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Alex Pereira fights two opponents at UFC 307

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Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr. fight will take place this weekend at UFC 307, which will take place on October 6.

Not only is “Poatan” defending his light heavyweight title for the third time against a formidable challenger, but he is also facing troubling statistics that could cut his reign short if this continues.

Rountree Jr. he is a fierce attacker with a strong Muay Thai background. “The War Horse” is enjoying a career renaissance, posting a five-fight winning streak and one of the most brutal TKOs in UFC history. Most importantly, he scored the first side kick to the knee in UFC history against Modestas Bukauskas in 2021.

Rountree Jr. UFC 307

Rountree Jr. stops Bukauskas with a side kick to the knee. / Photo: Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC

Opponent

Kickboxing record

GLORY record

Result

Gokhan Saki

82-16-0(1NC)

8-2

Rountree KO Saki (punches)

Karl Roberson

0-3

0-2

Rountree TKO Roberson (soccer punches and kicks)

Dustin Jacoby

10-8

7-8

DECISION Rountree Jacoby

Alex Pereira

33-7

12-4

to be determined

Rountree Jr. remains undefeated against former GLORY kickboxers – knocking out the legendary Gokhan Saki at UFC 226 in 2018, defeating Karl Roberson via TKO in 2022 and securing a decision victory over Dustin Jacoby later that year.

If Pereira defeats Rountree Jr., he will become the first former GLORY fighter to have a victory over him in his professional career. Pereira also happens to be the most successful of GLORY Rountree Jr.’s former opponents, which makes for an intriguing statistic.

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