Early 2024
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Light Heavyweight
9-2-0
12-1-0

Belts on The Line

UFC Light Heavyweight

The tape

36
Age
32
6' 4" / 194 cm
Height
6' 4" / 193 cm
79.9" / 203 cm
Reach
79.1" / 201 cm

Full record

KO 2SD 3KO 2KO 5KO 1
Form
UD 5KO 4KO 1KO 1KO 1
9
Wins
12
7
By KO
7
78
KO%
58
0
By Sub
0
0
SUB%
0
2
Losses
1
1
Stopped
1
1
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2015
Debut
2017
11
Bouts
14
25
Rounds
33
1 hours, 49 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 27 minutes

Current rankings @ Light Heavyweight

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UFC
1
-
Bellator
-
1
Tapology
2

Alex Pereira vs Jamahal Hill preview

When is Pereira vs Hill?

Alex Pereira could potentially fight Jamahal Hill, in Early 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 Hill 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.

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

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

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

Alex Pereira is the older man by 4 years, at 36 years old.

Pereira has 1-inch reach advantage.

Pereira is currently 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 has fought 8 less professional rounds, 25 to Hill's 33.

Pereira vs Hill 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.

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

In his last fight, he won against 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 won against 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 had defeated 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 beat 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 recent activity, Alex Pereira has been fighting more than Jamahal Hill.

Alex Pereira last fought 19 days ago, while Jamahal Hill's last outing was 10 months and 9 days ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 28 days, 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.

Hill's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 18 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Pereira vs Hill?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Pereira vs Hill yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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