Pereira vs Imadaev

Who won Pereira vs Imadaev?

Michel Pereira beat Zelim Imadaev by submission in the 3rd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 9, on Saturday 5th September 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

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).

Pereira vs Imadaev stats

Michel Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Zelim Imadaev made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Michel Pereira's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Michel Pereira's UFC record stood at 9-3-0, while Zelim Imadaev's came in at 0-3-0.

The stats suggested Imadaev had a massive power advantage over Pereira, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Pereira's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pereira had a large advantage over Imadaev, boasting a 26% submission rate over Imadaev's 0%.

Michel Pereira was the older man by 2 years, at 31 years old.

Pereira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Imadaev. Despite this, Imadaev had a 3-inch reach advantage.

Pereira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 24 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 4 years and 3 months earlier than Imadaev, whose first professional fight was in 2016. He had fought 82 more professional rounds, 102 to Imadaev's 20.

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Pereira's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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