Alex Pereira (kickboxer)

Alex Pereira
Born	Alexsandro Pereira (1987-07-07) July 7, 1987, São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo Brazil
Other names	Pó Atan
Nationality	Brazilian
Height	1.94 m (6 ft 4 ¹⁄₂ in)
Weight	85.0 kg (187.4 lb; 13.39 st)
Division	Middleweight
Reach	80.0 in (203 cm)
Style	Kickboxing, Boxing
Fighting out of	São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo Brazil
Trainer	Beloqua Wera
Years active	2009-present

Kickboxing record
Total	36
Wins	31
By knockout	22
Losses	5
last updated on: June 21, 2014

Alexsandro Pereira (born July 7, 1987), commonly known as Alex Pereira or sometimes Alex Sandro is a Brazilian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He turned to kickboxing after giving up a career as a boxer. Pereira came to prominence when he became a WAKO Pro Panamerican champion in 2013. He has competed in promotions such as the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, It's Showtime, Jungle Fight and WGP Kickboxing, and signed with Glory in 2014.^[1]

As of 2 November 2015, he is ranked the #6 middleweight in the world by GLORY.^[2]

Career

He won the Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament in Zagreb, Croatia on March 8, 2014, beating Dustin Jacoby by first round knockout in the semi-finals and Sahak Parparyan by majority decision in the final.^[3]^[4]

It was announced during the Glory 15: Istanbul broadcast that Pereira would be one of eight fighters competing in the Glory 17: Los Angeles - Last Man Standing middleweight tournament in Inglewood, California, United States on June 21, 2014.^[5]^[6] He lost to eventual champion Artem Levin by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals to exit the tournament.^[7]^[8]^[9]

Championships and awards

Kickboxing

2015 WGP Kickboxing Middleweight Champion
2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner
2013 WAKO Pro Panamerican -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules
2013 WAKO World Championships in Guaruja, Brasil -91 kg (K-1 Rules)
2012 WGP -85 kg/187 lb Championship
2012 Brazilian -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules

Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record

31 wins (22 KOs), 5 losses

Wins the vacant belt WGP -85 kg / 187 lb.^[11]
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2015-07-25	Win	César Almeida	WGP Kickboxing 25^[10]	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision	5	3:00
2015-04-03	Loss	Jason Wilnis	Glory 20: Dubai - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals	Dubai, UAE	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-12-20	Win	Ivan Galaz	WGP Kickboxing 24	São Paulo, Brazil	TKO (three knockdowns)	2
2014-09-27	Win	Robert Thomas	WGP Kickboxing 22 ^[12]	Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-06-21	Loss	Artem Levin	Glory 17: Los Angeles - Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament, Quarter Finals	Inglewood, California, USA	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-04-26	Win	Alexandr Dmitrienko	WGP SUPER 4 ^[13]	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
2014-03-08	Win	Sahak Parparyan	Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Final	Zagreb, Croatia	Decision (majority)	3	3:00
Wins the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament.
2014-03-08	Win	Dustin Jacoby	Glory 14: Zagreb - Middleweight Contender Tournament, Semi Finals	Zagreb, Croatia	KO (left hook)	1	2:02
2013-12-21	Loss	César Almeida	WGP Kickboxing 17, Final	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision	3
2013-12-21	Win	Camilo Ferraz	WGP Kickboxing 17, Semi Final	São Paulo, Brazil	KO	1
2013-08-24	Win	Matías Adaro	WGP Kickboxing 15	São Paulo, Brazil	KO	2
Wins the WAKO Pro Panamerican -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules.
2013-03-23	Win	César Almeida	SUPERKOMBAT New Heroes 2	São Caetano, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3
2012-11-10	Loss	Jason Wilnis	It's Showtime 60	São Paulo, Brazil	TKO (retirement)	2
Fight was for vacant It's Showtime 85MAX Championship.
2012-09-16	Win	Felipe Micheletti	WGP Kickboxing 9	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3
2012-07-07	Win	Clei Silva	WGP Kickboxing 5, Final	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision	3
Wins the WGP -85 kg/187 lb Championship.^[14]^[15]
2012-07-07	Win	Fabio Alberto	WGP Kickboxing 5, Semi finals	São Paulo, Brazil	KO	1
2012-03-31	Win	Clei Silva	Jungle Fight 37	São Paulo, Brazil	Decision (unanimous)	3
Wins the Brazilian -85 kg/187 lb Championship K-1 Rules.

Amateur kickboxing record

Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '13 K-1 Silver Medal -91 kg.
Date	Result	Opponent	Event	Location	Method	Round	Time
2013-10	Loss	Sergej Maslobojev	W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, K-1 Final -91 kg	Guaruja, Brasil
2013-10	Win	Mattia Faraoni	W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, K-1 Semi Finals -91 kg	Guaruja, Brasil
2013-10	Win	Selby Devereux	W.A.K.O World Championships 2013, K-1 Quarter Finals -91 kg	Guaruja, Brasil

Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes

Personal life

He is part of the Indigenous peoples in Brazil.

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References

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