Flyweight · “The Cannibal”
Alexandre Pantoja
30-6-0 UFC 14-4-0
5'5"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
36Age
2KO wins
6Sub wins
57.1%Finish rate
11:55Avg fight
Statistical profile
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min4.38
Sig. strikes absorbed / min3.88
Striking accuracy50.3%
Striking defense49.8%
Takedowns / 15 min2.79
Takedown accuracy47.6%
Takedown defense69.2%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.98
Control time32.3%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-4
Striking trend
Fight history
L Joshua Van 8-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 0:26 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · December 6, 2025
6/11Sig. strikes
2/4Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kai Kara-France 8-4 walk-in TITLE Submission · R3 1:55 — UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · June 28, 2025
42/76Sig. strikes
38/67Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
7:20Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Kai Asakura 0-0 walk-in TITLE Submission · R2 2:05 — UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura · December 7, 2024
32/52Sig. strikes
17/29Absorbed
3/7Takedowns
2:46Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Steve Erceg 3-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg · May 4, 2024
125/242Sig. strikes
111/212Absorbed
9/19Takedowns
8:15Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Brandon Royval 5-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · December 16, 2023
95/156Sig. strikes
111/204Absorbed
8/14Takedowns
15:51Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Brandon Moreno 9-3-2 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · July 8, 2023
129/274Sig. strikes
147/245Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
8:26Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Alex Perez 6-2 walk-in Submission · R1 1:31 — UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 · July 30, 2022
8/12Sig. strikes
10/14Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:06Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Brandon Royval 2-1 walk-in Submission · R2 1:46 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · August 21, 2021
22/40Sig. strikes
17/61Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
2:51Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Manel Kape 0-0 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov · February 6, 2021
74/149Sig. strikes
49/91Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:24Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Askar Askarov 1-0-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 · July 18, 2020
32/62Sig. strikes
41/63Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
2:17Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Schnell 4-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:17 — UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie · December 21, 2019
34/62Sig. strikes
20/52Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
1:12Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Deiveson Figueiredo 4-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar · July 27, 2019
61/151Sig. strikes
67/113Absorbed
2/10Takedowns
1:14Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Wilson Reis 7-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:58 — UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 · April 13, 2019
23/33Sig. strikes
1/6Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:14Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Yuta Sasaki 4-4 walk-in Submission · R1 2:18 — UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio · November 17, 2018
4/7Sig. strikes
7/11Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:38Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Brandon Moreno 3-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman · May 19, 2018
79/168Sig. strikes
45/133Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:12Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Dustin Ortiz 6-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou · January 20, 2018
19/49Sig. strikes
36/80Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
7:18Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Neil Seery 3-3 walk-in Submission · R3 2:31 — UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio · July 16, 2017
119/227Sig. strikes
82/183Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
4:26Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Eric Shelton 0-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena · January 28, 2017
37/99Sig. strikes
32/93Absorbed
1/3Takedowns
3:48Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
8
Submission
12
Decision
10
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
0
Decision
5
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
18
Shooto Brazil
7
Watch Out Combat Show
4
RFA vs. Legacy FC
1
RFA
1
MMA Fight Show
1
Fatality Arena Fight Night
1
World Fighting Combat
1
+ 2 more organizations in the full career list
Full career — 36 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joshua Van | TKO (arm injury) | UFC 323
December 6, 2025 |
UFC | 1 | 0:26 |
| W | Kai Kara-France | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 317
June 28, 2025 |
UFC | 3 | 1:54 |
| W | Kai Asakura | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 310
December 7, 2024 |
UFC | 2 | 2:05 |
| W | Steve Erceg | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 301
May 4, 2024 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Brandon Royval | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296
December 16, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | Decision (split) | UFC 290
July 8, 2023 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Alex Perez | Submission (neck crank) | UFC 277
July 30, 2022 |
UFC | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Brandon Royval | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
August 21, 2021 |
UFC | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | Manel Kape | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
February 6, 2021 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Askar Askarov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
July 19, 2020 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Schnell | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
December 21, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 4:17 |
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 240
July 27, 2019 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wilson Reis | TKO (punches) | UFC 236
April 13, 2019 |
UFC | 1 | 2:58 |
| W | Ulka Sasaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
November 17, 2018 |
UFC | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
May 19, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Dustin Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 220
January 20, 2018 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Neil Seery | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
July 16, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 2:31 |
| W | Eric Shelton | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
January 28, 2017 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Damacio Page | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | RFA vs. Legacy FC 1
August 5, 2015 |
RFA vs. Legacy FC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Manzanares | Submission (rear-naked choke) | RFA 18
December 9, 2014 |
RFA | 2 | 2:38 |
| W | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 45
December 20, 2013 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Daniel Araújo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Watch Out Combat Show 31
November 1, 2013 |
Watch Out Combat Show | 1 | 2:13 |
| W | Rodrigo Favacho dos Santos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MMA Fight Show 1
March 16, 2013 |
MMA Fight Show | 1 | 4:29 |
| W | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 32
July 14, 2012 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sandro Gemaque de Souza | KO (punches) | Fatality Arena Fight Night 1
December 9, 2011 |
Fatality Arena Fight Night | 3 | 3:58 |
| W | Samuel de Souza | TKO (elbows and punches) | World Fighting Combat 3
December 22, 2010 |
World Fighting Combat | 1 | 1:23 |
| W | Bruno Azevedo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto Brazil 18
September 17, 2010 |
Shooto Brazil | 1 | — |
| L | Jussier Formiga | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 16
June 12, 2010 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ralph Alves | Decision (split) | Watch Out Combat Show 6
December 12, 2009 |
Watch Out Combat Show | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Magno Alves | KO (punch) | Watch Out Combat Show 5
September 27, 2009 |
Watch Out Combat Show | 1 | — |
| W | Michael William Costa | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 13
August 27, 2009 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bruno Moreno | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Shooto Brazil 12
May 30, 2009 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 4:09 |
| W | Gabriel Wolff | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Shooto Brazil 11
March 28, 2009 |
Shooto Brazil | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | William Vianna | Decision (split) | Watch Out Combat Show 2
September 25, 2008 |
Watch Out Combat Show | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Peterson Malfort | TKO (punches) | Rocinha Fight
August 2, 2008 |
Rocinha Fight | 2 | — |
| W | Antônio Carlos | Submission (armbar) | Vila Fight
July 21, 2007 |
Vila Fight | 1 | — |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alexandre Pantoja) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.