Alex Pereira
“Poatan”
#3 HeavyweightRecord 13-4Brazil
Next fight
vs. Sergei Pavlovich — UFC 335, December 12, 2026
The style
Elite Kickboxer
Former two-division champion · Heavy hands · Heavyweight experiment
GrapplingStriking
Alex 'Poatan' Pereira is a 39-year-old Brazilian former two-division UFC champion who won back the light heavyweight title from Magomed Ankalaev in October 2025 before relinquishing it to move up to heavyweight. His heavyweight debut ended in a second-round knockout loss to new champion Ciryl Gane in June 2026, and he now looks to rebound against one of the division's hardest hitters in Sergei Pavlovich.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 13-4 |
| Age | 39 |
| Height | 6'4" |
| Reach | 79" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Brazil |
| Team | — |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
11 KO/TKO0 SUB2 DEC
How they lose
2 KO/TKO1 SUB1 DEC