Alex Pereira vs. Khalil Rountree Jr: Preview, Where to Watch and Betting Odds

Brazil’s Alex Pereira makes a third defense of his UFC light heavyweight title in the headline event of UFC 307 against fellow striker Khalil Rountree Jr. of American. The championship bout is setting up to be a firecracker at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City with both fighters holding incredible finish statistics recently. While the former Glory heavyweight kickboxing champion earned six finishes in his eight UFC victories, Rountree Jr. has bagged seven in his last nine in the promotion. Alex Pereira is the massive favorite of the bookmakers and is expected to continue his meteoric career in the UFC.

MMA: UFC Light Heavyweight Championship

Where to Watch: PPV

Venue: Delta Center, Salt Lake City, Utah

Date: 06.10.2024 06:00

The former UFC middleweight champion will make his third appearance of 2024 in yet another championship bout. “Poatan” was last seen at UFC 303 when he handed Jiri Prochazka his second defeat of the year with another performance of the night to retain the 205-pound gold. The win brought Pereira’s UFC record to 9-1 with four consecutive victories with the last tree by KO/TKO. Following the loss of his middleweight crown to Israel Adesanya last year, Pereira moved up to 205 pounds and won the vacant UFC light heavyweight championship in his second fight at 205 pounds. Two successful title defenses later and now number two in the UFC’s pound-for-pound rankings, “Poatan” continues to write his name in MMA history.

• Age: 37
• Height: 6’4”
• Reach: 79”
• Weight: 205lbs (93kg)
• Record: 13-2

Ranked at number eight in the UFC light heavyweight rankings, Khalil Rountree Jr. is the current knockout king of the division, recording the third most knockouts, third most knockdowns and most knockdowns in the division’s history. The Southpaw has four knockouts from his last five fights and is also on a five-fight winning streak. Khalil Rountre Jr. also has earned three performance bonuses in that run. Fighting out of Las Vegas, the American with the moniker “The War Horse” would be fighting for the first time this year having endured a two months suspension for taking a banned substance. His last visit to the Octagon was a third round TKO of Anthony Smith last December.

• Age: 34
• Height: 6’1’’
• Reach: 76.5”
• Weight: 205lbs (93kg)
• Record: 13-5-1 (NC)

Khalil Rountree Jr. is a 4.33 underdog on Betway. Total rounds over 1.5 is priced at 1.71 odds on Bet365 which lists the under 1.5 at 2.00. Alex Pereira to retain his title with a second round finish is 4.5 odds on 1XBET which lists the challenger to win a KO/TKO at 5 odds. Read more here.