Adesanya vs Pereira III

When is Adesanya vs Pereira III?

Israel Adesanya could potentially take on Alex Pereira, in Late 2023.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Adesanya vs Pereira III stats

Israel Adesanya would step into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Alex Pereira would make his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 6 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Pereira would have an advantage in power over Adesanya, with a 86% knock out percentage over Adesanya's 67%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Adesanya and Pereira would be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Israel Adesanya is the younger man by 2 years, at 33 years old.

Adesanya is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 17 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years and 7 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 51 more professional rounds, 71 to Pereira's 20.

Adesanya vs Pereira III form

Adesanya has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he defeated Alex Pereira at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beat Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

He had won against Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Pereira has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had beat Israel Adesanya at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Sean Strickland at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Andreas Michailidis at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alex Pereira has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Israel Adesanya last fought 1 month and 24 days ago, while Alex Pereira's last outing was 1 month and 24 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 6 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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