Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya

Alex Pereira

“Poatan”

13-4

“The Last Stylebender”

24-6

Winner

Israel Adesanya

KO/TKO (Punch · Head · At Distance) · Round 2 — 4:21

8 April 2023 · Kaseya Center, Miami, USA

Key takeaways

Israel Adesanya beat Alex Pereira by KO/TKO in round 2 at 4:21.
Israel Adesanya landed 41 of 96 total strikes, with 0:03 of control time.
Alex Pereira landed more total strikes — 49 to 41 — and still lost the fight.
The judges scored it 9-10, 9-10, 9-10.
They have met once before: Alex Pereira won by KO/TKO at UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira.

Alex PereiraIsrael Adesanya

13-4Record24-6

35Age on fight night33

6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′4″ (193 cm)

79″ (201 cm)Reach80″ (203 cm)

205 lb (93 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)

OrthodoxStanceSwitch

Teixeira MMA & FitnessTeamFreestyle Fighting Gym

Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, BrazilFromLagos, Lagos, Nigeria

49of 85 · 58%Total strikes landed41of 96 · 43%

8of 28Head strikes18of 61

15of 21Body strikes14of 24

26of 36Leg strikes9of 11

0Knockdowns1

0:00Control time0:03

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Alex Pereira	Round	Israel Adesanya
20/31strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R1	15/38strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
29/54strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R2	26/58strikes0/0TD1KD0:03control