Israel Adesanyavs
Alex Pereira
Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya (TKO)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, November 12, 2022
Madison Square Garden, New York, United States
Alex Pereira defeated Israel Adesanya by TKO in round 5 (2:01) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 281: Adesanya vs Pereira, held Saturday, November 12, 2022 at Madison Square Garden, New York.
Tale of the Tape
24-6-0
Record
13-3-0
0
Win Streak
1
36
Age
38
6'4"
Height
6'4"
80"
Reach
79"
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Stance
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Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.03
SLpM
5.16
48%
Str. Acc.
62%
3.22
SApM
3.50
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Str. Def.
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Grappling Profile
0.05
TD Avg.
0.11
9%
TD Acc.
50%
76%
TD Def.
79%
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Sub. Avg.
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Recent form (last 5 fights)
Israel Adesanya · 1-4
- L
- LUFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Alex Pereira · 4-1
- W
- LUFC 313: Pereira vs AnkalaevSat, Mar 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr.Sat, Oct 5, 2024TKO · R4 · 4:32 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
Common Opponents
Israel Adesanya
Alex Pereira
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 18 fights · 12 fights
71.5
Avg sig. strikes
57.1
0.06
Avg takedowns
0.08
0:34
Avg control time
0:13
119
Career high strikes
127
1
Career high TDs
1
Strike Distribution
Israel Adesanya
Strike target
Alex Pereira
49%
Head
47%
21%
Body
26%
30%
Leg
27%
Israel Adesanya
Strike position
Alex Pereira
92%
Distance
81%
5%
Clinch
11%
3%
Ground
9%
Fight stats
Israel Adesanya
Alex Pereira
0
Knockdowns
0
86 of 162
Significant strikes
91 of 157
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
58%
119 of 209
Total strikes
140 of 214
1 of 4
Takedowns
1 of 1
25%
Takedown accuracy
100%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
6:34
Control time
0:31
Significant strikes by target
41 of 103
Head
42 of 89
21 of 29
Body
27 of 33
24 of 30
Leg
22 of 35
77 of 148
Distance
76 of 139
3 of 4
Clinch
14 of 17
6 of 10
Ground
1 of 1
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
23 of 43
Sig. str.
23 of 41
23 of 44
Total str.
28 of 46
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:14
Ctrl
0:06
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
20 of 44
Sig. str.
17 of 36
30 of 54
Total str.
33 of 54
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
1:13
Ctrl
0:21
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
14 of 25
Sig. str.
8 of 14
31 of 52
Total str.
19 of 29
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
3:47
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
20 of 35
Sig. str.
15 of 29
26 of 44
Total str.
30 of 45
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:08
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
9 of 15
Sig. str.
28 of 37
9 of 15
Total str.
30 of 40
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:12
Ctrl
0:02
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)