Pereira vs Magomedov

Who won Pereira vs Magomedov?

Michel Pereira will fight Abusupiyan Magomedov during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Pereira vs Magomedov stats

Michel Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 12 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way to the cage with a record of 27 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 14 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

This was Michel Pereira's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Abusupiyan Magomedov marked his 5th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Michel Pereira's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's came in at 3-2-0.

The stats suggested Magomedov had an advantage in power over Pereira, with a 52% knock out percentage over Pereira's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pereira had a slight advantage over Magomedov, with a 29% submission rate over Magomedov's 26%.

Michel Pereira was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Magomedov had a height advantage of 1 inch over Pereira. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Pereira was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 9 months later than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 44 more professional rounds, 102 to Magomedov's 58.

Pereira vs Magomedov form

Pereira had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ihor Potieria at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Andre Petroski at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Magomedov had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Brunno Ferreira at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Warlley Alves at UFC Fight Night: Barboza vs. Murphy on 18th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Caio Borralho at UFC Fight Night – Almeida vs. Lewis on 4th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Ibirapuera Gymnasium, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Before that, he had been defeated by Sean Strickland at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Dustin Stoltzfus at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by knockout in the 1st round at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Abusupiyan Magomedov had been fighting more than Michel Pereira.

Going to this contest, Michel Pereira had last fought 6 months and 8 days ago, while Abusupiyan Magomedov's last outing had been 6 months and 1 day ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

What time did Pereira vs Magomedov start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 2:10 AM UTC , which was 10:10 PM EST or 7:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 3:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Magomedov?

Michel Pereira was a 8/11 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Abusupiyan Magomedov made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.