Pereira vs Hernandez

When is Pereira vs Hernandez?

Michel Pereira is set to face the challenge of Anthony Hernandez in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 19th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Pereira vs Hernandez stats

Michel Pereira steps into the octagon with a record of 31 wins, 11 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Anthony Hernandez will make his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This will be Michel Pereira's 11th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2019.

Michel Pereira's UFC record currently stands at 9-2-0, while Anthony Hernandez's comes in at 6-2-0.

The stats suggest Pereira has an advantage in power over Hernandez, with a 35% knock out percentage over Hernandez's 17%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Hernandez will have a massive advantage over Pereira, boasting a 67% submission rate over Pereira's 29%.

Michel Pereira is the same age as Anthony Hernandez, at 30 years old.

Pereira has a height advantage of 1 inch over Hernandez. Despite this, Hernandez has a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pereira is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 28 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 2 years and 8 months earlier than Hernandez, whose first professional fight was in 2014. He has fought 68 more professional rounds, 97 to Hernandez's 29.

Pereira vs Hernandez form

Pereira has won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight, he won against Ihor Potieria at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC 299 on 9th March 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Kaseya Center, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Andre Petroski at UFC Fight Night – Yusuff vs Barboza on 14th October 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Santiago Ponzinibbio at UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira on 21st May 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Andre Fialho at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Activity check

Pereira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

Hernandez's last 4 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 4 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Pereira vs Hernandez?

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