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Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira is the current UFC middleweight champion.
The 35-year-old Brazilian fighter made his octagon debut in November 2021 and, within a year, earned his middleweight title at UFC 281:Adesanya vs. Pereira on November 12, 2022. Pereira is currently on a four-win streak in his UFC career undefeated.
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For his last outing at UFC 281, Alex Pereira won his middleweight title from the former champion Israel Adesanya.
Israel Adesanya has shared his interest in fighting Alex Pereira again through his post-fight conference after UFC 281.
Alexsando Pereira was born on July 7, 1987 in a Favela. He dropped out of middle school and started working in a mechanic workshop at the age of 12.
Due to peer pressure, Pereira became an alcoholic very young. And later, to escape the addiction, he began taking kickboxing lessons in 2009.
In kickboxing, Pereira was a Glory middleweight and light heavyweight champion, which made him the only man to hold two Glory titles simultaneously.
Alex Pereira transitioned from kickboxing to mixed martial arts in 2015 at a promotion called Jungle Fight 82 and lost the bout via submission.
Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira made his octagon debut on November 5, 2021, at UFC 268 against Andreas Michailidis and won the fight via technical knockout in the second round. He earned a performance of the night award in this fight.
At UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev, Pereira faced Bruno Silva and won the fight unanimously.
For his third fight in the promotion, Pereira went against Sean Strickland at UFC 276 on July 2, 2022, and knocked out Strickland in the first round. He earned a performance of the night bonus along with a bitcoin worth $10,000.
‘Poatan’ for his UFC middleweight championship, fought the former champion Israel Adesanya on November 12, 2022, at UFC 281 and won the fight via technical knockout in the fight round. UFC 281 earned him a perfromance of the night award.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
| Win | 7–1 | Israel Adesanya | TKO (punches) | UFC 281 | November 12, 2022 | 5 | 2:01 | New York City, New York, United States |
| Win | 6–1 | Sean Strickland | KO (punches) | UFC 276 | July 2, 2022 | 1 | 2:36 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Win | 5–1 | Bruno Silva | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev | March 12, 2022 | 3 | 5:00 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Win | 4–1 | Andreas Michailidis | TKO (flying knee and punches) | UFC 268 | November 6, 2021 | 2 | 0:18 | New York City, New York, United States |
| Win | 3–1 | Thomas Powell | KO (punch) | LFA 95 | November 20, 2020 | 1 | 4:04 | Park City, Kansas, United States |
| Win | 2–1 | Marcus Vinicius da Silveira | TKO (punches) | Jungle Fight 87 | May 21, 2016 | 2 | 4:55 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Win | 1–1 | Marcelo Cruz | KO (punches) | Jungle Fight 85 | January 23, 2016 | 1 | 4:07 | São Paulo, Brazil |
| Loss | 0–1 | Quemuel Ottoni | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Jungle Fight 82 | October 24, 2015 | 3 | 2:52 | São Paulo, Brazil |
Alex Pereira’s title fight against Israel Adesanya remains one of the most popular events in Pereira’s career. His knockout win gained him the UFC middleweight championship, along with other performance of the night bonuses.
For his third UFC bout, Alex Pereira went against Sean Strickland and won via knockout at UFC 276 on July 2, 2022. He earned a performance of the night award for his show at UFC 276.
‘Poatan’ for his UFC debut at UFC 268, fought against Andreas Michailidis and knocked out Michailidis with a flying knee and punches. This fight earned him a lot of attention around the globe, and he also made a performance of the night bonus.
Alex Pereira has had four fights (including UFC 281) in the UFC.
According to Portuguese, ‘Poatan’ refers to ‘stone hand.’ He got his name way back while fighting in the Glory kickboxing championship.
Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira is currently the UFC middleweight champion.
Last updated on November 15, 2022.
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