Alex Pereira vs Magomed Ankalaev Prediction: Alex Pereira to keep showing up

Two great fighters, Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev, will fight on Sunday, March 9th, 2025. This match will take place at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, during UFC 313. They are fighting for the light heavyweight title, which Alex Pereira currently holds. The fight is set as the Main Event (fight 12 of 12) under the 205 lbs (93.0 kg) weight class. This fight is part of one of the UFC's best lineups ever organized.

Alex Pereira - to successfully defend his title

Alex Pereira is a 37-year-old fighter who stands 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds, with a reach of 79 inches. He has a mixed martial arts record of 12 wins and 2 losses, including 9 wins and 1 loss in the UFC. His most recent fight was a knockout victory over Khalil Rountree Jr, which earned him the UFC 307 Fight of the Night. He faced Jiri Prochazka twice and won in both encounters. The first was on November 11, 2023, which earned him the "Performance of the Night" award at UFC 295. This win also got him the vacant UFC light heavyweight championship. The recent encounter was on June, winning by head kick and earned the UFC 303 Performance of the Night. Previously, Alex lost his UFC middleweight championship to Israel Adesanya, whom he had defeated the year before to win that title. Alex is looking forward to more standout performances. Throughout his career, he has also won the WGP Championship against César Almeida, the GK Interim Light Heavyweight Championship against Donegi Abena, the GK Middleweight Championship against Ertugrul Bayrak, and again the UFC Vacant Light Heavyweight Championship.

Magomed Ankalaev - looking for first UFC win

Magomed Ankalaev boasts of a professional record of 20 wins, a draw and a loss. He last fought in four months against Aleksandar Rakić and won by unanimous decision. Before that, he faced Johnny Walker and won by Right Hook Uppercut technical knockout in the second round. This fight earned him the UFC Fight Night Performance of the Night. In 2018, he joined the UFC promotion after a successful spell at Akhmat Fight Club (AFC) in which he had a successful spell with 5 wins. In the UFC he recorded 11 wins, a draw, a loss and a no contest. His no contest fight came against Johnny Walker due to an Accidental Illegal Knee in the first round

Expert Betting Tips

Both fighters have more time to rest and recover from their last fight, which ended in a win for both of them. It is a very open fight, but Alex knows how to defend his title. So, I don’t see him backing down in this bout. They are both very strong fighters with the skills to end the match quickly. The chances of either winning are quite even. However, I believe the current champion, Pereira, will win. I think he will win within five rounds. Ankalaev is ranked higher than Alex. Despite this, Pereira has a more varied fighting style and can use smart moves to create opportunities to win and prove he's the top champion.

Our first prediction is W1 to win the bout - 1.72 odds for 1xbet

Our second prediction is W1 to win fight either by TKO,KO,DQ or Decision - 2.25 odds for bet365

Our third prediction is Over 2.5 rounds - 1.60 odds for Betway