Pereira vs Hill

Who won Pereira vs Hill?

Alex Pereira beat Jamahal Hill by knockout in the 1st round during the main event of UFC 300, on Saturday 13th April 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship.

Pereira vs Hill stats

Alex Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 9 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Jamahal Hill made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Alex Pereira's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Jamahal Hill marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alex Pereira's UFC record stood at 9-2-0, while Jamahal Hill's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had an advantage in power over Hill, with a 78% knock out percentage over Hill's 58%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Pereira and Hill would have been pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Alex Pereira was the older man by 3 years, at 37 years old.

Pereira had a 1-inch reach advantage.

Pereira's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Hill's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 11 months earlier than Hill, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 37 to Hill's 37.

Pereira vs Hill form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303 on 29th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Jamahal Hill at UFC 300 on 13th April 2024 by knockout in the 1st round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Jiri Prochazka at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he was victorious against Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

He had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Activity check

Pereira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Hill's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 4 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Hill?

Alex Pereira was a 18/25 (-140) favourite going into the contest, while Jamahal Hill made his way into the ring at 11/10 (+110) with oddsmakers.