Michel Pereira

🇧🇷

(1993-10-06)

Statistics

UFC Record: 9-5

By Method:

KO/TKO: 2-2
Submission: 3-0
Decision: 4-2
DQ: 0-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 5-3
As Underdog: 4-2

By Weight Class:

Welterweight: 6-1
Middleweight: 3-3

By Round:

Round 1: 4-1
Round 3: 5-3
Round 5: 0-1

By Type:

Main Event: 0-1
Ranked Opponent: 1-1

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W W L L L

Elo: 2768

Peak Elo: 3149 (2024-05-04)

Avg Opponent Elo: 2814 (#341)

Bonuses: 6 (1 FOTN, 5 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 10m 24s

Total Fight Time: 2h 25m 41s

Avg Time Between Fights: 154 days

Avg Card Placement: 4.7

Peak Rankings:

#14 Welterweight

#13 Middleweight

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-02-21
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez

Michel Pereira (32) 🇧🇷
L L L W W • 9-5
Elo: 2768

MIDDLEWEIGHT

🇺🇸 Zachary Reese (31)
4-2 (1 NC) • W L W N W
Elo: 2733

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸

2025-08-23
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang

⭐ Kyle Daukaus (32) 🇺🇸
L N W L L • 2-4 (1 NC)
Elo: 2745

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
0:43

🇧🇷 Michel Pereira (31)
9-4 • L L W W W
Elo: 2913

Shanghai Indoor Stadium
Shanghai
China 🇨🇳

2025-04-26
UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates

Abus Magomedov (34) 🇩🇪 🇷🇺
W L L W W • 3-2
Elo: 2974
28

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00
🤖

🇧🇷 Michel Pereira (31)
9-3 • L W W W W
Elo: 3029 • UFC rank: #14
29

T-Mobile Center
Kansas City, Missouri
United States 🇺🇸

2024-10-19
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira

⭐ Anthony Hernandez (31) 🇲🇽 🇺🇸
W W W W W • 6-2
UFC rank: #13 • Elo: 3078

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R5
2:22

🇧🇷 Michel Pereira (31)
9-2 • W W W W W
Elo: 3149 • UFC rank: #14

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2024-05-04
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg

⭐ Michel Pereira (30) 🇧🇷
W W W W W • 8-2
Elo: 3132

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
0:54

🇺🇦 Ihor Potieria (27)
2-3 • L W L L W
Elo: 2714

Farmasi Arena
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil 🇧🇷

2024-03-09
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2

⭐ Michel Pereira (30) 🇧🇷
W W W W W • 7-2
Elo: 3078

MIDDLEWEIGHT
SUB
R1
1:01

🇵🇱 Michal Oleksiejczuk (29)
7-4 (1 NC) • L W W L W
Elo: 2906

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸

2023-10-14
UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza

⭐ Michel Pereira (30) 🇧🇷
W W W W W • 6-2
Elo: 3017

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
1:06

🇺🇸 Andre Petroski (32)
5-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 2875

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-05-21
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira

Michel Pereira (28) 🇧🇷
W W W W L • 5-2
Elo: 2955

WELTERWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇦🇷 Santiago Ponzinibbio (35)
10-4 • W W L W L
Elo: 3054 • UFC rank: #14

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-01-22
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane

Michel Pereira (28) 🇧🇷
W W W L L • 4-2
Elo: 2891

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇵🇹 Andre Fialho (27)
🔰 Debut
Elo: 2760

Honda Center
Anaheim, California
United States 🇺🇸

2021-07-10
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

Michel Pereira (27) 🇧🇷
W W L L W • 3-2
Elo: 2784

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Niko Price (31)
6-4 (2 NC) • W L W L N
Elo: 2809

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-12-19
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal

Michel Pereira (27) 🇧🇷
W L L W • 2-2
Elo: 2616

WELTERWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Khaos Williams (26)
2-0 • W W
Elo: 2906

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-09-05
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai

⭐ Michel Pereira (26) 🇧🇷
L L W • 1-2
Elo: 2545

WELTERWEIGHT
SUB
R3
4:39

🇷🇺 Zelim Imadaev (25)
0-2 • L L
Elo: 2441

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-02-15
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2

Diego Sanchez (38) 🇺🇸
L L W W L • 18-12
Elo: 2794

WELTERWEIGHT
DQ
R3
3:09

🇧🇷 Michel Pereira (26)
1-1 • L W
Elo: 2593

Santa Ana Star Center
Rio Rancho, New Mexico
United States 🇺🇸

2019-09-14
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje

Tristan Connelly (33) 🇨🇦
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2747

CATCHWEIGHT (172 LB)
DEC
R3
5:00

🇧🇷 Michel Pereira (25)
1-0 • W
Elo: 2672

Rogers Arena
Vancouver
Canada 🇨🇦

2019-05-18
UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee

⭐ Michel Pereira (25) 🇧🇷
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2531

WELTERWEIGHT
KO
R1
1:47

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Danny Roberts (31)
5-3 • W L W W L
Elo: 2681

Blue Cross Arena
Rochester, New York
United States 🇺🇸