In UFC Houston, Michel Pereira achieved an important split decision victory against Zach Reese. The fight was even and full of exchanges, but Pereira was able to impose his pace and experience to take the victory on the judges' scorecards. This result breaks Reese's streak and gives Pereira a competitive boost for future matchups within the middleweight division. However, Pereira seems to be the shadow of that fighter who amazed the crowd in his first days in UFC.