Michel PereiraAll-Around

Middleweight · 32-15 (2 NC) · orthodox

Last 5
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Height
6'1"
185.42 cm
Reach
6'1"
185.42 cm
Age
33
Elo Rating
1580.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 4.28 significant strikes per minute — better than 80% of Middleweight fighters
  • Completes 52% of their takedown attempts — better than 79% of Middleweight fighters
  • Lands 51% of the significant strikes they throw — better than 77% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Absorbs 4.32 significant strikes per minute — worse than 83% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    4.28
    Top 20%
  • Striking accuracy
    51%
    Top 23%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.32
    Bottom 17%
  • Striking defense
    50%
    Bottom 28%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.11
    Bottom 37%
  • Takedown accuracy
    52%
    Top 21%
  • Takedown defense
    75%
    Top 25%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.60
    Top 47%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1574, higher than 72% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1580).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202522:22Hernandez15:00Magomedov0:43Daukaus15:00Reese15:00Magomedov
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres
2026-06-27 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
2026-02-21 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
2025-08-23 · KO/TKO, R1 0:43
UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
2025-04-26 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
2024-10-19 · KO/TKO, R5 2:22
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
2024-05-04 · Submission, R1 0:54
UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
2024-03-09 · Submission, R1 1:01
UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
2023-10-14 · KO/TKO, R1 1:06
UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
2022-05-21 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
2022-01-22 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2021-07-10 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
2020-12-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
2020-09-05 · Submission, R3 4:39
UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
2020-02-15 · DQ, R3 3:09
UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
2019-09-14 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
2019-05-18 · KO/TKO, R1 1:47