Alex Pereira
Acting
Biography
Alex Pereira is a Native/Indigenous Brazilian businessman, entrepreneur, professional mixed martial artist (MMA fighter) and a former world champion kickboxer, currently competing in the UFC's Light Heavyweight division, but he started his working life as a bricklayer's assistant and then a tire shop worker before his combat sports career. His occupations have evolved from manual labor to elite global sports stardom, holding multiple championships in both kickboxing and MMA.
Born: July 7, 1987
Place of Birth: São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil
Known For
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill
UFC 300: Pereira vs. Hill was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on April 13, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
A UFC Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Israel Adesanya is expected to headline the event. The pairing previously met at UFC 281 in which Pereira captured the title by fifth round knockout. The two also previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017 which Pereira won by third round knockout.
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2
UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 4, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Magomed Ankalaev and former champion Alex Pereira (also former UFC Middleweight Champion, former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) headlined the event.
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr.
UFC 307: Pereira vs. Rountree Jr. was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on October 5th 2024, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree Jr. headlined the event.
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 12, 2022, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. A UFC Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Israel Adesanya and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Alex Pereira headlined the event. The pairing previously met twice in kickboxing matchups. The first in April 2016 which Pereira won by unanimous decision. Their second meeting took place at Glory of Heroes 7 in March 2017, which Pereira won by third-round knockout.
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2
UFC 303: Pereira vs. Procházka 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 29, 2024, at the T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. The headliner for this event was a UFC Light Heavyweight Championship rematch between current champion Alex Pereira (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) and former champion Jiří Procházka (also the inaugural Rizin Light Heavyweight Champion). They previously met at UFC 295 in November 2023, where Pereira won the vacant title via a second-round TKO.
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2
UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on July 29, 2023, at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. A lightweight rematch between former interim UFC Lightweight Champions Dustin Poirier and Justin Gaethje (also former WSOF Lightweight Champion) headlined the event. They also competed for the symbolic "BMF" (baddest motherfucker) title, which was vacated after the original holder Jorge Masvidal retired in April. The pairing first met at UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje in April 2018 which Poirier won by fourth-round TKO.
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on March 8, 2025, at T-Mobile Arena in Paradise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Valley, United States. A UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion (also former UFC Middleweight Champion and former Glory Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion) Alex Pereira and former title challenger Magomed Ankalaev headlined the event.
UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 11, 2023, at the Madison Square Garden in New York City. A UFC Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Jon Jones and former two-time champion Stipe Miocic was expected to headline the event. However on October 25, it was announced that the bout was scrapped after Jones sustained a pectoral muscle injury that will require surgery. As a result, the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between former champion Jiří Procházka and former UFC Middleweight Champion Alex Pereira served as the main event.
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2
UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on November 6, 2021, at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, United States. A UFC Welterweight Championship rematch between the current champion Kamaru Usman (also The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians welterweight winner) and former interim champion Colby Covington headlined the event.
Filmography
as The Butcher
as Self
as Self