Pereira vs Williams

Who won Pereira vs Williams?

Michel Pereira beat Khaos Williams by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Vegas 17, on Saturday 19th December 2020 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Michel Pereira.

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 Williams stats

Michel Pereira stepped into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Khaos Williams made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

This was Michel Pereira's 13th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019. Khaos Williams marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Michel Pereira's UFC record stood at 9-4-0, while Khaos Williams' came in at 6-4-0.

The stats suggested Williams had an advantage in power over Pereira, with a 55% knock out percentage over Pereira's 42%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Pereira had an advantage over Williams, with a 29% submission rate over Williams' 9%.

Michel Pereira was the same age as Khaos Williams, at 31 years old.

Pereira had a height advantage of 1 inch over Williams. Despite this, Williams had a 4-inch reach advantage.

Pereira was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 5 years and 4 months earlier than Williams, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He had fought 61 more professional rounds, 105 to Williams' 44.

Pereira vs Williams form

Pereira had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Andre Petroski at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Andre Fialho at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

He had won against Niko Price at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Williams had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had beaten Rolando Bedoya at UFC 288 on 6th May 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Randy Brown at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Miguel Baeza at UFC Vegas 42 on 13th November 2021 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Matt Semelsberger at UFC Vegas 29 on 19th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest.

He had been beaten by Michel Pereira at UFC Vegas 17 on 19th December 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Michel Pereira had been fighting more than Khaos Williams.

Going to this contest, Michel Pereira had last fought 1 year, 3 months and 25 days ago, while Khaos Williams' last outing had been 2 years, 1 month and 28 days ago.

Pereira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 11 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.2 rounds on average.

Williams' last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 6 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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