Alexsandro Pereira aka Alex Pereira was born on July 7, 1987. He is a former kickboxer and a professional mixed martial artist from Brazil. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion and fights in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is the first and only fighter to have concurrently held Glory belts in the middleweight and light heavyweight weight classes in kickboxing.
Additionally, Pereira participated in events like SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and It's Showtime. He is currently rated #8 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings as of November 14, 2022. As of February 2021, Pereira was rated first in both the middleweight and light-heavyweight divisions of kickboxing.
| Name | Alexsandro Pereira |
| D.O.B | July 7, 1987 |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 84 kg |
| Occupation | Kickboxer, Mixed Martial Artist |
| Professional Debut | 2010 |
| Girlfriend | Not Known |
| Nicknames | Poatan |
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Pereira, who was raised in a slum, quit middle school at the age of 12 to start working at a tire store. He started drinking as a result of his coworkers’ influence, and he eventually developed alcoholism. He started practicing kickboxing in 2009 to overcome his addiction.
Pereira was the only guy to simultaneously hold both the Glory middleweight and light heavyweight belts in kickboxing. At a 2015 event dubbed Jungle Fight 82, Alex Pereira made the switch from kickboxing to mixed martial arts and lost the fight by submission.
Pereira, who previously competed in kickboxing, lost his professional mixed martial arts debut to Quemuel Ottoni [pt] via submission in 2015 at Jungle Fight 82. He proceeded in Jungle Fight, where he went on to win two fights in a row by KO and TKO over Marcelo Cruz and Marcus Vinicius Silveira. On August 10, 2018, Pereira declared he had signed a deal to compete against Diego Henrique da Silva in the Brazilian version of Dana White’s Contender Series. However, Glory refused to let Pereira compete, hence the fight was never held.
Pereira made his official debut against Thomas Powell on November 20, 2020, following reports that he had signed a deal with Legacy Fighting Alliance on October 22, 2020. He was knocked out in round one of the fight.
On November 5, 2021, at UFC 268 versus Andreas Michailidis, Alex “Poatan” Pereira made his octagon debut and triumphed via technical knockout in the second round. In this battle, he won the prize for best performance of the evening. Bruno Silva was the opponent for Pereira at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev, and Pereira prevailed by unanimous decision.
When Pereira faced Sean Strickland at UFC 276 on July 2, 2022, it was his third bout in the organization. Pereira defeated Strickland via first-round knockout. Together with a $10,000 bitcoin, he received a performance of the night bonus.
On November 12, 2022, at UFC 281, “Poatan,” defending his UFC middleweight title, against former champion Israel Adesanya. He won the contest through technical knockout in the first round. He won performance of the night honors at UFC 281.
Mixed martial arts
Kickboxing
Professional
Amateur
Awards
| 8 matches | 7 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 6 | 0 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| 40 matches | 33 wins | 7 losses |
| By knockout | 21 | 2 |
| By submission | 0 | 0 |
| By decision | 12 | 5 |
