Alice Pereira Record: 7-1-0

UFC run

Pereira's debut, on September 13, 2025, made her the youngest woman in UFC history. She drew a tough first assignment in Montserrat Rendon and dropped a split decision over three rounds – the first loss of her career, and a close one. She answered the setback emphatically. On April 4, 2026, Pereira knocked out Hailey Cowan with a knee in the second round, a highlight-reel finish that delivered her first UFC win and reaffirmed the knockout power that earned her the early call-up. At 7–1 with that statement victory, she sits among the most intriguing young prospects in the women's bantamweight division.

Fighting style

Pereira is a striker first, and the numbers bear it out: five of her seven wins have come by KO or TKO, for an 86% finish rate, with the knee knockout of Cowan showcasing the kind of fight-ending creativity her kickboxing and Sanda base affords her. She is not one-dimensional, though – her debut win came by submission, and her title-winning decision over Samara Santos proved she can grind out five hard rounds when the finish does not arrive. The honest note in her young career is her UFC debut, a split-decision loss to Rendon that showed the step up in competition will test her round-to-round consistency. Given her age and the speed of her ascent, the ceiling is unusually high.

Career highlights

• Youngest woman in UFC history — debuted in September 2025 before turning 20, a milestone for the promotion.
• Cage Masters champion — won a regional bantamweight title with a five-round unanimous decision over veteran Samara Santos in December 2024.
• First UFC win by knee KO — knocked out Hailey Cowan in the second round in April 2026 to rebound from her debut loss.