Alex Pereira Has Gained 142k Followers Since Third Title Defense UFC 307

Key Highlights:

• Alex Pereira gained the most Instagram followers the Monday after his third title defense in 2024 at UFC 307 with 142,155
• Khalil Rountree gained a whopping 42.76% of his new followers since the day before his first title defense at UFC 307
• Ovince Saint Preux gained the least amount of followers as he gained just 49 since UFC 307

Alex Pereira once again showcased his dominance in the octagon, securing a fourth-round knockout victory over Khalil Rountree at UFC 307. The light heavyweight showdown was a highlight of the PPV event, with Pereira’s precision striking and power on full display.

Rountree, known for his athleticism and knockout power, had a lot of success in the early going against Pereira and even was up on the scorecards. However, Pereira landed clean shots throughout the fight, gradually breaking down Rountree’s defense. In the fourth round, a well-placed right hand sent Rountree to the canvas, ending the fight and solidifying Pereira’s position as one of the best champions that the UFC has to offer.

The UFC 307 event was a success, with Pereira and Rountree both experiencing significant gains in social media popularity. Both fighters have seen a surge in Instagram followers since their performance, a testament to the impact of their high-profile matchup. Pereira’s victory has further elevated his status as a rising star in the MMA world, while Rountree’s competitive spirit and exciting style have also garnered attention from fans.

The rest of this card was littered with great fights like Julianna Pena vs. Raquel Pennington as Pena recaptured her bantamweight title to become a two-time bantamweight champion. Then you have the jaw-dropping knockout by Joaquin Buckley as he did the unthinkable knocking out Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson. All in all, it was a fantastic event that had many UFC fans, old and new, on the edge of their seats. As the dust settles after a big PPV like UFC 307, many fighters get an influx of new fans or potentially lose fans in some cases. We looked over the fighters at UFC 307 and analyzed the data to see who had gained the most Instagram followers after their fight at UFC 307.

This graph shows that Alex Pereira gained the most Instagram followers from Fight Day until now, where he gained 142,155 followers. Coming behind him with just 21% fewer followers was Khalil Rountree. You can check out the full list of followers gained for each fighter below:

The popularity of these fighters comes and goes in the blink of an eye which is why the UFC tells the fighters that they need to be on social media to market themselves. Without social media, it’s hard for the newer fans to know about you since most fighters are fighting up to 3 times a year barring any injuries. Since it’s been just a couple of days since UFC 307, let’s take a look at the current state of the growth of their followers since the PPV.

This graph shows that Alex Pereira still continued to gain followers even more than just a day after the event happened. He has gained the most followers since the day before UFC 307 with 170,220. Coming in second is still Khalil Rountree who’s gained 127,605.  Khalil Rountree also grew his Instagram following by 42.76% following his all-out war with Alex Pereira. Check out the full list of followers gained or lost for the fighters at UFC 307.

In the UFC, there is only so much promotion they can do for the fighter so it is up to the fighter to have a presence on social media. That helps the fighters with endorsements, investments, and bigger fighting opportunities as well. This is just a small sample of what fighting under the bright lights inside the Octagon can do to one’s popularity and it shows that Alex Pereira continues to grow as one of the sport’s biggest stars.