Alex Pereira
| Alex Pereira | |
|---|---|
Pereira at UFC 300 in 2024 | |
| Born | Alex Sandro Silva Pereira 7 July 1987 São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil |
| Nickname | Poatan |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (193 cm) |
| Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight (MMA), (Kickboxing) (2015–2016, 2020–2023) Light heavyweight (MMA), (Kickboxing) (2023–present) Cruiserweight (Boxing) |
| Reach | 79 in (200 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | Danbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Team | Teixeira MMA & Fitness (2020–present) |
| Trainer | Vinicius Reviravolta, Glover Teixeira, Plinio Cruz |
| Rank | Black belt in kickboxing Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Plinio Cruz |
| Years active | 2010–2021 (kickboxing) 2015–present (MMA) |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 1 |
| Wins | 1 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 40 |
| Wins | 33 |
| By knockout | 21 |
| Losses | 7 |
| By knockout | 2 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 15 |
| Wins | 12 |
| By knockout | 10 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Notable relatives | Aline Pereira (sister) |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Last updated on: 6 October 2024 | |
Alex Sandro Silva Pereira (born 7 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and UFC Middleweight Champion. As of 11 March 2025, he is #1 in the UFC light heavyweight rankings and as of 10 June 2025, he is #9 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
He is the ninth fighter in UFC history to become champion in two different weight divisions and the first to become champion in both the middleweight and light heavyweight divisions of the organization. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory middleweight and light heavyweight champion, and is the first and only fighter to have held Glory titles in two weight classes simultaneously. Pereira also competed in promotions such as It's Showtime and SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship in kickboxing, and for Jungle Fight and Legacy Fighting Alliance in MMA. Pereira is the only known fighter to be a two-division world champion in MMA and kickboxing and is regarded as one of the greatest combat athletes of all time.
Pereira was ranked #1 in the kickboxing middleweight and light-heavyweight rankings in February 2021.