Pereira vs Potieria

When is Pereira vs Potieria?

Michel Pereira will fight Ihor Potieria during the main card of UFC 301, on Saturday 4th May 2024 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Pereira vs Potieria stats

Michel Pereira steps into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Ihor Potieria will make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Michel Pereira's UFC record currently stands at 8-2-0, while Ihor Potieria's comes in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggest Potieria has a slight advantage in power over Pereira, with a 45% knock out percentage over Pereira's 37%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Potieria will have a slight advantage over Pereira, with a 30% submission rate over Pereira's 27%.

Michel Pereira is the older man by 3 years, at 30 years old.

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

Pereira is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 16 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 12 years and 4 months later than Potieria, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 56 more professional rounds, 96 to Potieria's 40.

Pereira vs Potieria form

Pereira 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 Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andre Petroski at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Andre Fialho at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had won against Niko Price at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

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

In his last fight, he defeated Robert Bryczek at UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer on 10th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Rodolfo Bellato at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Moody Center, Austin.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Carlos Ulberg at UFC Fight Night – Rozenstruik vs. Almeida on 13th May 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Spectrum Center, Charlotte.

Before that, he had defeated Mauricio Rua at UFC 283 on 21st January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had been defeated by Nick Negumereanu at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Ihor Potieria has been fighting more than Michel Pereira.

Michel Pereira last fought 1 month and 17 days ago, while Ihor Potieria's last outing was 2 months and 16 days ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Potieria's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Pereira vs Potieria?

Michel Pereira is currently 6/25 (-420) to win the bout outright, while you can get 3/1 (+300) on Ihor Potieria if you fancy the big upset.

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