Alex Pereira

In an immediate rematch, Pereira reversed the first fight emphatically, reclaiming the light heavyweight title by stopping Ankalaev in 80 seconds. He pressured Ankalaev to the fence from the opening bell with calf kicks and right hands, dropped him, and finished with a barrage of elbows and punches.

Key moments

• Backed Ankalaev to the cage within seconds, attacking with calf kicks and right hands.
• A right hand hurt Ankalaev and put him on the back foot.
• Swarmed with elbows and ground strikes for the TKO at 1:20 of round one.
• Became a three-time UFC titleholder and avenged his UFC 313 loss.

Pereira lost his light heavyweight title in a tactical, divisive decision. Ankalaev beat him to the punch early and smothered his offense with clinch work in the second half, racking up control time despite going 0-for-12 on takedowns. Pereira struggled to find the space to land his signature left hook.

Key moments

• Ankalaev controlled distance and beat Pereira to the punch early.
• Heavy clinch pressure denied Pereira room to set up his power shots.
• Ankalaev went 0-for-12 on takedowns but logged nearly six minutes of control.
• Pereira dropped a close decision and surrendered the belt for the first time.

Pereira survived a tougher-than-expected challenge to make his third light heavyweight title defense of 2024. Rountree's speed and southpaw stance won him the early rounds — and briefly dropped Pereira to a knee — but the jab, calf kicks and altitude wore him down before a fourth-round barrage finished it.

Key moments

• Rountree landed the heavier blows early and dropped Pereira to a knee in round two.
• Pereira adjusted, snapping the jab and chopping the lead leg.
• Cuts opened around Rountree's eye and his gas tank emptied by round three.
• A right hand and a finishing flurry ended it at 4:32 of round four.

In a short-notice headliner, Pereira knocked out Procházka for the second time, ending their rematch 13 seconds into the second round. He opened the round with a high kick that landed flush and dropped Procházka, then followed with ground strikes until the referee intervened.

Key moments

• Opened round two with a high kick that landed clean.
• Procházka crumpled to the canvas immediately.
• Pereira followed with heavy ground-and-pound for the stoppage at 0:13.
• His second KO of Procházka, and a second light heavyweight title defense.

Headlining UFC 300, Pereira made his first light heavyweight title defense with a one-punch first-round knockout. A perfectly timed left hook clipped Hill under the chin and dropped him, and Pereira followed with hammer fists before the referee waved it off.

Key moments

• Timed a left hook under Hill's chin midway through round one.
• Hill fell backward, badly hurt.
• Pereira followed with hammer fists as Hill went limp.
• Stopped at 3:14 of round one on the sport's biggest card.