Connelly vs Pereira

Who won Connelly vs Pereira?

Tristan Connelly beat Michel Pereira by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on ESPN+ 16, on Saturday 14th September 2019 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Tristan Connelly.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Welterweight division, which meant the weight limit was 170 pounds (12.1 stone or 77.1 KG).

Connelly vs Pereira stats

Tristan Connelly stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Michel Pereira made his way to the cage with a record of 23 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.

Michel Pereira marked his 13th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2019.

Tristan Connelly's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Michel Pereira's came in at 9-4-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had an advantage in power over Connelly, with a 43% knock out percentage over Connelly's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Connelly had a massive advantage over Pereira, boasting a 69% submission rate over Pereira's 26%.

Tristan Connelly was the older man by 8 years, at 39 years old.

Pereira had a height advantage of 3 inches over Connelly. That also extended to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Connelly was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 13 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2010, 1 year and 9 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 53 less professional rounds, 52 to Pereira's 105.

Connelly vs Pereira form

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates on 26th April 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Pereira vs. Hernandez on 19th October 2024 by knockout in the 5th round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, 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.

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

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.

Activity check

Pereira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

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