Michel Pereira
"Demolidor"
| Age | 32 |
| Nationality | 🇧🇷 Brazil |
| Weight class | Welterweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | 185 cm |
| Stance | Orthodox |
MMA Record
46
fights
31
✅ wins
13
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
2
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
7
bonuses
2
Fights of the night
5
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
May 18, 2019
UFC debuts
February 21, 2026
UFC last fight
2h40:41
time in the cage
10:43
avg time by combat
66.7%
win rate
50.0%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1556
as of February 21, 2026
🥇 Peak Elo
1606
on May 04, 2024
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
76
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Body strikes landed | 98 | 9.65 / round |
| 2. | Submission | 88 | 3 |
| 3. | Distance strikes landed | 85 | 18.98 / round |
| 4. | Takedowns defense | 81 | 76% |
| 5. | Significant strikes landed | 81 | 22.31 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ground strikes accuracy | 20 | 58% |
| 2. | Control time | 20 | 22s / round |
| 3. | Ground strikes landed | 24 | 0.78 / round |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 49 | 54% |
| 5. | Total strikes defense | 50 | 46% |
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Boxing Score
61
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+0.31
/ round
💫 Strike differential
19.0 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
16.0 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
49.2%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
57.2%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
31
Wrestling Score
83
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
0.7 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.4 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
56.5%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
75.9%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
22s / round
⏱ Control Time
51s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
0.8 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
58.1%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
3
✅ Submission wins
0.2 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
42.9%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Michel Pereira's UFC Fight History
February 21, 2026 - UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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August 23, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 1 (43s).
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April 26, 2025 - UFC Fight Night: Machado Garry vs. Prates
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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October 19, 2024 - UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira
Middleweight bout
Loss by ko tko (Elbows) at round 5 (2:22).
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May 04, 2024 - UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Middleweight bout
Win by submission (Guillotine Choke) at round 1 (54s).
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March 09, 2024 - UFC 299: O'Malley vs. Vera 2
Middleweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 1 (1:01).
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October 14, 2023 - UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (1:06).
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May 21, 2022 - UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira
Welterweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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January 22, 2022 - UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 10, 2021 - UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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December 19, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal
Welterweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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September 05, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai
Welterweight bout
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 3 (4:39).
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February 15, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Blachowicz
Welterweight bout
Loss by disqualification at round 3 (3:09).
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September 14, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje
Welterweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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May 18, 2019 - UFC Fight Night: Dos Anjos vs. Lee
Welterweight bout
Win by ko tko (Flying Knee) at round 1 (1:47).
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Fighter's fights