UFC

Alex Pereira

Glory two-division kickboxing champion; UFC middleweight and light heavyweight champion

All evidence

5 records, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.

1. 2024

   • Punch machine score: 907

     Max or PRUFC light heavyweight champion (205 lb limit), age 37Fanatics Fest, New York

     “Alex Pereira gave it a try, and impressed fans as he scored 907.”

     Social media star iShowSpeed outpunches two-weight UFC champion Alex Pereira in striking challenge (Bloody Elbow, 2024-08-16)News report2024-08medium confidence

     Standard arcade-style punch machine (not a PowerKube). iShowSpeed scored 921 on the same machine (LowKick MMA reports the same). Dated by article date, 2024-08-16; the clip was posted that day.

   • PowerKube punch score: 191,796 units

     Max or PRUFC light heavyweight champion (205 lb limit), age 36UFC Performance Institute PowerKube test, week before UFC 300

     “Pereira recorded a PowerKube score of 191,796 units, which dwarfs the record of 129,161 units set by Francis Ngannou back in 2018.”

     Alex Pereira baffles MMA world shattering Francis Ngannou's 100k score on UFC PI's punching machine with thunderous left hand (Sportskeeda)News report2024-04medium confidence

     Left hand, at the UFC Performance Institute. The article says he returns this weekend at UFC 300 (2024-04-13), so the test was in early April 2024; Bloody Elbow (2024-10-20) also says April. A PowerKube record until Eddie Hall scored 208,901 later in 2024. AgentMMA gives 191,769 (digits swapped). Compound score, not newtons.

   • PowerKube punch speed-power score: 70,433 units

     Max or PRUFC light heavyweight champion (205 lb limit), age 36 or 37UFC Performance Institute PowerKube test

     “Pereira can also be seen breaking Ngannou's speed-power score, with 70,433 units.”

     Did Alex Pereira break Francis Ngannou's record of hardest punch? Comparing PowerKube scores (Sportskeeda, 2024-09-27)News report2024low confidence

     From an Instagram video by Vanessa Demopaulos reposted by ESPN MMA, as described by Sportskeeda (not opened). The article does not date the clip; it is probably the April 2024 session. Dated to 2024 by the article date, 2024-09-27.

2. 2023

   • Punch machine score (right hand): 969

     Max or PRUFC middleweight champion (185 lb limit), age 35UFC 283 fight week, Rio de Janeiro

     “Pereira got close to maxing out the machine with a score of 969.”

     Watch | Alex Pereira tests his punching power at UFC 283 (LowKick MMA)News report2023-01medium confidence

     Right hand, his weaker hand; the article calls it a relaxed-looking punch. Event-venue arcade-style punch machine. Sportskeeda (modified 2023-01-20) says it beat the previous high score of 867. UFC 283 was 2023-01-21, so fight week dates it to January 2023.

3. 2022

   • PowerKube leg kick score: 90,987

     Max or PRUFC middleweight champion (185 lb limit), age 35Karate Combat 37 PowerKube kick challenge with Bas Rutten

     “managed to deliver a record breaking leg kick that registered a whopping score of 90987”

     Video: Who kicks harder between Bas Rutten and Alex Pereira? (Bloody Elbow, 2022-12-17)News report2022-12medium confidence

     Leg kick on a PowerKube at Karate Combat 37 (Orlando). The article says he tried several angles before this score; Bas Rutten scored 88388. Dated by article date, 2022-12-17; the clip was posted that day. PowerKube units are a compound score, not newtons.