Strickland vs Pereira

Who won Strickland vs Pereira?

Alex Pereira beat Sean Strickland by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 276, on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Strickland vs Pereira stats

Sean Strickland stepped into the octagon with a record of 25 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Alex Pereira made his way to the cage with a record of 4 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Sean Strickland's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Alex Pereira marked his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Sean Strickland's UFC record stood at 16-7-0, while Alex Pereira's came in at 9-2-0.

The stats suggested Pereira had a massive power advantage over Strickland, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Strickland's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Strickland had an advantage over Pereira, with a 16% submission rate over Pereira's 0%.

Sean Strickland was the younger man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Pereira had a height advantage of 3 inches over Strickland. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Strickland was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 23 more fights, and made his debut in 2008, 7 years and 7 months earlier than Pereira, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He had fought 62 more professional rounds, 99 to Pereira's 37.

Strickland vs Pereira form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, he had won against Israel Adesanya at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Abusupiyan Magomedov at UFC Fight Night – Strickland vs. Magomedov on 1st July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he had defeated Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Gastelum vs. Imavov on 14th January 2023 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest.

He had been beaten by Jared Cannonier at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Pereira had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 3 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Jan Blachowicz at UFC 291 on 29th July 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City.

Before that, he had been defeated by 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.

He had defeated Israel Adesanya 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 activity leading into the fight, Sean Strickland had been fighting more than Alex Pereira.

Going to this contest, Sean Strickland had last fought 1 year, 5 months and 13 days ago, while Alex Pereira's last outing had been 1 year, 2 months and 20 days ago.

Strickland's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Pereira's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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