Alex Pereira: record, fights and statistics
Alex Pereira (“Poatan”) is a heavyweight fighter from Brazil with a published career record of 13-4-0. StatsNext stores 13 UFC bouts for Alex Pereira (10-3). In the 3 fights stored since Mar 8, 2025, Alex Pereira is 1-2.
Profile
| Height | 6'4" |
|---|---|
| Reach | 79" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Heavyweight |
| Born | 1987 |
| Current UFC ranking | Light Heavyweight #3, Pound-for-Pound #10 (as of Oct 16, 2026) |
What are Alex Pereira's fighting stats?
Across 13 stored UFC bouts with statistics (139 minutes) through June 15, 2026, Alex Pereira lands 5.01 significant strikes per minute and absorbs 3.72, with 61.4% striking accuracy and 52.6% striking defense. Grappling: 0.11 takedowns per 15 minutes, 80.0% takedown defense, 0.22 submission attempts per 15 minutes. 10-3 in 13 stored UFC bouts, 8 of 10 wins inside the distance.
Alex Pereira: striking, grappling and finishes
| Statistic | UFC bouts |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed per minute | 5.01 |
| Significant strikes absorbed per minute | 3.72 |
| Significant striking accuracy | 61.4% |
| Significant striking defense | 52.6% |
| Knockdowns per 15 minutes | 0.75 |
| Takedowns per 15 minutes | 0.11 |
| Takedown accuracy | |
| Takedown defense | 80.0% |
| Submission attempts per 15 minutes | 0.22 |
| Control minutes per 15 minutes | 0.28 |
| Share of fight time in control | 1.9% |
| Bouts with statistics (minutes) | 13 (139.1) |
Significant strikes landed: 46.8% head, 25.8% body, 27.4% legs; 81.2% at distance, 10.3% in the clinch, 8.5% on the ground.
| Method | Wins | Losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 8 | 2 |
| Submission | 0 | 0 |
| Decision | 2 | 1 |
10-3 in the 13 stored UFC bouts since November 6, 2021, averaging 10.7 minutes. The published career record above can include bouts StatsNext does not store. Rates are per minute fought over the stored bouts. Absorbed strikes and defense count only bouts where the opponent’s statistics are published. Control time is published for bouts from 2019. UFC striking leaders · UFC grappling leaders
Wins and losses by method since Mar 8, 2025
- 1 win: 1 by ko/tko
- 2 losses: 1 by ko/tko, 1 by decision
Striking and grappling totals since Mar 8, 2025
| Measure | Total |
|---|---|
| Significant strikes landed | 116 of 215 (54.0%) |
| Significant strikes absorbed | 152 of 275 attempted by opponents |
| Knockdowns | 0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0 of 1 |
| Opponent takedowns | 0 of 15 (100.0% defended) |
| Submission attempts | 0 |
| Control time | 0:17 |
Totals over 3 of 3 stored fights with statistics for both fighters.
Fight history
| Date | Opponent (UFC record entering) | Result | Method | Round, time | Minutes | Weight class | Sig. strikes (absorbed) | Takedowns | Control |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2026 | Ciryl Gane (10-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 1:27 | 6.5 | Heavyweight (title) | 12 of 33 (54) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Oct 4, 2025 | Magomed Ankalaev (12-1-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 1:20 | 1.3 | Light Heavyweight (title) | 28 of 45 (4) | 0 of 0 | 0:17 |
| Mar 8, 2025 | Magomed Ankalaev (11-1-1) | Loss | Decision | R5 5:00 | 25 | Light Heavyweight (title) | 76 of 137 (94) | 0 of 1 | 0:00 |
| Oct 5, 2024 | Khalil Rountree Jr. (9-4) | Win | KO/TKO | R4 4:32 | 19.5 | Light Heavyweight (title) | 127 of 209 (61) | 0 of 0 | 0:02 |
| Jun 29, 2024 | Jiří Procházka (4-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 0:13 | 5.2 | Light Heavyweight (title) | 38 of 50 (7) | 0 of 0 | 0:03 |
| Apr 13, 2024 | Jamahal Hill (6-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 3:14 | 3.2 | Light Heavyweight (title) | 24 of 30 (12) | 0 of 0 | 0:07 |
| Nov 11, 2023 | Jiří Procházka (3-0) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 4:08 | 9.1 | Light Heavyweight (title) | 38 of 61 (30) | 0 of 0 | 0:08 |
| Jul 29, 2023 | Jan Blachowicz (12-6-1) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Light Heavyweight | 70 of 92 (52) | 0 of 0 | 0:06 |
| Apr 9, 2023 | Israel Adesanya (11-2) | Loss | KO/TKO | R2 4:21 | 9.4 | Middleweight (title) | 49 of 85 (41) | 0 of 0 | 0:00 |
| Nov 12, 2022 | Israel Adesanya (11-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R5 2:01 | 22 | Middleweight (title) | 91 of 157 (86) | 1 of 1 | 0:31 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | Sean Strickland (12-3) | Win | KO/TKO | R1 2:36 | 2.6 | Middleweight | 25 of 40 (15) | 0 of 0 | 0:03 |
| Mar 12, 2022 | Bruno Silva (3-0) | Win | Decision | R3 5:00 | 15 | Middleweight | 108 of 179 (59) | 0 of 0 | 1:17 |
| Nov 6, 2021 | Andreas Michailidis (1-1) | Win | KO/TKO | R2 0:18 | 5.3 | Middleweight | 11 of 18 (3) | 0 of 0 | 0:04 |
Opponent records entering a bout count the opponent's stored UFC bouts before that date; minutes are completed rounds x 5 plus the finish time (decisions: the scheduled length). Significant strikes: landed of attempted, with the opponent's landed in brackets.
How to read these numbers
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- Many regional fights have results but no statistics; figures state the bouts they cover.
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Research in StatsNext
- Alex Pereira in StatsNext: fighter research with striking and grappling over the last 3, last 5 or all bouts, outcomes, matchups and current fight markets
- UFC striking statistics — Light Heavyweight
- UFC grappling statistics — Light Heavyweight
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