Pereira vs Adesanya III

When is Pereira vs Adesanya III?

Alex Pereira could potentially face the challenge of Israel Adesanya, in Summer 2024.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Pereira vs Adesanya III stats

Alex Pereira would step into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Israel Adesanya would make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, with 16 of those wins by knock out.

The stats suggest Pereira would have an advantage in power over Adesanya, with a 78% knock out percentage over Adesanya's 67%.

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

Alex Pereira is the older man by 2 years, at 36 years old.

Pereira is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 16 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 year and 7 months later than Adesanya, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 51 less professional rounds, 25 to Adesanya's 76.

Pereira vs Adesanya III form

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

In his last fight, he won 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, United States.

Previous to 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.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by 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.

Before 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.

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

Adesanya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had won against 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.

Going into that contest, he had lost to 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.

Before that, 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Alex Pereira last fought 22 days ago, while Israel Adesanya's last outing was 2 months and 24 days ago.

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

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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