Michel Pereira (31-14, 18) was born in Marabá, Pará, Brazil on October 6, 1993. At the age of 18 years on December 22, 2011, he made his professional MMA debut against Edson Dias, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On May 18, 2019, 25-year old Michel Pereira made his UFC debut on his 34th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee against a 31-year old Danny Roberts, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
Pereira's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to Kyle Daukaus at UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang at age 31 on August 23, 2025. He is on a 3-fight losing streak.
He has fought 14 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 5 losses in the promotion.
Some of Michel Pereira's best fights have been against Andre Petroski, Michał Oleksiejczuk, Danny Roberts, Zelim Imadaev, Khaos Williams, Santiago Ponzinibbio and Ihor Potieria. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Michel Pereira".
Pereira has 14 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Michel Pereira Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
47  | Aug 23, 2025 31 years, 10 months 31-14 (18) | 32 years, 5 months 15-4 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | Loss Punches and elbows |
46  | Apr 26, 2025 31 years, 6 months 31-13 (18) | 34 years, 7 months 27-6-1 (20) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | Loss |
45  | Oct 19, 2024 31 years 31-12 (18) | 31 years 12-2 (9) | UFC | MD | 5 | TKO | Loss Elbows |
44 | May 4, 2024 30 years, 6 months 31-11 (18) | Ihor Potieria | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke |
43  | Mar 9, 2024 30 years, 5 months 30-11 (17) | 29 years 19-6 (15) | UFC | MD | 1 | CKO | Win Rear-naked choke |
42  | Oct 14, 2023 30 years 29-11 (17) | 32 years, 4 months 10-1 (7) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
41  | May 21, 2022 28 years, 7 months 28-11 (16) | 35 years, 7 months 28-5 (21) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | Win |
40  | Jan 22, 2022 28 years, 3 months 27-11 (16) | 27 years, 9 months 14-3 (12) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
39  | Jul 10, 2021 27 years, 9 months 26-11 (16) | 31 years, 9 months 14-4 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
38  | Dec 19, 2020 27 years, 2 months 25-11 (16) | 26 years, 8 months 11-1 (7) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Win |
37  | Sep 5, 2020 26 years, 10 months 24-11 (16) | 25 years, 7 months 8-2 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | CKO | Win Rear-naked choke |
36  | Feb 15, 2020 26 years, 4 months 23-11 (16) | 38 years, 1 month 29-12 (16) | UFC | WL | 3 | DQ | Loss Illegal knee |
35  | Sep 14, 2019 25 years, 11 months 23-10 (16) | 33 years, 9 months 13-6 (13) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | Loss |
34  | May 18, 2019 25 years, 7 months 23-9 (16) | 31 years, 10 months 16-4 (11) | UFC | WL | 1 | KO | Win Flying knee and punch |
33 | Feb 23, 2019 25 years, 4 months 22-9 (15) | Kim Sung-dae | MD | 2 | TKO | Win Punches and knees | |
32 | Dec 15, 2018 25 years, 2 months 21-9 (14) | Choi Won-jun | MD | 1 | KO | Win Punch | |
31  | Dec 1, 2018 25 years, 1 months 20-9 (13) | 24 years, 6 months 7-0 (7) | MD | 1 | TKO | Loss Punches | |
30 | Sep 17, 2018 24 years, 11 months 20-8 (13) | Batmunkh Burenzorig | WL | 5 | NC | NC Missed weight | |
29 | Jul 28, 2018 24 years, 9 months 20-8 (13) | Yang Hea-jun | MD | 3 | TKO | Win Knee and punches | |
28 | May 27, 2018 24 years, 7 months 19-8 (12) | Kim Ryul | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
27 | May 12, 2018 24 years, 7 months 18-8 (11) | Carlos Perira | WL | 1 | NC | NC Cage malfunction | |
26 | Apr 28, 2018 24 years, 6 months 18-8 (11) | Laerte Costa | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
25 | Dec 8, 2017 24 years, 2 months 17-8 (10) | Luka Strezoski | WL | 3 | MD | Win | |
24 | Oct 3, 2017 23 years, 11 months 16-8 (10) | Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
23 | Sep 16, 2017 23 years, 11 months 16-7 (10) | Renato Gomes | WL | 3 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
22 | Dec 21, 2016 23 years, 2 months 15-7 (9) | Cristiano Estela Rios | WL | 3 | UD | Win | |
21 | Nov 11, 2016 23 years, 1 months 14-7 (9) | Ismael de Jesus | WL | 3 | UD | Loss For Shooto Brazil welterweight title | |
20 | May 13, 2016 22 years, 7 months 14-6 (9) | Stanley Barbosa | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Arm-triangle choke | |
19 | Apr 9, 2016 22 years, 6 months 13-6 (8) | Abubakar Vagaev | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
18  | Nov 28, 2015 22 years, 1 months 13-5 (8) | 28 years, 4 months 7-2 (3) | WL | 3 | UD | Loss | |
17 | Mar 14, 2015 21 years, 5 months 13-4 (8) | Cairo Rocha | WL | 5 | UD | Win | |
16 | Nov 1, 2014 21 years 12-4 (8) | Geraldo Coelho | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Guillotine choke | |
15 | May 31, 2014 20 years, 7 months 11-4 (7) | Caio Robson Silva | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Retirement | |
14 | May 24, 2014 20 years, 7 months 10-4 (6) | Zozimar de Oliveria Silva Jr. | WL | 2 | SUB | Loss Armbar | |
13 | Feb 2, 2014 20 years, 3 months 10-3 (6) | Alfredo Souza | WL | 3 | UD | Win | |
12 | Dec 21, 2013 20 years, 2 months 9-3 (6) | Silmar Nunes | WL | 1 | SUB | Win Triangle choke | |
11 | Oct 10, 2013 20 years 8-3 (5) | Jaime Cordoba | WL | 3 | UD | Win | |
10 | Sep 28, 2013 19 years, 11 months 7-3 (5) | Daziel Serafrim da Silva Jr. | LT | 3 | UD | Win | |
9 | Sep 16, 2013 19 years, 11 months 6-3 (5) | Renato Puente Flores | LT | 1 | SUB | Win Armbar | |
8 | Aug 10, 2013 19 years, 10 months 5-3 (4) | Reginaldo Ferreira Alves | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
7 | Jul 13, 2013 19 years, 9 months 4-3 (3) | Franciney dos Santos Bessa | LT | 1 | TKO | Win Doctor stoppage | |
6 | Apr 6, 2013 19 years, 6 months 3-3 (2) | Rubenilton Perreira | LT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
5 | Mar 30, 2013 19 years, 5 months 3-2 (2) | Rubenilton Perreira | LT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
4 | Jan 12, 2013 19 years, 3 months 3-1 (2) | Bruno Leandro Soares | LT | 3 | UD | Loss | |
3 | Jun 15, 2012 18 years, 8 months 3-0 (2) | Sivaldo Alves da Silva | LT | 3 | UD | Win | |
2 | Jan 21, 2012 18 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Magno Silva | LT | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
1 | Dec 22, 2011 18 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Edson Dias | WL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches |
