Alex Pereira is a Brazilian professional Mixed Martial Artist (MMA) and former kickboxer, who currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fight Championship (UFC). Pereira was a school dropout at age of 12 and since 2009 he began training for the kickboxing sport to get rid of his addiction towards alcohol.
Alex Pereira made his MMA debut in the year 2015 but had his first fight at UFC on 6th Nov 2021 against Andreas Michailidis. He also has a younger sister named Aline Pereira who also made her MMA debut on 18th November 2022.
Date of Birth: 7 July 1987
Age: 35
Height: 6 ft 4 inch (1.93 m)
Division: Middleweight (MMA, Kickboxing), Light heavyweight (MMA, Kickboxing) and Cruiserweight (Boxing)
Alex Pereira's net worth is estimated to be $2 million as of 2023. Pereira initially for his first UFC fight earned an impressive amount of $1,34,000 and his current salary is estimated to be around $50,000 per fight. Alex Pereira owns Chevrolet Corvette (C8) as his only car.
Apart from his salary, Alex Pereira earns from sponsorship and brand endorsements like OWNIC and he also has an NFT partnership as well. He has been a brand ambassador for Everlast since 2018. Pereira also has sponsored other companies like Nutrex research (a sports nutrition brand) and Godoi Clothing (an Apparel company).
Records and Achievements:
* Won UFC Middleweight Championship in November 2022
* Has won 3 Performance of the Night award overall in UFC
* WGP Kickboxing Middleweight Champion in 2015
* Won 2021 Glory Light Heavyweight Championship in Kickboxing
* Won the 2017 Glory Middleweight Championship in Kickboxing
* Glory fighter of the year award in 2019 Kickboxing
* Won the 2022 Fighter of the year award from several websites like MMAjunkie.com, ESPN, Sherdog, MMA Fighting, MMA Mania, Yahoo Sports and Combat Press etc.
* In MMA so far he has won 7 out of 8 matches. 6 out of 7 wins in MMA came through knockout.
* In Professional kickboxing he has won 33 games (21 knockouts) and lost 7 games (2 knockouts)
* Won a Silver medal in the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) in the year 2013
* Ranked number 1 in the Kickboxing middleweight and lightweight rankings as of February 2021.
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