Blachowicz vs Pereira

Who won Blachowicz vs Pereira?

Alex Pereira beat Jan Blachowicz by split decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 291, on Saturday 29th July 2023 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Alex Pereira.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Blachowicz vs Pereira stats

Jan Blachowicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 29 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Alex Pereira made his way to the cage with a record of 7 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jan Blachowicz's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Alex Pereira marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Jan Blachowicz's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Alex Pereira's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had a massive power advantage over Blachowicz, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 31%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blachowicz had a massive advantage over Pereira, boasting a 31% submission rate over Pereira's 0%.

Jan Blachowicz was the older man by 5 years, at 42 years old.

Pereira had a height advantage of 2 inches over Blachowicz. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Blachowicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 8 years and 7 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, 98 to Pereira's 37.

Blachowicz vs Pereira form

Blachowicz had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

Before that, he had beaten Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

Blachowicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 4 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Pereira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Blachowicz vs Pereira?

Jan Blachowicz was a 91/100 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Alex Pereira made his way into the ring at 91/100 (-110) with oddsmakers.