Jones vs Pereira

When is Jones vs Pereira?

Jon Jones could potentially take on Alex Pereira, in Late 2024.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 265 pounds (18.9 stone or 120.2 KG).

Jones vs Pereira stats

Jon Jones would step into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Alex Pereira would make his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Pereira would have a massive power advantage over Jones, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Jones' 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Jones would have a large advantage over Pereira, boasting a 26% submission rate over Pereira's 0%.

Jon Jones is the same age as Alex Pereira, at 37 years old.

Jones has a 5-inch reach advantage.

Jones is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 6 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 55 more professional rounds, 83 to Pereira's 28.

Jones vs Pereira form

Jones has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Ciryl Gane at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by submission in the 1st round in their UFC Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Dominick Reyes at UFC 247 on 8th February 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Thiago Santos at UFC 239 on 6th July 2019 by split decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Anthony Smith at UFC 235 on 2nd March 2019 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Alexander Gustafsson at UFC 232 on 29th December 2018 by knockout in the 3rd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at The Forum, Inglewood.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had won against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had lost to 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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alex Pereira has been fighting more than Jon Jones.

Jon Jones last fought 1 year, 4 months and 22 days ago, while Alex Pereira's last outing was 27 days ago.

Jones' last 5 fights have come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Jones vs Pereira?

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