Alex Pereira Fight Record: How many defeats does “Poatan” have in his career? 

Find out all the details regarding the career of two-division champion Alex Pereira since he entered the UFC in 2021.

Alex Pereira Fight Record: How many defeats does “Poatan” have in his career? 

Alex Pereira has an impressive fight record (Image via Imago/X)

Brazilian fighter Alex “Poatan” Pereira has taken the UFC by storm after his debut in 2021. Pereira was born in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, on July 7, 1987. At the age of 16, he started his kickboxing training. With over two decades of experience, Poatan is a dangerous striker with a variety of knockout techniques. The left hook always finds a way through.

Alex Pereira won his first professional kickboxing fight in 2009. He went on to win the Glory middleweight championship in 2015. Pereira also won the Glory Light Heavyweight championship in 2017. Soon, he chose MMA as the next destination to conquer. Poatan made his UFC debut in 2021 and made an instant impact.

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He knocked out Andreas Michailidis in his debut and defeated Bruno Silva and Sean Strickland with ease. Since then, he has won middleweight and light heavyweight titles in the UFC. Poatan’s performance speaks for itself, as he remains among the best strikers in the UFC. Find out more details about the fight record and career of Alex Pereira.

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Alex Pereira’s MMA Fight Record

Total Fights14Knockouts10
Wins12Submissions0
Losses2Decision wins2
Draws0Title Fights6
No-contests0Title fight losses1

Pereira has a decent record of 12 wins and two losses in his MMA career. He has defeated contenders in the UFC, such as Sean Strickland and Bruno Silva. His first loss came against Quemuel Ottoni at Jungle Fight, where he was submitted via rear naked choke.

His second and most recent loss was against Adesanya at UFC 287, resulting in the loss of his middleweight title. After the loss, Poatan moved to the light heavyweight division. He defeated Jan Blachowicz via split decision at UFC 291 to become the No. 1 contender for the title.

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Alex Pereira (via X)

The Brazilian star won the title at UFC 295 after an intense fight against Jiri Prochazka following one of the greatest face-offs in history. In April of 2024, Pereira faced former champion Jamahal Hill for his first title defense. The dangerous striker brutally knocked Hill out in the first round.

Two months later, Pereira got the offer to headline UFC 303 on two weeks’ notice against Prochazka. The Brazilian superstar outclassed the Czech fighter and knocked him out in the second round. His most recent fight came against Khalil Rountree, where he brutalized his opponent and won via TKO at UFC 307.

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Alex Pereira’s Career and Highlights

Pereira has had an impressive career in different combat sports and different companies. He has multiple accolades in Glory Kickboxing, UFC, SUPERKOMBAT fighting championship, and many more. He became the first fighter to win two division titles in two sports. Not only that, no one has had quite a rise in the UFC like Poatan. Check out some of his career highlights.

Kickboxing Highlight

  • Pereira defeated Yousri Belgaroui for the Glory Kickboxing Middleweight Championship at the 2018 Glory 55 event at Madison Square Garden in New York.
  • The Brazilian star made four consecutive successful title defenses at Glory in the middleweight division.
  • Pereira moved up to fight Donegi Abena at Glory 68 for the interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship. Pereira won the fight by third-round knockout and became the first double champion in Glory history.
Alex Pereira beats Jiri Prochazka convincingly at UFC 303
Alex Pereira beats Jiri Prochazka convincingly (via X)

UFC Highlights

  • Pereira became the first in the middleweight division to defeat Israel Adesanya in the UFC.
  • He won the middleweight championship at UFC 281. He won the fight by TKO in the fifth round.
  • Pereira defeated Jiri Prochazka to win the light heavyweight title. Thus, he became the ninth fighter to win two division titles in UFC history.
  • The Brazilian superstar headlined two of the top five UFC live gates in history. UFC 300 and UFC 303 rank fourth and fifth on the all-time list.
  • In 2024, Poatan defended his light heavyweight three times and won all the fights via KO/TKO.
  • The Brazilian star has seven post-fight bonuses in his career (1 Fight of the Night and 6 Performance of the Night)