UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira /12 Nov 2022 · New York City, New York, USA /Middleweight
Israel Adesanya Israel Adesanya #11 · power puncher 2123 ± 140
Title fight
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Alex Pereira Alex Pereira #1 · power puncher 2281 ± 136
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Tale of the tape

Israel Adesanya Alex Pereira
Record12-13-0
Last fightwon vs Jared Cannonier (Decision - Unanimous, 2022-07-02)won vs Sean Strickland (KO/TKO, 2022-07-02)
CountryunknownBrazil
Height76"76"
Reach80"79"
Age33.335.4
StanceSwitchOrthodox
Weight classMiddleweightMiddleweight
Our rank#11#1
Style labelpower puncherpower puncher

Style profile

Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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Tale of the tape

Division percentile. The hover carries the raw numbers.
Israel Adesanya Alex Pereira

The numbers behind it

Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ± means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
MetricIsrael AdesanyaDivisionAlex PereiraDivision
Strikes landed
/15 min
52.3 ± 4.7
62nd percentile
49.257.4 ± 14.9
91st percentile
49.2
Strike avoidance
absorbed /15 min
54.3 ± 2.0
44th percentile
53.657.6 ± 2.6
16th percentile
53.6
Takedown attempts
/15 min
2.77 ± 1.84
2nd percentile
4.062.65 ± 2.36
1st percentile
4.06
Takedown defence
%
58 ± 9
68th percentile
5364 ± 21
97th percentile
53
Control time
s /15 min
167 ± 42
4th percentile
196181 ± 40
19th percentile
196
Striking defence
%
51 ± 2
69th percentile
5049 ± 3
17th percentile
50
Knockdowns
/15 min
0.72 ± 0.17
79th percentile
0.620.81 ± 0.35
90th percentile
0.62
Submission attempts
/15 min
0.46 ± 0.40
9th percentile
0.730.52 ± 0.33
16th percentile
0.73

Rating over time

After the fight

Alex Pereira by KO/TKO , round 5 at 2:01