Pereira vs Rountree Jr.

When is Pereira vs Rountree Jr.?

Alex Pereira will take on Khalil Rountree in the main event of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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

This contest is for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship.

Pereira vs Rountree Jr. stats

Alex Pereira steps 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.

Khalil Rountree will make his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

This will be Alex Pereira's 9th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021.

Alex Pereira's UFC record currently stands at 8-1-0, while Khalil Rountree's comes in at 9-5-0.

The stats suggest Pereira has an advantage in power over Rountree, with a 82% knock out percentage over Rountree's 69%.

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

Alex Pereira is the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Pereira has a height advantage of 3 inches over Rountree. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Pereira is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 4 months later than Rountree, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 9 less professional rounds, 28 to Rountree's 37.

Pereira vs Rountree Jr. 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.

Rountree has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4opponents and going the distance once.

In his last fight, he beat Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Daukaus at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Karl Roberson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alex Pereira has been fighting more than Khalil Rountree.

Alex Pereira last fought 2 months and 14 days ago, while Khalil Rountree's last outing was 9 months and 3 days ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years and 8 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Pereira vs Rountree Jr.?

Alex Pereira is currently 11/50 (-450) to win the clash outright, while you can get 17/5 (+340) on Khalil Rountree if you fancy the big upset.

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