UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 /8 Apr 2023 · Miami, Florida, USA /Middleweight
Alex Pereira Alex Pereira #1 · power puncher 2281 ± 136
Title fight
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Israel Adesanya Israel Adesanya #11 · power puncher 2123 ± 140
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Tale of the tape

Alex Pereira Israel Adesanya
Record4-012-2
Last fightwon vs Israel Adesanya (KO/TKO, 2022-11-12)lost vs Alex Pereira (KO/TKO, 2022-11-12)
CountryBrazilunknown
Height76"76"
Reach79"80"
Age35.833.7
StanceOrthodoxSwitch
Weight classMiddleweightMiddleweight
Our rank#1#11
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.
Alex Pereira Israel Adesanya

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.
MetricAlex PereiraDivisionIsrael AdesanyaDivision
Strikes landed
/15 min
57.4 ± 14.9
91st percentile
49.252.3 ± 4.7
62nd percentile
49.2
Strike avoidance
absorbed /15 min
57.6 ± 2.6
16th percentile
53.654.3 ± 2.0
44th percentile
53.6
Takedown attempts
/15 min
2.65 ± 2.36
1st percentile
4.062.77 ± 1.84
2nd percentile
4.06
Takedown defence
%
64 ± 21
97th percentile
5358 ± 9
68th percentile
53
Control time
s /15 min
181 ± 40
19th percentile
196167 ± 42
4th percentile
196
Striking defence
%
49 ± 3
17th percentile
5051 ± 2
69th percentile
50
Knockdowns
/15 min
0.81 ± 0.35
90th percentile
0.620.72 ± 0.17
79th percentile
0.62
Submission attempts
/15 min
0.52 ± 0.33
16th percentile
0.730.46 ± 0.40
9th percentile
0.73

Rating over time

After the fight

Israel Adesanya by KO/TKO , round 2 at 4:21