Saturday, July 29, 2023Delta Center, Salt Lake City, United States
Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2, held Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Alex Pereira won the decision.
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Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Jan BlachowiczAlex Pereira
0
Knockdowns0
52 / 81
Significant strikes70 / 92
64%
Sig. strike accuracy76%
82 / 117
Total strikes112 / 138
3 / 8
Takedowns0 / 0
2
Submission attempts1
7:32
Control time0:06
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Jan BlachowiczAlex Pereira
4179%2637%
Head
48%2333%
Body
713%2130%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
48%25%27%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Jan Blachowicz52 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3131/53
33/7
77/7
Clinch
22/4
11/1
0
Ground
88/9
0
0
Alex Pereira70 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
2222/41
2020/21
2020/21
Clinch
33/4
33/3
11/1
Ground
11/1
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Jan BlachowiczAlex Pereira
R1
6
2
10-910-910-9
R2
20
33
10-910-910-9
R3
26
35
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Jan Blachowicz
0
Knockdowns0
6 / 6
Significant strikes2 / 3
100%
Sig. strike accuracy67%
17 / 17
Total strikes12 / 15
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
2
Submission attempts1
4:50
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Alex Pereira
0
Knockdowns0
20 / 29
Significant strikes33 / 47
69%
Sig. strike accuracy70%
32 / 43
Total strikes54 / 69
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
1:57
Control time0:06
Round 3Judges: Alex Pereira
0
Knockdowns0
26 / 46
Significant strikes35 / 42
57%
Sig. strike accuracy83%
33 / 57
Total strikes46 / 54
1 / 3
Takedowns0 / 0
0:45
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
4
Jan Blachowicz
22
Alex Pereira
●29-28 Pereira×22●29-28 Blachowicz×4
All 26 media scorecards
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling29-28Pereira
- MMAMania.com29-28Pereira
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com29-28Pereira
- Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com29-28Pereira
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Pereira
- SevereMMA.com29-28Pereira
- BloodyElbow.com29-28Pereira
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Pereira
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com29-28Pereira
- Chris De Santiago · MiddleEasy.com29-28Pereira
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Pereira
- Scott Fontana · New York Post29-28Pereira
- Dan Levi · Best Fight Picks29-28Pereira
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Pereira
- Danny Segura · MMAJunkie.com29-28Pereira
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com29-28Pereira
- E. Casey Leydon29-28Pereira
- CombatPress.com29-28Pereira
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Pereira
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Pereira
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com29-28Pereira
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Pereira
- Dominik Durniat · ddreporter Tv29-28Blachowicz
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com29-28Blachowicz
- Jake Noecker · The Scrap News29-28Blachowicz
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Blachowicz
Fan Scorecards
2,522 fan scorecards submitted
37%
Jan Blachowicz
4%
Draw
59%
Alex Pereira
●29-28 Pereira57.8%●29-28 Blachowicz32.2%●30-27 Blachowicz2.4%●29-29 Draw2.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
94%
Blachowicz
R2
91%
Pereira
R3
64%
Pereira
Betting Odds
Jan Blachowicz
+131
43% implied win probability
Open: -137Best: +270
Alex Pereira
-133
57% implied win probability
Open: +109Best: +115
Average moneyline across 14 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Jan Blachowicz | Alex Pereira |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -115 | -115 |
| BetOnline | +102 | -122 |
| BetUS | -145 | +115 |
| Betway | -110 | -110 |
| Bovada | +108 | -125 |
| Cloudbet | +108 | -117 |
| DraftKings | +270 | -350 |
| FanDuel | +270 | -380 |
| MyBookie | +250 | -400 |
| Pinnacle | +101 | -114 |
| sportsbetio | -116 | -116 |
| sports-interaction | -105 | -125 |
| SXBet | -103 | -105 |
| unibet | -106 | -118 |
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
- Alex Pereira lands 5.01 significant strikes a minute, more than 88% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Jan Blachowicz
JudoBJJMuay Thai
- —Black belt · BJJKamil Uminski and Radoslaw Turek
- 2011KSW Light Heavyweight ChampionshipKSW
- 2010KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 14)KSW
- 2008KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 9)KSW
Alex Pereira
Kickboxing
- 2024Black belt · BJJPlinio Cruz
- 2021GLORY Light Heavyweight ChampionshipGLORY
- 2019GLORY Interim Light Heavyweight ChampionshipGLORY
- 2017GLORY Middleweight ChampionshipGLORY
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
61%47%
Head
21%26%
Body
18%27%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Jan Blachowiczlast 6 fights
63%15%22%
Alex Pereiralast 10 fights
68%23%9%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jan Blachowicz· from fights outside the UFC Alex Pereira· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.535.01
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersAlex Pereira · Elite · better than 88% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.233.72
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersAlex Pereira · Average · better than 40% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.970.11
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersAlex Pereira · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
49%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersAlex Pereira · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersAlex Pereira · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.20
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersAlex Pereira · Below avg · better than 32% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.53
Strikes landed / min5.01
3.23
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.72
0.97 / 2.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.11 / 0.2
49%
Takedown accuracy50%
70%
Takedown defence80%
1:42
Control time / fight0:12
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.20
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
Jan Blachowicz23 UFC fights · 1040 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%478/1298
15%151/243
18%186/221
Clinch
5%55/88
5%52/63
0%0/0
Ground
10%106/144
1%12/13
0%0/0
Alex Pereira13 UFC fights · 697 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
36%252/574
18%125/164
27%189/237
Clinch
3%18/24
7%52/57
0%2/2
Ground
8%56/74
0%3/4
0%0/0
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
Jan Blachowicz23 of 43 ended early · 53%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Alex Pereira14 of 17 ended early · 82%3 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Jan Blachowicz0-3-2
- L
- DUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- DUFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 43 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs Rakić · May 14, 2022TKO · R3 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 16, 2019Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019TKO · R3 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov · Mar 17, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs Barnett · Sep 3, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · Apr 10, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · Apr 11, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald · Oct 4, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:58 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WKSW 20 - Fighting Symphony · Sep 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WKSW 18 - Unfinished Sympathy · Feb 25, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WToni ValtonenKSW 16 - Konfrontacja · May 21, 2011SUB · R2 · 1:23
- L
- W
- WNikolai OnikienkoMFP: Volga Cup 2010 · Jun 23, 2010SUB · R2 · 2:32 · Light Heavyweight
- WJulio Cezar de LimaKSW 13 - Kumite · May 7, 2010KO · R1 · 3:40
- W
- WMaro PerakKSW 10 - Dekalog · Dec 12, 2008SUB · R2 · 1:51
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LAndre FyeetKSW 8 - Konfrontacja · Nov 10, 2007SUB · R1 · 1:57
- W
- WPawel GasinskiKSW - Elimination · Sep 15, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:36
- W
- LMarcin KrysztofiakFeb 25, 2007Unanimous Decision
Alex Pereira3-2
- 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
- WUFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- 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, 2015SUB · R3 · 2:52 · Middleweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira?
Alex Pereira defeated Jan Blachowicz by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2, held Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Delta Center, Salt Lake City. The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Alex Pereira won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira?
The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28, Alex Pereira won the decision.
Was Jan Blachowicz vs Alex Pereira a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 59% of 2522 fan cards scored it for Alex Pereira; 85% of 26 media scores picked Alex Pereira.