UFC UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 Final

Light Heavyweight

Alex Pereira vs Jan Blachowicz

Alex Pereira
Brazil

Alex Pereira

“Poatan”

13-4

Winner

VS
Jan Blachowicz
Poland

Jan Blachowicz

29-12-2

Winner

Alex Pereira

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

29 July 2023 · Delta Center, Salt Lake City, USA

Key takeaways

  • Alex Pereira beat Jan Blachowicz by split decision after three rounds.
  • Alex Pereira landed 112 of 138 total strikes, with 0:06 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.
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Tale of the tape

Alex PereiraJan Blachowicz
13-4Record29-12-2
36Age on fight night40
6′4″ (193 cm)Height6′2″ (188 cm)
79″ (201 cm)Reach78″ (198 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight205 lb (93 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
Teixeira MMA & FitnessTeamWCA Fight Team
Sao Bernardo do Campo, Sao Paulo, BrazilFromCieszyn, Poland

Fight statistics

112of 138 · 81%Total strikes landed82of 117 · 70%
44of 67Head strikes55of 86
31of 32Body strikes15of 19
37of 39Leg strikes12of 12
0Takedowns3of 8
1Submission attempts2
0:06Control time7:32

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

Round by round

Alex PereiraRoundJan Blachowicz
12/15strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR117/17strikes1/3TD0KD4:50control
54/69strikes0/0TD0KD0:06controlR232/43strikes1/2TD0KD1:57control
46/54strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR333/57strikes1/3TD0KD0:45control

Judges’ scorecards

Derek Cleary

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Junichiro Kamijo

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Ron McCarthy

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Alex Pereira

  1. LIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R2 4:212023
  2. WIsrael AdesanyaKO/TKO R5 2:012022
  3. WSean StricklandKO/TKO R1 2:362022
  4. WBruno Silvaunanimous decision2022
  5. WAndreas MichailidisKO/TKO R2 0:182021

Jan Blachowicz

  1. DMagomed Ankalaevsplit decision2022
  2. WAleksandar RakicKO/TKO R3 1:112022
  3. LGlover Teixeirasubmission R2 3:022021
  4. WIsrael Adesanyaunanimous decision2021
  5. WDominick ReyesKO/TKO R2 4:362020

Also on this card

Dustin Poirier vs Justin GaethjeLightweightKO/TKO R2 1:00Marcos Rogerio de Lima vs Derrick LewisHeavyweightKO/TKO R1 0:33King Green vs Tony FergusonLightweightsubmission R3 4:54Michael Chiesa vs Kevin HollandWelterweightsubmission R1 2:39Trevin Giles vs Gabriel BonfimWelterweightsubmission R1 1:13

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