC post-fight bonuses: 1× Fight of the Night, 6× Performance of the Night.

How tall is Alex Pereira?

Alex Pereira is 6'4" (193 cm) tall.

How much does Alex Pereira weigh?

Alex Pereira weighs 251 lbs (114 kg).

What is Alex Pereira's reach?

Alex Pereira has a reach of 79" (201 cm).

How old is Alex Pereira?

Alex Pereira is 39 years old (born Jul 7, 1987).

Where is Alex Pereira from?

Alex Pereira is from Brazil.

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CAREER SUMMARY