Michel Pereira

“Demolidor”

MMA · Active

32-15 (2 NC)RECORD

11KO / TKO WINS

9SUBMISSION WINS

12DECISION WINS

Profile

Full name	Michel Fagner Lima Pereira
Nickname	Demolidor
Date of birth	6 Oct 1993
Nationality	Brazilian
Birthplace	Marabá, Pará, Brazil
Lives in	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Division	Middleweight / Welterweight
Team	Scorpion Fighting System
Height	185 cm (6′1″)
Reach	185 cm (73″)
Stance	Not added yet
Years active	since 2011
Status	Active
Pro debut	22 Dec 2011
Last fight	Loss vs Sharabutdin Magomedov, 27 Jun 2026

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Titles and honours

Serbian Battle Championship Welterweight Champion
UFC Performance of the Night (5x)
UFC Fight of the Night (2x)

Background

Brazilian fighter from Pará known for his acrobatic, high-flying style, who held the Serbian Battle Championship welterweight title and fought in Road FC before a seven-year UFC run at welterweight and middleweight. He was released by the UFC in July 2026.

Fight history

49 professional fights. Newest first.

Result	Opponent	Method	Round	Time	Event	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	Sharabutdin Magomedov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Torres	27 Jun 2026	Baku, Azerbaijan
Win	Zachary Reese	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Strickland vs. Hernandez	21 Feb 2026	Houston, Texas, United States
Loss	Kyle Daukaus	KO (punches and elbows)	1	0:43	UFC Fight Night: Walker vs. Zhang	23 Aug 2025	Shanghai, China
Loss	Abusupiyan Magomedov	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC on ESPN: Machado Garry vs. Prates	26 Apr 2025	Kansas City, Missouri, United States
Loss	Anthony Hernandez	TKO (elbows)	5	2:22	UFC Fight Night: Hernandez vs. Pereira	19 Oct 2024	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Main event
Win	Ihor Potieria	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:54	UFC 301	4 May 2024	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Performance of the Night
Win	Michał Oleksiejczuk	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	1:01	UFC 299	9 Mar 2024	Miami, Florida, United States	Performance of the Night
Win	Andre Petroski	TKO (punches)	1	1:06	UFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza	14 Oct 2023	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Return to middleweight; Performance of the Night
Win	Santiago Ponzinibbio	Decision (split)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Holm vs. Vieira	21 May 2022	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Fight of the Night
Win	André Fialho	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 270	22 Jan 2022	Anaheim, California, United States
Win	Niko Price	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC 264	10 Jul 2021	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Khaos Williams	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs. Neal	19 Dec 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win	Zelim Imadaev	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	4:39	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Sakai	5 Sep 2020	Las Vegas, Nevada, United States	Performance of the Night
Loss	Diego Sanchez	DQ (illegal knee)	3	3:09	UFC Fight Night: Anderson vs. Błachowicz 2	15 Feb 2020	Rio Rancho, New Mexico, United States
Loss	Tristan Connelly	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Cowboy vs. Gaethje	14 Sep 2019	Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada	Catchweight (172 lb); Pereira missed weight; Fight of the Night
Win	Danny Roberts	KO (flying knee and punch)	1	1:47	UFC Fight Night: dos Anjos vs. Lee	18 May 2019	Rochester, New York, United States	UFC debut; Performance of the Night
Win	Kim Sung-dae	TKO (punches and knees)	2	1:02	Road FC 052	23 Feb 2019	Seoul, South Korea	Openweight bout
Win	Choi Won-jun	KO (punch)	1	0:41	Road FC 051	15 Dec 2018	Seoul, South Korea	Catchweight (190 lb)
Loss	Duško Todorović	TKO (punches)	1	4:32	Serbian Battle Championship 19	1 Dec 2018	Novi Sad, Serbia	For the vacant SBC Middleweight Championship
No contest	Batmunkh Burenzorig	NC (missed weight)	5	1:46	HEAT 43	17 Sep 2018	Aichi, Japan	Sub win overturned; Pereira missed weight for HEAT title
Win	Yang Hea-jun	TKO (knee and punches)	3	1:48	Road FC 048	28 Jul 2018	Wonju, South Korea	Middleweight debut
Win	Kim Ryul	TKO (punches)	1	0:51	HEAT 42	27 May 2018	Aichi, Japan	Catchweight (176 lb)
No contest	Carlos Perira	NC (cage malfunction)	1	2:52	Arena Fight 8	12 May 2018	Redenção, Brazil	Catchweight (176 lb)
Win	Laerte Costa	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:02	Serbian Battle Championship 17	28 Apr 2018	Odžaci, Serbia	Defended the SBC Welterweight Championship
Win	Luka Strezoski	Decision (majority)	3	5:00	Serbian Battle Championship 15	8 Dec 2017	Novi Sad, Serbia	Won the vacant SBC Welterweight Championship
Loss	Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Kunlun Fight MMA 15	3 Oct 2017	Alashan, China
Win	Renato Gomes	Submission (triangle choke)	3	0:54	Taura MMA 1	16 Sep 2017	Viamão, Brazil
Win	Cristiano Estela Rios	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Fusion FC 24	21 Dec 2016	Lima, Peru
Loss	Ismael de Jesus	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Shooto Brasil 67	11 Nov 2016	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	For the Shooto Brazil Welterweight Championship
Win	Stanley Barbosa	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:56	Revelation FC 4	13 May 2016	Belém, Brazil
Loss	Abubakar Vagaev	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Akhmat Fight Show 18	9 Apr 2016	Grozny, Russia
Loss	Carlston Harris	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	XFC International 12	28 Nov 2015	São Paulo, Brazil	XFC Welterweight Tournament final
Win	Cairo Rocha	Decision (unanimous)	5	5:00	XFC International 9	14 Mar 2015	São Paulo, Brazil	XFC Welterweight Tournament semifinal
Win	Geraldo Coelho	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:40	XFC International 7	1 Nov 2014	São Paulo, Brazil	XFC Welterweight Tournament quarterfinal
Win	Caio Robson Silva	TKO (retirement)	1	5:00	Arena Fight 6	31 May 2014	Redenção, Brazil
Loss	Zozimar de Oliveria Silva Jr.	Submission (armbar)	2	5:00	Iron Man MMA 18	24 May 2014	Belém, Brazil
Win	Alfredo Souza	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Jungle Fight 65	2 Feb 2014	Madre de Deus, Brazil
Win	Silmar Nunes	Submission (triangle choke)	1	4:18	Tucumã Fighting Show 5	21 Dec 2013	Tucumã, Brazil
Win	Jaime Cordoba	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	300 Sparta 4	10 Oct 2013	Lima, Peru	Return to welterweight
Win	Daziel Serafrim da Silva Jr.	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	The Green Fight: Paragominas	28 Sep 2013	Paragominas, Brazil
Win	Renato Puente Flores	Submission (armbar)	1	5:00	300 Sparta 3	16 Sep 2013	Lima, Peru
Win	Reginaldo Ferreira Alves	TKO (punches)	1	4:12	Arena Sport Combat 1	10 Aug 2013	Xinguara, Brazil
Win	Franciney dos Santos Bessa	TKO (doctor stoppage)	1	1:52	Marajó Fight 5	13 Jul 2013	Soure, Brazil
Loss	Rubenilton Perreira	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	MMA Dragon Fighters 1	6 Apr 2013	Ourilândia do Norte, Brazil
Loss	Rubenilton Perreira	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Tucumã Fighting Show 3	30 Mar 2013	Tucumã, Brazil
Loss	Bruno Leandro Soares	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Colisão Top Fight	12 Jan 2013	Tucumã, Brazil
Win	Sivaldo Alves da Silva	Decision (unanimous)	3	5:00	Tucumã Fighting Show 2	15 Jun 2012	Tucumã, Brazil
Win	Magno Silva	TKO (punches)	2	5:00	Tucumã Fighting Show 1	21 Jan 2012	Tucumã, Brazil	Lightweight bout
Win	Edson Dias	TKO (punches)	1	3:20	Dragon Fight Championship 6	22 Dec 2011	Ourilândia do Norte, Brazil	Pro debut