Alexandre Pantoja vs. Alex Perez – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 is scheduled to take place on Saturday, July 30, 2022, in Dallas, Texas, USA. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Alexandre “The Cannibal” Pantoja will take on Alex Perez in the Flyweight Bout. You can view the full UFC 277 card.

In this post, we will break down Alexandre Pantoja vs. Alex Perez matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 34-year-old, Alexandre Pantoja is coming in with a 24-5-0 record. Pantoja will be fighting for the first time since a win via submission against Brandon Royval at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum in August.

Perez, meanwhile, is coming off a submission loss against Deiveson Figueiredo on August 21, 2021 at UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez and holds a 24-6-0 record.

Alexandre Pantoja has an orthodox fighting stance with a 67″ reach. The 32-year-old, Alex Perez is an orthodox fighter with a 65″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Alexandre Pantoja:
→ Pantoja’s striking accuracy is 48%.
→ Pantoja lands 4.24 significant strikes per minute.
→ Pantoja’s takedown accuracy is 38%.
→ Pantoja’s takedown average is 1.26 per 15 minutes.
→ Pantoja’s takedown defense is 67%.

Pantoja comes in with 48% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.24 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Perez fires at 47% accuracy, landing about 4.62 significant strikes per minute. Alexandre Pantoja also has a 38% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 1.26 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Perez’s 2.92 takedowns and 87% takedown accuracy.

Alex Perez:
→ Perez’s striking accuracy is 47%.
→ Perez lands 4.62 significant strikes per minute.
→ Perez’s takedown accuracy is 45%.
→ Perez’s takedown average is 2.92 per 15 minutes.
→ Perez’s takedown defense is 87%.

Alex spent on average 6:17 minutes in the Octagon and Alexandre has an average fight time of 10:48 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC 277 is live in , who do you think will win, Alexandre or Alex? Sound off in the comments.

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