Alex Pereira

Alex “Poatan” Pereira is the Brazilian former Glory kickboxing champion who beat Israel Adesanya twice in kickboxing and then knocked him out at UFC 281 in 2022 to win the middleweight title. He moved up to win the light heavyweight title from Jiří Procházka in 2023, defended it three times in 2024, and became a two-time light heavyweight champion.

He set the record for the fewest fights needed to win UFC titles in two divisions and now competes at heavyweight. CagePotato covers his fights as they happen.

Alex Pereira fact file
Full nameAlex Sandro Silva Pereira
NicknamePoatan
Date of birth
Place of birthSão Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Organisations fought in
  • UFC
  • Glory
  • Jungle Fight
  • LFA
Accolades
  • UFC Middleweight Champion (2022)
  • Two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion (three title defences in first reign)
  • Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion (kickboxing)

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