Bookmakers made Israel Adesanya a favourite against Alex Pereira when they square off in their contest on Saturday 8th April 2023 at UFC 287.
He is currently 16/25 (-160) to win the contest outright, while you can get 5/4 (+130) on Alex Pereira if you fancy the small upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 58% chance of Adesanya winning while giving Pereira a 42% chance.
Adesanya opened as the favourite at 31/50 (-160).
Pereira opened at 13/10 (+130) which has got wider by -19/20 (+110).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 185 pounds (12.95 stones or 84.09 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
This contest is for the UFC middleweight championship.
Full UFC 287 Odds
Main Events
Israel Adesanya is currently 16/25 (-160) to beat Alex Pereira, while Pereira is currently 5/4 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Gilbert Burns is made a favourite at 2/11 (-560) to come out the victor in a fight against Jorge Masvidal, while Masvidal is currently 19/5 (+380) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Main Card
Adrian Yanez sits at 4/7 (-180) to win against Rob Font, while Font is currently 11/8 (+140) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Raul Rosas Jr. is marked at 13/25 (-190) to be victorious against Christian Rodriguez, while Rodriguez is currently 31/20 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Kevin Holland is currently 7/20 (-290) to defeat Santiago Ponzinibbio, while Ponzinibbio is currently 43/20 (+220) to win if you fancy the upset.
Prelims
Lupita Godinez is made a favourite at 2/7 (-340) to beat Cynthia Calvillo, while Calvillo is currently 13/5 (+260) to win if you fancy the upset.
Luana Pinheiro sits at 8/15 (-190) to come out the victor in a fight against Michelle Waterson, while Waterson is currently 7/5 (+140) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Ignacio Bahamondes is marked at 2/5 (-250) to win against Nikolas Motta, while Motta is currently 39/20 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Chris Curtis is currently 3/5 (-170) to be victorious against Kelvin Gastelum, while Gastelum is currently 13/10 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Joseph Pyfer is made a favourite at 12/25 (-210) to defeat Gerald Meerschaert, while Meerschaert is currently 13/8 (+160) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Michael Chiesa sits at 16/25 (-160) to beat Jingliang Li, while Li is currently 5/4 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Jaqueline Amorim is marked at 7/20 (-290) to come out the victor in a fight against Sam Hughes, while Hughes is currently 43/20 (+220) to win if you fancy the upset.
Chase Sherman is currently 2/5 (-250) to win against Chris Barnett, while Barnett is currently 2/1 (+200) to win if you fancy the upset.
Pereira vs Adesanya II Head To Head
Alex Pereira steps into the octagon with a record of 7 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.
Israel Adesanya will make his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, with 15 of those wins by knock out.
The stats suggest Pereira has a large advantage in power over Adesanya, boasting at 86% knock out percentage over Adesanya's 65%.
Alex Pereira is the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.
Pereira is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 17 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 year and 7 months later than Adesanya, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 51 less professional rounds, 18 to Adesanya's 69.
Pereira vs Adesanya II betting form
Pereira has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4 of them, going to the judges once.
In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 beat 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 had won 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 beat Thomas Powell at LFA 95 on 20th November 2020 by knockout in the 1st round at Hartman Arena, Park City.
Israel Adesanya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he Alex Pereira 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 defeated Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had won against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.
Before that, he had defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.
He had been beaten by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Israel Adesanya has been fighting more than Alex Pereira.
Alex Pereira last fought 4 months and 10 days ago, while Israel Adesanya's last outing was 4 months and 10 days ago.
Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.
Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.
