Pereira vs Rountree Jr.

Who won Pereira vs Rountree Jr.?

Alex Pereira beat Khalil Rountree by knockout in the 4th round during the main event of UFC 307, on Saturday 5th October 2024 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City.

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 Rountree Jr. stats

Alex Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Khalil Rountree made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Alex Pereira's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2021. Khalil Rountree marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Alex Pereira's UFC record stood at 9-1-0, while Khalil Rountree's came in at 9-6-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had an advantage in power over Rountree, with a 82% knock out percentage over Rountree's 69%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested that Pereira and Rountree 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 height advantage of 3 inches over Rountree. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Pereira was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2015, 1 year and 4 months later than Rountree, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 32 to Rountree's 41.

Pereira vs Rountree Jr. 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.

Rountree had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 4opponents and going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Anthony Smith at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Chris Daukaus at UFC Fight Night – Luque vs Dos Anjos on 12th August 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Dustin Jacoby at UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Allen on 29th October 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Karl Roberson at UFC Fight Night on 12th March 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Modestas Bukauskas at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Alex Pereira had been fighting more than Khalil Rountree.

Going to this contest, Alex Pereira had last fought 7 months and 6 days ago, while Khalil Rountree's last outing had been 1 year, 1 month and 26 days ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 9 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

Rountree's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

What time did Pereira vs Rountree Jr. start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:25 AM UTC , which was 12:25 AM EST or 9:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:25 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Pereira vs Rountree Jr.?

Alex Pereira was a 1/5 (-500) favourite going into the contest, while Khalil Rountree made his way into the ring at 19/5 (+380) with oddsmakers.