Alex Pereira may have entered the UFC in 2021, but the fame that he boasts is nothing less than that of any major star of the promotion. Much of it comes from the fact that he has already won two UFC titles, and has been a part of the organization’s most fierce rivalry with former UFC middleweight champ, Israel Adesanya. Now, he is going to fight Jamahal Hill at UFC 300. Well, after the two UFC fights between them, a large chunk of fans may already be aware of their rivalry in kickboxing.

However, it also means that both ‘Izzy’ and Pereira have also fought as professional kickboxers prior to their UFC entries. Most fans may know that these two have locked horns three times in the span of their professional kickboxing careers. But not many of them have bothered to know about the individual kickboxing records of these two bitter rivals. In this report, let’s take a look at the kickboxing record of ‘Izzy’s’ Brazilian rival, Pereira.

Alex Pereira’s Kickboxing Record

Alex ‘Poatan’ Pereira began his amateur kickboxing career in 2009. Well, it won’t be wrong to say that he started showcasing his prowess in sports pretty early, as he amassed a 25-3 record in his amateur career. But he once declared publicly that he had suffered all three of his losses against the same individual. Pereira decided to take up the sport professionally in 2012. He debuted under a Brazilian kickboxing and mixed martial arts promotion called ‘Jungle Fight’.

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The 36-year-old decided to go for a change of promotion and joined the WGP Kickboxing. This is where he achieved his first-ever title in the sport, as he became the WGP 85kg title holder in 2015. Following this feat, the Brazilian went for another change of promotions as he joined the noted kickboxing promotion, ‘Glory’. It was during his ‘Glory’ tenure that he had three clashes with ‘Izzy’. Well, fans may already know that he won all three of them.

When Alex Pereira became a double champ

Following his fifth middleweight title defense in Glory, Pereira received a chance to become the two-division champion of the promotion. But it was not an easy task for him to defeat the then-glory light heavyweight king, Artem Vakhitov.

‘Poatan’ crowned himself the Glory two-division champ in January 2021 after defeating Vakhitov by a unanimous decision. This stands as the biggest feat of his kickboxing career. A summary of Pereira’s professional kickboxing career will tell us that he holds an overall record of 33-7. Further, it also includes as many as 21 wins by KOs.

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At UFC 300, Hill is going to come prepared for his Brazilian opponent. In such a situation, it’s quite obvious that the fans will expect to witness an enthralling war between the two elite strikers during the promotion. Who do you think will have the last laugh?