Pereira vs Tulio

When is Pereira vs Tulio?

Michel Pereira will square off against Marco Tulio Silva during the main card of UFC Fight Night Shanghai, on Saturday 23rd August 2025 in Shanghai.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Pereira vs Tulio stats

Michel Pereira steps into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 13 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Marco Tulio Silva will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This will be Michel Pereira's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Marco Tulio Silva will mark his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2025.

Michel Pereira's UFC record currently stands at 9-4-0, while Marco Tulio Silva's comes in at 2-0-0.

The stats suggest Silva has a massive power advantage over Pereira, boasting a 71% knock out percentage over Pereira's 35%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Pereira will have a large advantage over Silva, boasting a 29% submission rate over Silva's 7%.

Michel Pereira is the older man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Pereira has a height advantage of 1 inch over Silva.

Pereira is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 29 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 5 months earlier than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 79 more professional rounds, 105 to Silva's 26.

Pereira vs Tulio form

Pereira has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he 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.

Marco Tulio Silva has stopped all of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Tresean Gore at UFC 314 on 12th April 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Ihor Potieria at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Ribas 2 on 11th January 2025 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Matthieu Letho at Contender Series 2024 – Week 3 on 27th August 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Cemey dos Santos at LFA 175 on 27th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Ginasio Do Polvilho, Cajamar, Brazil.

He was victorious against Well Oliveira at LFA 151 on 28th January 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at Ginásio do Polvilho, Cajamar.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Michel Pereira has been fighting more than Marco Tulio Silva.

Michel Pereira last fought 1 month and 17 days ago, while Marco Tulio Silva's last outing was 2 months ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Silva's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 15 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.6 rounds on average.

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