Michel Pereira (fighter)

Michel Pereira (born 6 October 1993) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing as a Welterweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2011, he formerly competed for 300 Sparta, Akhmat Fight Club, Serbian Battle Championship, Jungle Fight, Xtreme Fighting Championships and Road Fighting Championship. He is a former Serbian Battle Championship Welterweight Champion.

Michel Pereira
Born (1993-06-10) June 10, 1993
Marabá, Pará, Brazil
Other namesDemolidor
NationalityBrazilian
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
DivisionWelterweight
Reach73 in (185 cm)[1]
Fighting out ofRio de Janeiro, Brazil
TeamScorpion Fighting System/Team Demolidor[2]
Years active2011–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total36
Wins23
By knockout10
By submission5
By decision8
Losses11
By knockout1
By submission1
By decision8
By disqualification1
No contests2
Other information
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Michel Periera began his MMA career fighting in regional promotions of his native state of Brazil, Pará, as well as 300 Sparta, amassing a professional record of 9-3 with notable wins over the veterans Daziel da Silva Jr. and Silmar Nunes. These early wins earned a chance to fight with the bigger promotions, such as Jungle Fight and XFC.[3]

In his first fight and only fight with Jungle Fight he faced Junior Orgulho. He won by a unanimous decision.[4]

His next fight was a loss versus Junior de Oliveira with Iron Man CF. After a win against Caio Robson, Michel Pereira earned a contract with XFC. Fighting on the prelims of XFC International 7, Pereira faced Geraldo Coelho. Responding to his opponents pressure with clinching and a takedown, Periera ended the fight in the third round by way of a guillotine choke.[5] His next fight was on the prelims of XFC International 9, during which he faced Cairo Rocha. With various techniques such as wheel kicks and flying knees, Michel earned a victory though a unanimous decision.[6] These two victories gave him a main even fight against Carlston Harris, which Pereira lost through a unanimous decision.[7]

Following this Pereira fought with various promotions during which he lost a decision against Abubakar Vagaev[8], Ismael de Jesus[9] and Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake[10], while also netting wins against Stanley Barbosa by way of an arm triangle choke[11], as well decisions against Renato Gomes and Cristiano Estela Rios.[12]

Serbian Battle Championship and Road FC

With a 16-8 record earned him a chance to fight for the vacant SBC Welterweight Championship against Luka Strezoski at SBC 15. Pereira won a majority decision.[13] Pereira defended his title against Laerte Costa at SBC 17, winning in the fifth minute of the first round by a rear naked choke.[14] Following a no contest bout at Arena Fight against Carlos Pereira, during which his opponent got injured due to a cage malfunction, Pereira fought against Ryul Kim at HEAT 42. He won the bout by TKO. He won his next fight against Hae Jun Yang via TKO [15] and his KO victories against Won Jun Choi and Dae Sung Kim, get him a UFC contract. During this time he suffered the only KO loss of his career, while challenging Duško Todorović at SBC 19 for the SBC Middleweight Belt.[16]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Perira's first fight in the UFC was scheduled for 18 May 2019 at UFC Fight Night 152 against Danny Roberts[17] Periera began the fight with a counter right hook, which was followed by an attempted showtime kick, a rolling thunder and a superman punch. Periera won the fight by a jumping knee, ending the fight after less then two minutes.[18] Periera was awarded a Performance of the Night award.[19]

Periera's next fight was scheduled for UFC Fight Night 158 against Sergey Khandozhko[20]. Sergey would face visa issues and was replaced by the Canadian Tristan Connelly[21] Pereira missed weight by 2 pounds.[22] He lost a unanimous decision against a smaller opponent fighting on a short notice. MMA Junkie would pick this fight as their "Upset of the Year"[23]. The fight was awarded a Fight of the Night award,[24] for which Periera was ineligible as he missed weight, which meant Periera forfeited 30% of his purse, as well as his $50,000 share of the FOTN award[25]

Pereira's third UFC opponent was Diego Sanchez whom he faced at UFC Fight Night 167 on 15 February 2020. Pereira dominated Sanchez for most of the fight, but was disqualified for hitting Sanchez with an illegal knee while he was grounded.[26]

Pereira is scheduled to face Zelim Imadaev on September 5, 2020 at UFC Fight Night 176.[27]

Championships and achievements

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
36 matches 23 wins 11 losses
By knockout 10 1
By submission 5 1
By decision 8 8
By disqualification 0 1
No contests 2
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 23–11 (2) Diego Sanchez DQ (illegal knee) UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2 15 February 2020 3 3:09 Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Loss 23–10 (2) Tristan Connelly Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje 14 September 2019 3 5:00 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Catchweight (172 lbs) bout.
Pereira missed weight.

Fight of the Night.

Win 23–9 (2) Danny Roberts KO (flying knee and punch) UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee 18 May 2019 1 1:47 Rochester, New York, United States Performance of the Night.
Win 22–9 (2) Dae Sung Kim TKO (knees) Road FC 52 23 February 2019 2 1:02 Seoul, South Korea
Win 21–9 (2) Won Jun Choi KO (punch) Road FC 51 XX 15 December 2018 1 0:41 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 20–9 (2) Duško Todorović TKO (punches) SBC 19 1 December 2018 1 4:32 Novi Sad, Serbia For the SBC Middleweight Title
NC 20–8 (2) Batmunkh Burenzorig Submission (Rear naked choke) HEAT 43 17 September 2018 5 1:46 Aichi, Japan For the vacant HEAT Welterweight Title.

Catchweight bout; Pereira missed weight.

Win 20–8 (1) Hea Jun Yang TKO (knee and punches) Road FC 48 28 July 2018 3 1:48 Wonju, South Korea Middleweight bout.
Win 19–8 (1) Ryul Kim TKO HEAT 42 27 May 2018 1 5:00 Aichi, Japan
NC 18–8 (1) Carlos Perira NC (cage malfunction) Arena Fight 12 May 2018 1 3:03 Redenção, Brazil
Win 18–8 Laerte Costa Submission (rear naked choke) SBC 17 28 April 2018 1 4:02 Odžaci, Serbia Defended the SBC Welterweight Title.
Win 17–8 Luka Strezoski Decision (majority) SBC 15 8 December 2017 5 5:00 Novi Sad, Serbia Won the vacant SBC Welterweight Title.
Loss 16–8 Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake Decision (unanimous) Kunlun Fight MMA 15 3 October 2017 5 5:00 Alashan, Mongolia
Win 16–7 Renato Gomes Decision (unanimous) Circuito Team Nogueira 16 September 2017 5 5:00 Viamao, Brazil
Win 15–7 Cristiano Estela Rios Decision (unanimous) Fusion FC 24 21 December 2016 5 5:00 Lima, Peru
Loss 14–7 Ismael de Jesus Decision (unanimous) Shooto Brasil 67 11 November 2016 5 5:00 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil For the Shooto Brazil Welterweight Title.
Win 14–6 Stanley Barbosa Submission (arm triangle choke) Revelation FC 4 13 May 2016 1 4:56 Belem, Brazil
Loss 13–6 Abubakar Vagaev Decision (unanimous) Akhmat Fight Show 18 9 April 2016 5 5:00 Grozny, Russia
Loss 13–5 Carlston Harris Decision (unanimous) XFC International 12 28 November 2015 5 5:00 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win 13–4 Cairo Rocha Decision (unanimous) XFC International 9 14 March 2015 5 5:00 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win 12–4 Geraldo Coelho Submission (guillotine choke) XFC International 7 1 November 2014 1 2:40 Sao Paulo, Brazil
Win 11–4 Caio Robson Silva TKO (retirement) Arena Fight 6 31 May 2014 1 5:00 Belem, Brazil
Loss 10–4 Zozimar de Oliveria Silva Jr. Submission (armbar) Iron Man CF 18 24 May 2014 2 5:00 Belem, Brazil
Win 10–3 Alfredo Souza Decision (unanimous) Jungle Fight 65 2 February 2014 3 5:00 Bahia, Brazil
Win 9–3 Silmar Nunes Submission (triangle choke) TFS 5 21 December 2013 1 4:18 Belem, Brazil
Win 8–3 Jaime Cordoba Decision (unanimous) 300 Sparta 4 10 October 2013 3 5:00 Lima, Peru
Win 7–3 Daziel Serafrim da Silva Jr. Decision (unanimous) The Green Fight 28 September 2013 3 5:00 Belem, Brazil
Win 6–3 Renato Puente Flores Submission (armbar) 300 Sparta 3 28 September 2013 1 5:00 Lima, Peru
Win 5–3 Reginaldo Ferreira Alves TKO Arena Sport 10 August 2013 1 4:12 Para, Brazil
Win 4–3 Franciney dos Santos Bessa TKO (doctor stoppage) Marajo Fight 5 13 July 2013 1 1:52 Para, Brazil
Loss 3–3 Rubenilton Perreira Decision (unanimous) MMADF 6 April 2013 3 5:00 Para, Brazil
Loss 3–2 Rubenilton Perreira Decision (unanimous) TFS 3 30 March 2013 3 5:00 Para, Brazil
Loss 3–1 Bruno Leandro Soares Decision (unanimous) CTF 12 January 2013 3 5:00 Para, Brazil
Win 3–0 Sivaldo Alves da Silva Decision (unanimous) TFS 2 15 June 2012 3 5:00 Para, Brazil
Win 2–0 Magno Silva TKO (punches) TFS 1 21 January 2012 2 5:00 Para, Brazil
Win 1–0 Edspm Dias TKO (punches) DFC 22 December 2011 1 3:20 Para, Brazil

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See also

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