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Betting on Alex Pereira’s UFC Fights in 2022–23

Alex Pereira became the Middleweight champion in November 2022, when he beat the former champion Israel Adesanya in the UFC 281 event. That night, he earned his third Performance of the Night and became one of the biggest names in UFC.

Pereira has been fighting most of his life. The Sao Paulo native grew up in a favela and dropped out of school to work at the age of 12. Around this time, he became addicted to alcohol, but kickboxing saved the young fighter. As he became better at kickboxing, he started entering competitions, though he would have to wait until he was in his 20s before he hit the international scene. In 2014, Pereira won the Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender tournament, where he beat Sahak Parparyan in the final. He entered the Glory 15: Istanbul in the same year, but lost to the eventual champion in the quarter-finals.

After winning the Glory 55 Middleweight Title Match, Pereira finally became the Middleweight Champion in kickboxing. He defended his titles four times and then fought against Donegi Abena for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory 68. Beating his opponent, he became the first fighter in Glory history to become a champion in two different weight classes. He continued to fight at the highest level in kickboxing until 2021 when he finally moved on to pursue a career in MMA.

Alex Pereira MMA Career Highlights

Pereira made his UFC debut against Andreas Michailidis at UFC 268. He won the fight with a technical in round two, which earned him his first Performance of the Night award. It was a glowing start for the Brazilian, who then faced fellow Brazilian Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night 203. Pereira overcame Silva and when the fight went to judge's decision, the vote was unanimous. He won his second Performance of the Night award at UFC 277. Here, Pereira fought against Sean Strickland, and Pereira won after knocking his opponent out in the first round. In addition to winning the Performance of the Night award, Pereira also won third place in the Fan Bonus of the Night, which awarded him a bitcoin prize worth $10,000.

Alex Pereira MMA Statistics

Height: 193 cm
Weight: 84 kg
Division: Middleweight, Light Heavyweight
Stance: Orthodox
Reach: 200 cm
Boxing record: 1 win, 0 losses. 1 win by knockout
Kickboxing record: 33 wins, 7 losses. 21 wins by knockout, 2 losses by knockout
MMA record: 7 wins, 1 loss. 6 wins by knockout and 1 by decision, 1 loss by submission

MMA Awards:

UFC - Middleweight Championship, 3x Performance of the Night
com - 2022 Male Fighter of the Year, 2022 July Knockout of the Month
ESPN - 2022 Male Fighter of the Year
Sherdog - 2022 Fighter of the Year, 2022 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
MMA Fighting - 2022 Male Fighter of the Year

Interesting Bets on Alex Pereira for 2023

Pereira is a Middleweight Champion and he had a great year in 2022. This year, he will definitely have a lot of high-profile fights and many challengers who will want to take his championship. This will bring many betting opportunities for punters.

Method of Victory

This market lets you pick how you think Pereira will win a fight. You have the option of choosing judge’s decision, submission, or technical knockout/knockout/disqualification. Using his career statistics in MMA fights so far, Pereira has won mostly by knockout. While this does not mean he will necessarily always win by knocking out his opponent, he has a talent for it. The methods of victory bets come with significantly longer odds than simple match-winner bets, and therefore it could definitely be an attractive option.

Go the Distance

This is a simple yes or no bet on whether the fight will last the full 3 rounds or 5 rounds. This means that none of the fighters will be knocked out or make a submission and the winner will be decided by judge’s decision. So far in his career, Alex Pereira has not had many fights that have lasted the entire duration, so the odds of the fight going the distance will usually be far longer. The odds of the fight ending before all the rounds are played will be shorter, but it is also a safer bet to place.

Winning Round and Method of Victory

If you want to pick a bet with extremely long odds, then you can bet on the method of victory and which round it will come in. This is quite a risky bet as there are many possibilities, but you will be rewarded with a huge sum of money if you can pick the correct result. You can bet on Alex Pereira to win by technical knockout/knockout/disqualification in the first round, second round, third round, fourth round, or fifth. There will also be bets on Pereira to win by submission in any of the rounds, but be careful as the statistical information suggests he is not the type of fighter to try to force a submission.

Live Betting

Live betting is also an option, and you will find that there are many bets to pick from in the live markets. Once a fight begins, you will instantly see how prepared Pereira is and whether he has what it takes to beat his opponent. The odds on all the live bets will change constantly throughout the fight, so you should always keep an eye on what bets you can pick from and their odds.