Pereira vs Adesanya III

When is Pereira vs Adesanya III?

Alex Pereira could potentially face the challenge of Israel Adesanya, in Summer 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

Pereira vs Adesanya III stats

Alex Pereira would step into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Israel Adesanya would make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Pereira would have an advantage in power over Adesanya, with a 83% knock out percentage over Adesanya's 67%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Pereira and Adesanya would be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Alex Pereira is the older man by 2 years, at 37 years old.

Pereira is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 7 months later than Adesanya, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 45 less professional rounds, 37 to Adesanya's 82.

Pereira vs Adesanya III form

Alex Pereira has stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 313 on 8th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Khalil Rountree at UFC 307 on 5th October 2024 by knockout in the 4th round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Going into that contest, he had beaten 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against 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.

Israel Adesanya has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had won against Alex Pereira at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

He had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alex Pereira has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Alex Pereira last fought 20 days ago, while Israel Adesanya's last outing was 1 month and 27 days ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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