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Alice Pereira vs Daria Zhelezniakova — Women's Bantamweight — is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, 2026 at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs Duncan in Meta APEX, Las Vegas. Picks Terminal covers the matchup with a win-probability estimate, a matchup breakdown and fight intel drawn from public sources.

Prelims · Women's BantamweightID · 6E3B7986-C600-4FAE-89F2-543927B14B17

Unranked · Women's Bantamweight

Alice Pereira

"Golden Girl"

7-1-0 · Striker

Daria Zhelezniakova

Unranked · Women's Bantamweight

Daria Zhelezniakova

"Iron Lady"

10-3-0 · Striker

Win Probability Model · v4.2

Pereira

54%

Edge8%

Zhelezniakova

46%

Skill Comparison

77
78
Striking
61
60
Wrestling
75
78
Cardio
75
50
Takedown Defense
74
75
Chin Durability

Physical Attributes

PereiraMetricZhelezniakova
5' 8"Height5' 9"
71"Reach68"
20Age30
—Stance—
86%Finish Rate50%

Career Records

PereiraMetricZhelezniakova
5Wins by KO/TKO5
1Wins by Submission0
4First-Round Finishes2
2.83Sig. Strikes / Min4.13
3.11Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min3.38
37%Striking Accuracy40%
67%Striking Defense64%
0.61Knockdown Avg / 15 min0
0Takedowns / 15 min0.31
75%Takedown Defense50%
0Submissions / 15 min0
12:12Avg. Fight Time12:13

Strike Distribution

Pereira

Sig. Strikes by Target

Primary Target Head

Head

72%

Body

25%

Leg

3%
Sig. Strikes by Target — Pereira

Sig. Strikes by Position

Standing — 90%Standing90%
Clinch — 7%Clinch7%
Ground — 3%Ground3%

Primary Position Standing

Zhelezniakova

Sig. Strikes by Target

Primary Target Head

Head

68%

Body

30%

Leg

2%
Sig. Strikes by Target — Zhelezniakova

Sig. Strikes by Position

Standing — 93%Standing93%
Clinch — 6%Clinch6%
Ground — 0%Ground0%

Primary Position Standing

Fight Intel

Public Consensus

— Consensus data unavailable —

Latest News

— No recent news —

Pereira

Strengths

  • Three-inch reach advantage
  • 75% takedown defense
  • Six finishes in seven professional wins

Weaknesses

  • Sample uncertainty can distort rate statistics
  • Can be punished when the preferred phase breaks down

Opportunities

  • Establish the preferred phase early
  • Build repeatable offense rather than chase isolated moments

Threats

  • Daria Zhelezniakova changing the fight phase
  • A high-impact momentum swing
Zhelezniakova

Strengths

  • Live counter-route against Alice Pereira
  • Can outperform the model by controlling the preferred phase

Weaknesses

  • Sample uncertainty can distort rate statistics
  • Can be punished when the preferred phase breaks down

Opportunities

  • Establish the preferred phase early
  • Build repeatable offense rather than chase isolated moments

Threats

  • Alice Pereira changing the fight phase
  • A high-impact momentum swing

In-Depth Analysis

Model favors Pereira
Key Advantages
  • Three-inch reach advantage
  • 75% takedown defense
  • Six finishes in seven professional wins
Potential Concerns
  • Pereira has only 69 landed UFC significant strikes
  • Zhelezniakova lands at the higher sustained rate
  • Pereira is only 20 and remains difficult to project
AI Analysis

Pereira's reach, defense and finishing upside support a narrow lean, while Zhelezniakova brings the deeper UFC sample and steadier volume.

Forecast

Pereira is projected to land the more consequential shots, with Zhelezniakova capable of flipping the fight through steady output.

Skill ratings, win probability, advantages, concerns, and forecast are AI-generated predictions based on scraped fighter profiles — not official UFC stats or guarantees.

Matchup Breakdown

Pereira can use reach and counter power to keep Zhelezniakova from building combinations. Zhelezniakova's stronger available volume and experience can win minutes if she safely enters range. Pereira's physical tools and defensive numbers provide a slight edge, not a high-confidence one.

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