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Alex Sandro Silva Pereira (born 7 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former professional kickboxer. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former two-time UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and former UFC Middleweight Champion. As of 19 September 2026, he is #3 in the Meta UFC light heavyweight rankings, #4 in the Meta UFC heavyweight rankings and as of 22 September 2026, he is #10 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
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São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil4 Oct 2025 – present
13 Apr 2024 – 8 Mar 2025
12 Nov 2022 – 8 Apr 2023
| Result | Date | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | 12 Dec 2026 |  Sergei PavlovichHeavyweight | — | UFC 335: Oliveira vs. Lopes |
| L | 14 Jun 2026 |  Ciryl GaneHeavyweight | TKO · R2 1:27 punches | UFC Freedom 250 |
| W | 4 Oct 2025 | Magomed AnkalaevTitle Light heavyweight | TKO · R1 1:20 punches and elbows | UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 |
| L | 8 Mar 2025 | Magomed AnkalaevTitle Light heavyweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev |
| W | 5 Oct 2024 |  Khalil Rountree Jr.TitleLight heavyweight | TKO · R4 4:32 punches | UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. |
| W | 29 Jun 2024 |  Jiří ProcházkaTitleLight heavyweight | TKO · R2 0:13 head kick and punches | UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 |
| W | 13 Apr 2024 | Jamahal HillTitle Light heavyweight | KO · R1 3:14 punches | UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill |
| W | 11 Nov 2023 | Jiří Procházka Light heavyweight | TKO · R2 4:08 elbows | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira |
| W | 29 Jul 2023 |  Jan BłachowiczLight heavyweight | SD · R3 5:00 | UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 |
| L | 8 Apr 2023 |  Israel AdesanyaTitleMiddleweight | KO · R2 4:21 punches | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 |
| W | 12 Nov 2022 | Israel AdesanyaTitle Middleweight | TKO · R5 2:01 punches | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira |
| W | 2 Jul 2022 | Sean Strickland Middleweight | KO · R1 2:36 punches | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier |
| W | 12 Mar 2022 | Bruno Silva Middleweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Santos vs. Ankalaev |
| W | 6 Nov 2021 | Andreas Michailidis Middleweight | TKO · R2 0:18 flying knee and punches | UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 |
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