Pereira vs Hill

Who won Pereira vs Hill?

Alex Pereira beat Jamahal Hill by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship.

Pereira vs Hill stats

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

Jamahal Hill made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Alex Pereira's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Jamahal Hill marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alex Pereira's UFC record stood at 8-1-0, while Jamahal Hill's came in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had an advantage in power over Hill, with a 78% knock out percentage over Hill's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Pereira and Hill would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Alex Pereira was the older man by 4 years, at 37 years old.

Pereira had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pereira was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 6 less professional rounds, 28 to Hill's 34.

Pereira vs Hill form

Pereira had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 opponents and going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against 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, United States.

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

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

Before that, he was victorious against Andreas Michailidis at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Thomas Powell at LFA 95 on 20th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Glover Teixeira at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had defeated Thiago Santos at UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Hill on 6th August 2022 by knockout in the 4th round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Johnny Walker at UFC Fight Night on 19th February 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Jimmy Crute at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had lost to Paul Craig at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Jamahal Hill had been fighting more than Alex Pereira.

Going to this contest, Alex Pereira had last fought 1 year, 8 months and 12 days ago, while Jamahal Hill's last outing had been 1 year, 6 months and 3 days ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Hill's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Hill?

Alex Pereira was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Jamahal Hill made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.