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Middleweight
3 Rounds
Alex Pereira won · KO/TKO R2
Elo1523
Elo1426

Alex PereiravsAndreas MichailidisUFC Prediction Result

UFC 268: Usman vs. Covington 2 · Saturday, November 6, 2021New York City, New York, USA

Official fight result

Alex Pereira won

KO/TKO · Round 2 · 0:18

Model Prediction: Alex Pereira wins(69.5%)

Actual result: Alex Pereira wins · Model version: ufc_v6_2_pure_lightgbm_20260715_055615

Correct

Hypothetical $100 stake on the replay pick

Alex Pereira at -280 American odds

+$36 profit

$136 total returned

Scouting Report

Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.

  • Alex Pereira is a KO finisher (80% of wins). Andreas Michailidis has lost 67% of fights by KO.
  • Alex Pereira has 29pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.

Tale of the Tape

Alex Pereira
Red Corner
VS
Andreas Michailidis
Blue Corner
-280
(74%)
Vegas Odds
+225
(31%)
1523
Elo
1426
39
Age
38
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
6'4"
Height
6'0"
200.66 cm
Reach
193.04 cm

Recent Form

Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.

Alex Pereira
oldest →
W
KOvs Jiri Prochazka · Jun 24
W
KOvs Khalil Rountree Jr. · Oct 24
L
vs Magomed Ankalaev · Mar 25
W
KOvs Magomed Ankalaev · Oct 25
L
KOvs Ciryl Gane · Jun 26
latest
Andreas Michailidis
oldest →
L
KOvs Modestas Bukauskas · Jul 20
W
vs KB Bhullar · May 21
L
vs Rinat Fakhretdinov · Jun 22
latest

Output & Defense Comparison

Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.

Alex PereiraMetricAndreas Michailidis
5.16
Strikes / min
2.90
3.50
Strikes absorbed / min
3.57
53%
Strike defense
44%
0.11
TDs / 15 min
1.12
79%
Takedown defense
50%
0.20
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.66Δ 2.33 — meaningful gap-0.67

Statistical Profile

Career averages · bigger area = stronger across dimensions

Elo1500 vs 1502Strikes5.2 vs 2.9Takedowns0.2 vs 1.1Sub Atts0.30 vs 0.00Form0.0 vs 0.4
Alex PereiraAndreas Michailidis

Recent Elo Trajectory

Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).

14801498151515331550← oldermost recent →
Alex Pereira(10 fights)Andreas Michailidis(4 fights)

Model Feature Differentials

Red − Blue for each engineered feature. Bar leans toward the stronger fighter.Hover a label to see what it measures.

ELO Rating
Red +97.3|Blue -97.3
Recent Form
Red -0.4|Blue +0.4
Striker Score
Red +49.6|Blue -49.6
Grappler Score
Red +49.8|Blue -49.8
Red Corner advantageBlue Corner advantage

Strike Breakdown

Where the strikes landed. Head accuracy is the single strongest predictor of fight outcomes.

Alex PereiraTargetAndreas Michailidis

By target zone

4
40% acc · 36%
Head
3
50% acc · 100%
5
83% acc · 45%
Body
0
0% acc
2
100% acc · 18%
Leg
0
0% acc

By position

4
44% acc · 36%
Distance
0
0% acc
6
86% acc · 55%
Clinch
2
40% acc · 67%
1
50% acc · 9%
Ground
1
100% acc · 33%

Round-by-Round Scoring (Model)

Statistical round-winner heuristic based on strikes, takedowns, control time, and knockdowns. Not the official judges' scorecard.

1
Alex Pereira rounds
0
even
1
Andreas Michailidis rounds
Round 1Andreas Michailidis edged it
Sig. strikes9
Takedowns0
Control0:00
3Sig. strikes
2Takedowns
3:59Control
Round 2Alex Pereira edged it
Sig. strikes2
Takedowns0
Control0:04
Knockdowns1
0Sig. strikes
0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns

Fight Stats

Totals

1
KD
0
11 / 18
Sig Strikes
3 / 11
57%
Sig Str %
15%
25 / 33
Total Strikes
11 / 19
0 / 0
TDs
2 / 7
TD %
28%
0
Sub Att
0
0
Rev
0
0:04
Ctrl Time
3:59

Round-by-Round

RoundFighterSig StrTotal StrTDSub
1Andreas Michailidis3 / 1011 / 182 / 70
1Alex Pereira9 / 1423 / 290 / 00
2Andreas Michailidis0 / 10 / 10 / 00
2Alex Pereira2 / 42 / 40 / 00

Alex Pereira

StanceOrthodox
Height76.0"
Reach79.0"
Fights12

Andreas Michailidis

StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach76.0"
Fights4