Michel Fagner Lima Pereira[8] (born 6 October 1993) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist.
[7] Michel Pereira began his professional mixed martial arts career fighting in regional promotions of his native state of Brazil, Pará, as well as 300 Sparta, amassing a professional record of 9–3 with notable wins over the veterans Daziel da Silva Jr. and Silmar Nunes.
[10] His next fight was a loss versus Junior de Oliveira with Iron Man CF.
Responding to his opponent's pressure with clinching and a takedown, Pereira ended the fight in the third round by way of a guillotine choke.
With various techniques such as wheel kicks and flying knees, Michel earned a victory through a unanimous decision.
[12] These two victories gave him a main even fight against Carlston Harris, which Pereira lost through a unanimous decision.
[13] Following this Pereira fought with various promotions during which he lost a decision against Abubakar Vagaev,[14] Ismael de Jesus[15] and Kurbanjiang Tuluosibake,[16] while also netting wins against Stanley Barbosa by way of an arm triangle choke,[17] as well decisions against Renato Gomes and Cristiano Estela Rios.
[22] Moving away from SBC, Pereira was scheduled to face Carlos Perira at Arena Fight 8 on 12 May 2018, in a 176 lbs catchweight bout.
[29] Although he won the fight by a read-naked choke submission, the result was later overturned into a no-contest, due to Periera missing weight.
[32] Periera was scheduled to face Won Jun Choi at Road FC 051 XX on 15 December 2018, in a 190 lbs catchweight bout.
[33] Pereira was scheduled to face the heavyweight Dae Sung Kim at Road FC 052 on 23 February 2019, in an openweight bout.
[46] There was controversy during the weigh-ins as Imadaev slapped Pereira in the face, and both had to be restrained by the event's staff.
[63] After a 17-month layoff, Pereira was scheduled to return to the middleweight division, facing Marc-André Barriault on 14 October 2023, at UFC Fight Night 230.
[75] It was briefly announced that Pereira would face Roman Dolidze on 8 June 2024, at UFC on ESPN 57.
[78] However, the bout was rescheduled to 19 October 2024 to serve as the main event at UFC Fight Night 245.
[79] He lost the fight by technical knockout as a result of significant control time and ground strikes in the fifth round.
[80] Pereira is scheduled to face Abusupiyan Magomedov on 26 April 2025 at UFC Fight Night 257.