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Alex Pereira "Poatan"

Active #3 heavyweight · age 38 · Orthodox · 6'4" 193 cm · 205 lb 93 kg · reach 79" 201 cm
At a glance
  • 5 successful title defenses
  • Performance of the Night in last fight
  • 80% of wins by KO/TKO
  • 30% of wins finished in round 1
Elo rating
1655
Global Elo 1706 ±39
Rank
#3
top 5% of division
UFC record
10-3-0
KO 8 · Sub 0 · Dec 2
Streak
-1
Δ90d -24 · Δ1y -1
Last fight
Jun 14, 2026
Loss by KO · R2
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 19m
Avg fight time
10:42
Title fights
6-3
Bonuses
3
Fights per year
2.8
Since last fight
6d

Honest Elo history

13 fights · tap & drag
Nov 6, 2021 — W vs Andreas Michailidis Δ+33Mar 12, 2022 — W vs Bruno Silva Δ+33Jul 2, 2022 — W vs Sean Strickland Δ+43Nov 12, 2022 — W vs Israel Adesanya Δ+59Apr 8, 2023 — L vs Israel Adesanya Δ-34Jul 29, 2023 — W vs Jan Blachowicz Δ+17Nov 11, 2023 — W vs Jiri Prochazka Δ+22Apr 13, 2024 — W vs Jamahal Hill Δ+21Jun 29, 2024 — W vs Jiri Prochazka Δ+19Oct 5, 2024 — W vs Khalil Rountree Jr. Δ+15Mar 8, 2025 — L vs Magomed Ankalaev Δ-22Oct 4, 2025 — W vs Magomed Ankalaev Δ+24Jun 14, 2026 — L vs Ciryl Gane Δ-24 145015001550160016501700 20222023202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":369,"elo":1482,"date":"2021-11-06","opp":"Andreas Michailidis","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":144,"y":327.6,"elo":1514,"date":"2022-03-12","opp":"Bruno Silva","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":191.9,"y":272,"elo":1558,"date":"2022-07-02","opp":"Sean Strickland","result":"W","delta":43},{"i":3,"x":248.9,"y":196.6,"elo":1617,"date":"2022-11-12","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"W","delta":59},{"i":4,"x":311.9,"y":239.8,"elo":1583,"date":"2023-04-08","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"L","delta":-34},{"i":5,"x":359.8,"y":218,"elo":1600,"date":"2023-07-29","opp":"Jan Blachowicz","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":6,"x":404.8,"y":189.5,"elo":1622,"date":"2023-11-11","opp":"Jiri Prochazka","result":"W","delta":22},{"i":7,"x":470.8,"y":162.6,"elo":1643,"date":"2024-04-13","opp":"Jamahal Hill","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":8,"x":503.8,"y":138.3,"elo":1662,"date":"2024-06-29","opp":"Jiri Prochazka","result":"W","delta":19},{"i":9,"x":545.7,"y":118.7,"elo":1678,"date":"2024-10-05","opp":"Khalil Rountree Jr.","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":10,"x":611.7,"y":146.7,"elo":1656,"date":"2025-03-08","opp":"Magomed Ankalaev","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":11,"x":701.6,"y":116.5,"elo":1679,"date":"2025-10-04","opp":"Magomed Ankalaev","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":12,"x":810,"y":147.9,"elo":1655,"date":"2026-06-14","opp":"Ciryl Gane","result":"L","delta":-24}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jun 14, 2026 Ciryl Gane L -24
Oct 4, 2025 Magomed Ankalaev W +24
Mar 8, 2025 Magomed Ankalaev L -22
Oct 5, 2024 Khalil Rountree Jr. W +15
Jun 29, 2024 Jiri Prochazka W +19

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
80%
8 / 10
Finish rate
KO
8
80% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
2
20% of wins
KO: 8 (80%) 8 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 2 (20%) 2
Finishes by round
8 total
R1
3 38%
R2
3 38%
R3
R4
1 13%
R5
1 13%

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 697 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
47% Head
  • Head 47%
  • Body 26%
  • Leg 27%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
81% Distance
  • Distance 81%
  • Clinch 10%
  • Ground 8%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
67%
of losses by finish
2 of 3 · usually R2
2 KO/TKO 0 Sub 1 Dec Never submitted

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1669
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
7
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Israel Adesanya
Elo 1765 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.3
+3.7 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 13 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1496
1708
Notable wins
Israel Adesanya 1765 Magomed Ankalaev 1716 Sean Strickland 1677 Jan Blachowicz 1657 Jamahal Hill 1643 Jiri Prochazka ×2 1640

Top heavyweight

See full rankings →
Ciryl Gane IC
#1 · Elo 1691
Alexander Volkov
#2 · Elo 1656
Tom Aspinall C
#4 · Elo 1654
Sergei Pavlovich
#5 · Elo 1619
Josh Hokit
#6 · Elo 1613
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Alex Pereira on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.