Strickland vs Pereira

Who won Strickland vs Pereira?

Alex Pereira beat Sean Strickland by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 276, on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Strickland vs Pereira stats

Sean Strickland stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alex Pereira made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Sean Strickland's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Alex Pereira marked his 9th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 16-6-0, while Alex Pereira's came in at 8-1-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had a massive power advantage over Strickland, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Strickland's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Strickland had an advantage over Pereira, with a 16% submission rate over Pereira's 0%.

Sean Strickland was the younger man by 4 years, at 33 years old.

Pereira had a height advantage of 3 inches over Strickland. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Strickland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 7 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 66 more professional rounds, 94 to Pereira's 28.

Activity check

Strickland's last 4 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Pereira's last 3 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 2 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Strickland vs Pereira?

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