Alex Pereira

Alex 'Poatan' Pereira is a former UFC light heavyweight and middleweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). His first appearance in the UFC took place at the UFC 268 event, where he won against Andreas Michailidis via technical knockout.

As of April 2025, Pereira is the #1 ranked light heavyweight in the UFC.

Alex Pereira Personal Information

Name	Alex Sandro Silva Pereira
Age	38
DOB	July 7, 1987
Nationality	Brazilian
Mother Name	Maria Zilma
Profession	MMA Fighter
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)—light heavyweight

Alex Pereira's Early Life

Alexsando Pereira was born on July 7, 1987, in Favela. He dropped out of middle school and started working in a mechanic workshop of 12. Due to peer pressure, Pereira became an alcoholic very young. 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 Pereira's Kids

Alex Pereira is a proud father of two kids. He has two sons named Alessandro Vidal Silva and Lohan Vidal Silva.

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Alex Pereira's Social Media

Alex Pereira has social media accounts on Instagram and X (formerly known as Twitter). Poatan’s Instagram page is filled with posts of his training montages, fight promotions, physique updates, prank videos, and family. The former two-division champion boasts a follower count of over 6.8 million on Instagram and over 299.4K on X.

Alex Pereira's MMA Record

Alex Pereira has a professional MMA record of 12 wins and 3 losses (12-3-0) as of April 2025. He first started his career in MMA back in 2015, when he transitioned from kickboxing. He originally had mixed fortunes but eventually improved in Jungle Fight, winning twice.

Pereira made his debut at UFC 268 in November 2021, defeating Andreas Michailidis by TKO and receiving a Performance of the Night bonus. He extended his winning streak by beating Bruno Silva by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 203.

In 2022, Pereira defeated Sean Strickland at UFC 276 by first-round knockout, collecting several performance bonuses. He then fought Israel Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 281 in November 2022, defeating him via fifth-round TKO but losing the title in a rematch at UFC 287 in April 2023.

Pereira then crossed over to the Light Heavyweight division and earned a split decision victory over Jan Błachowicz at UFC 291. He competed for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship, which was vacant, against Jiří Procházka at UFC 295 in November 2023 and became the new champion through a TKO in round 2. He then successfully defended the title against Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 on April 13, 2024. Pereira again faced Prochazka at UFC 303 and defended the title through a head-kick KO. His third title defense was against Khalil Rountree Jr. Pereira lost his championship to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313.

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Alex Pereira's Losses

Alex Pereira has only had 3 losses throughout his MMA career up to April 2025. His first defeat came in his professional mixed martial arts debut in 2015 at Jungle Fight 82 when he fought Quemuel Ottoni and lost the bout by submission.

His second career loss was in the rematch with Israel Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 287 on April 8, 2023. After having an even first round, Pereira lost the fight by knockout in the last minute of the second round, bringing an end to his middleweight championship reign.

Pereira's most recent loss was against Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313. The Brazilian knockout specialist lost this fight by a unanimous decision.

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Alex Pereira's Cars

Alex Pereira was a proud Chevrolet Corvette (C8) supercar owner before upgrading to a blue Lamborghini Huracan Performante.