Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira by TKO in round 2 (4:21) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2, held Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Kaseya Center, Miami.
Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Alex Pereira | Israel Adesanya |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | +115 | -145 |
| BetOnline | +125 | -145 |
| BetUS | +125 | -155 |
| Betway | -118 | -118 |
| Bovada | +120 | -135 |
| Cloudbet | +128 | -139 |
| DraftKings | -110 | -120 |
| FanDuel | -112 | -112 |
| MyBookie | +108 | -131 |
| Pinnacle | +123 | -139 |
| sportsbetio | +102 | -172 |
| sports-interaction | +105 | -135 |
| unibet | +110 | -136 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Israel Adesanya's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Alex Pereira lands 5.01 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
- 2024Black belt · BJJPlinio Cruz
- 2021GLORY Light Heavyweight ChampionshipGLORY
- 2019GLORY Interim Light Heavyweight ChampionshipGLORY
- 2017GLORY Middleweight ChampionshipGLORY
- —Purple belt · BJJAndré Galvão
- 2016GLORY Middleweight Contender Tournament WinnerGLORY
- 2015King in the Ring 86 kg III ChampionKing in the Ring
- 2015King in the Ring 100 kg II ChampionKing in the Ring
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- W
- LUFC 313: Pereira vs Ankalaev · Mar 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 307: Pereira vs Rountree Jr. · Oct 5, 2024TKO · R4 · 4:32 · Light Heavyweight
- W
Full record · 17 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev · Mar 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WThomas PowellLFA 95: Pereira vs. Powell · Nov 20, 2020TKO · R1 · 4:04 · Middleweight
- WMarcus ViniciusJungle Fight 87 · May 21, 2016TKO · R2 · 4:28 · Middleweight
- WMarcelo CruzJungle Fight 85 · Jan 23, 2016TKO · R1 · 4:07 · Middleweight
- LQuemuel OttoniJungle Fight 82 · Oct 24, 2015Submission · R3 · 2:52 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- WUFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva · Feb 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WStu DareHex Fight Series 12 · Nov 24, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:53 · Middleweight
- W
- WMurad KuramagomedovWLF E.P.I.C. 4 · May 28, 2016TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Middleweight
- WAndrew Flores SmithGlory of Heroes 2 · May 7, 2016TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WDibir ZagirovWLF E.P.I.C. 2 · Mar 12, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- W
- WGele QingWu Lin Feng · Sep 19, 2015TKO · R2 · 3:37 · Middleweight
- WMaui TuigalamaSep 5, 2015TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Middleweight
- W
- WJohn VakeShuriken Fight Series · Jun 15, 2013TKO
- WJames GriffithsSupremacy Fighting Championship NZ · Mar 24, 2012TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya?
Israel Adesanya defeated Alex Pereira by TKO in round 2 (4:21) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2, held Saturday, April 8, 2023 at Kaseya Center, Miami.