Pereira vs Blachowicz II

When is Pereira vs Blachowicz II?

Alex Pereira could potentially take on Jan Blachowicz, in Autumn/Fall 2024.

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

Pereira vs Blachowicz II stats

Alex Pereira would step into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jan Blachowicz would make his way to the cage with a record of 29 wins, 10 losses and 1 draw, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

The stats suggest Pereira would have a massive power advantage over Blachowicz, boasting a 82% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 31%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Blachowicz would have a massive advantage over Pereira, boasting a 31% submission rate over Pereira's 0%.

Alex Pereira is the younger man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Pereira has a height advantage of 2 inches over Blachowicz. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pereira is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 8 years and 7 months later than Blachowicz, whose first professional fight was in 2007. He has fought 67 less professional rounds, 28 to Blachowicz's 95.

Pereira vs Blachowicz II 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 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 beaten 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 had defeated 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 was victorious 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.

Blachowicz has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

Previous to that, he had drawn with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

He had beaten Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alex Pereira has been fighting more than Jan Blachowicz.

Alex Pereira last fought 27 days ago, while Jan Blachowicz's last outing was 11 months and 27 days ago.

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.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 4 months and 20 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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