Alex Pereira

Alex Pereira is the kind of fighter who makes you rethink what's possible in combat sports. The guy came up as a world-class kickboxer — a two-time Glory Kickboxing middleweight world champion — and then, relatively late by MMA standards, made the jump to the UFC and somehow became even more dominant. What gets me is the sheer audacity of his path: he knocked out Israel Adesanya twice, became UFC Middleweight Champion, then moved up to light heavyweight and won that belt too. Two weight classes, multiple title reigns, all after turning 30. He hits with this eerie, almost casual power that doesn't look like it should be as devastating as it is. Born in São Paulo state and built from scratch through kickboxing gyms, Pereira is proof that elite striking, properly applied, remains the most exciting thing in MMA.

Name (English)

Alex Pereira

Name (Japanese)

アレックス・ペレイラ

Reading

あれっくす・ぺれいら

Born

July 7, 1987 (age 39)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Rabbit

Origin

São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil

Height

194 cm

Occupation

kickboxer / mixed martial arts fighter

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/alexpoatanpereira/
• Xhttps://x.com/AlexPereiraUFC
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%AC%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9A%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9

Tags

• São Paulo
• kickboxer
• mixed martial arts fighter

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.