Sergei Pavlovich vs Alex Pereira

Sergei Pavlovich

Pro 21-3-0 | UFC 9-3-0

Heavyweight

Alex Pereira

Pro 13-4-0 | UFC 10-3-0

Age

34|39

Height

6'3"|6'4"

Reach

84"|79"

Stance

Southpaw|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Sergei Pavlovich	Alex Pereira	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	44.7%	61.4%	►
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5	5.0	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.6	3.7	—
Strike Differential	0.9/min	1.3/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	25.0%	50.0%	►
Takedown Defense	75.0%	80.0%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.5	0.1	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0	0.2	—
Control Time/15min	1:48	0:17	◄
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	77.8%	80.0%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	22.2%	20.0%	—
Avg Fight Time	5:17	10:42	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.9	0.8	—
Reversals/15min	0.0	0.0	—
Edges	1	2	6 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Sergei Pavlovich Alex Pereira League median

Statistic	Sergei Pavlovich	Alex Pereira	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	31.7%	48.8%	—
Avg Fight Time	5:17	10:42	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	75.0%	76.9%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	69.3%	81.7%	▶
Opponent UFC Record (all)	88-39 (69.3%)	107-24 (81.7%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	64-27 (70.3%)	74-19 (79.6%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	84.8%	75.7%	—
% Time in Control	12.0%	1.9%	◀
% Time Controlled	3.1%	22.4%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	79.4%	7.8%	◀
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.37	5.37	▶
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.79	4.22	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.58	+1.16	—
Distance Strike Accuracy	42.2%	58.1%	▶
Distance Strike Defense	58.4%	55.3%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	3.39	1.57	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.73	0.54	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.74	0.10	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	0.37	2.14	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	0.68	1.37	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Sergei Pavlovich	Alex Pereira	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	40.8%	59.3%	►
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.0	4.9	►
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.3	3.8	—
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%	0.0%	◄
Takedown Defense	—	—	—
Control Time/Fight	1:21	0:04	—
Edges	1	2	3 even

Last 3 Fights

Sergei Pavlovich

WIN

vs. Tallison Teixeira

UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Figueiredo • May 2026Heavyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:39

Sergei Pavlovich7/978%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:05KD 1

Tallison Teixeira0/40%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	7/9	78%	0/0	0:05	1
	Tallison Teixeira	0/4	0%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Waldo Cortes Acosta

UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang • Aug 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergei Pavlovich61/13346%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:08

Waldo Cortes Acosta45/11738%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	9/28	32%	0/1	0:06	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	11/34	32%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergei Pavlovich	22/43	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	20/37	54%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergei Pavlovich	30/62	48%	0/2	0:02	—
	Waldo Cortes Acosta	14/46	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jairzinho Rozenstruik

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov • Feb 2025Heavyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Sergei Pavlovich25/6042%TD 2/2Ctrl 6:17

Jairzinho Rozenstruik17/5531%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Sergei Pavlovich	11/23	48%	0/0	1:09	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	7/15	47%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Sergei Pavlovich	3/19	16%	1/1	2:19	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	6/17	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Sergei Pavlovich	11/18	61%	1/1	2:49	—
	Jairzinho Rozenstruik	4/23	17%	0/0	0:00	—

Alex Pereira

LOSS

vs. Ciryl Gane

UFC Freedom 250 • Jun 2026HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 1:27

Alex Pereira12/3336%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Ciryl Gane54/8663%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:12KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Pereira	11/26	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	23/45	51%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Alex Pereira	1/7	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Ciryl Gane	31/41	76%	0/1	0:12	1

WIN

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025Light HeavyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 1, 1:20

Alex Pereira28/4562%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:17

Magomed Ankalaev4/944%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Pereira	28/45	62%	0/0	0:17	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	4/9	44%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Magomed Ankalaev

UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2025Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alex Pereira76/13755%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Magomed Ankalaev94/18052%TD 0/12Ctrl 5:42

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alex Pereira	16/34	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	9/27	33%	0/1	0:22	—

R2	Alex Pereira	18/36	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	29/53	55%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Alex Pereira	21/34	62%	0/1	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	17/40	42%	0/1	0:06	—

R4	Alex Pereira	7/12	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	19/24	79%	0/6	3:50	—

R5	Alex Pereira	14/21	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Magomed Ankalaev	20/36	56%	0/4	1:22	—

Common Opponents

No Common Opponents

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (4.5 vs 5.0 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Striking Accuracy: Alex Pereira connects on 61.4% of significant strikes compared to 44.7%. The 17pp accuracy gap compounds over the rounds.

Finish Threat: Sergei Pavlovich finishes 78% of wins (78% KO/TKO, 0% sub). Alex Pereira finishes 80% of wins (80% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Alex Pereira's fights average 10:42 vs 5:17 for Sergei Pavlovich. If this reaches the championship rounds, Alex Pereira's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-10-05 | Data source: UFCStats.com