Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya — UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Alex Pereira vs Israel Adesanya

Middleweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira

Saturday, November 12, 2022 · New York City · New York

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Result

Alex Pereira def. Israel Adesanya

KO/TKO (Punches to Head At Distance) · Round 5 · 2:01 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R5 · 2:01

Alex PereiraRound 5Israel Adesanya

28 / 37Sig. strikes9 / 15

76%Accuracy60%

30 / 40Total strikes9 / 15

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:02Control0:12

13.9Pace / min4.5

14%Control share86%

Alex Pereira

Targethead 64% · body 29% · leg 7%

Phasedistance 89% · clinch 11% · ground 0%

Israel Adesanya

Targethead 44% · body 22% · leg 33%

Phasedistance 78% · clinch 22% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeAlex Pereira landed 28 significant strikes to 9.Striking edgeAlex Pereira struck at 76% accuracy to 60%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Pace upAlex Pereira's significant-strike pace moved +363% from R4 to R5, 13.9 against 3.0 per minute.
Accuracy shiftAlex Pereira's significant-strike accuracy moved +24 pts, 76% against 52%.
Defensive driftIsrael Adesanya absorbed significant strikes +363% faster than in R4, 13.9 against 3.0 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Alex Pereira

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Israel Adesanya

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

91Alex Pereira sig. strikes

86Israel Adesanya sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+363%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Alex Pereira)