Alexandre Pantoja
“The Cannibal”
Rank 5 - UFC Men's Pound-for-Pound
Champion - UFC Flyweight
Age: 35 | Apr 16, 1990
Nationality: Brazil
Weight Class: Flyweight
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 125 lbs
Reach: 68.0"
Professional Record
| 35 fights | 30 wins | 5 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 8 | 0 |
| Submissions | 12 | 0 |
| Decisions | 10 | 5 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WIN | 30 - 5 - 0 | Kai Kara-France | UFC 317 - Topuria vs. Oliveira | June 28, 2025 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Herb Dean | 3 | 1:55 |
| WIN | 29 - 5 - 0 | Kai Asakura | UFC 310 - Pantoja vs. Asakura | December 07, 2024 | Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Jason Herzog | 2 | 2:05 |
| WIN | 28 - 5 - 0 | Steve Erceg | UFC 301 - Pantoja vs. Erceg | May 04, 2024 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 27 - 5 - 0 | Brandon Royval | UFC 296 - Edwards vs. Covington | December 16, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 26 - 5 - 0 | Brandon Moreno | UFC 290 - Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | July 08, 2023 | Decision (Split) | Jason Herzog | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 25 - 5 - 0 | Alex Perez | UFC 277 - Pena vs. Nunes 2 | July 30, 2022 | Submission (Neck Crank) | Kerry Hatley | 1 | 1:31 |
| WIN | 24 - 5 - 0 | Brandon Royval | UFC on ESPN 29 - Cannonier vs. Gastelum | August 21, 2021 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Mark Smith | 2 | 1:46 |
| WIN | 23 - 5 - 0 | Manel Kape | UFC Fight Night 184 - Overeem vs. Volkov | February 06, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Keith Peterson | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 22 - 5 - 0 | Askar Askarov | UFC Fight Night 172 - Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | July 18, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 22 - 4 - 0 | Matt Schnell | UFC Fight Night 165 - Edgar vs. Korean Zombie | December 21, 2019 | KO (Punches) | Marc Goddard | 1 | 4:17 |
| LOSS | 21 - 4 - 0 | Deiveson Figueiredo | UFC 240 - Holloway vs. Edgar | July 27, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 21 - 3 - 0 | Wilson Reis | UFC 236 - Holloway vs. Poirier | April 13, 2019 | TKO (Punches) | Jason Herzog | 1 | 2:58 |
| WIN | 20 - 3 - 0 | Yuta Sasaki | UFC Fight Night 140 - Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | November 17, 2018 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Herb Dean | 1 | 2:18 |
| WIN | 19 - 3 - 0 | Brandon Moreno | UFC Fight Night 129 - Maia vs. Usman | May 19, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 3 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 18 - 3 - 0 | Dustin Ortiz | UFC 220 - Miocic vs. Ngannou | January 20, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 18 - 2 - 0 | Neil Seery | UFC Fight Night 113 - Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | July 16, 2017 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | Grant Waterman | 3 | 2:31 |
| WIN | 17 - 2 - 0 | Eric Shelton | UFC on Fox 23 - Shevchenko vs. Pena | January 28, 2017 | Decision (Split) | Tom Johnson | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 16 - 2 - 0 | Damacio Page | AXS TV Fights - RFA vs. Legacy Superfight | May 08, 2015 | Technical Submission (Triangle Choke) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 15 - 2 - 0 | Matt Manzanares | RFA 18 - Manzanares vs. Pantoja | September 12, 2014 | Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 2:38 | |
| WIN | 14 - 2 - 0 | Lincoln de Sa Oliveira | Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 45 | December 20, 2013 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 13 - 2 - 0 | Daniel Araujo | WOCS 31 - Watch Out Combat Show 31 | November 01, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 2:13 | |
| WIN | 12 - 2 - 0 | Rodrigo Favacho dos Santos | MMA Fight Show - Summer Edition | March 16, 2013 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 4:29 | |
| WIN | 11 - 2 - 0 | Lincoln de Sa Oliveira | Shooto Brazil 32 - Olivieri vs. Ferro | July 14, 2012 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 10 - 2 - 0 | Sandro Gemaque de Souza | FA - Fatality Arena Fight Night 1 | December 09, 2011 | KO (Punches) | 3 | 3:58 | |
| WIN | 9 - 2 - 0 | Samuel de Souza | WFC 3 - Pantoja Vs Souza | December 22, 2010 | TKO (Elbows and Punches) | 1 | 1:23 | |
| WIN | 8 - 2 - 0 | Bruno Azevedo | Shooto Brazil 18 - Inocente vs. Moia | September 17, 2010 | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| LOSS | 7 - 2 - 0 | Jussier Formiga | Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 16 | June 12, 2010 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 7 - 1 - 0 | Ralph Alves | WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 6 | December 12, 2009 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 6 - 1 - 0 | Magno Alves | WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 5 | September 27, 2009 | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 5 - 1 - 0 | Michael William Costa | Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 13 | August 27, 2009 | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 4 - 1 - 0 | Bruno Moreno | Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 12 | May 30, 2009 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 4:09 | |
| WIN | 3 - 1 - 0 | Gabriel Wolff | Shooto Brazil - Shooto Brazil 11 | March 28, 2009 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| LOSS | 2 - 1 - 0 | Willian Viana | WOCS - Watch Out Combat Show 2 | September 25, 2008 | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 - 0 | Peterson Maffort | RF - Rocinha Fight | August 02, 2008 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:00 | |
| WIN | 1 - 0 - 0 | Antonio Carlos | VF - Vila Fight | July 21, 2007 | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 0:00 |
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UFC Flyweight Rankings
Alexandre Pantoja(30 - 5 - 0)
- 1Joshua Van
(15 - 2 - 0)
- 2Brandon Moreno
(23 - 8 - 2)
- 3Brandon Royval
(17 - 8 - 0)
- 4Amir Albazi
(17 - 2 - 0)
- 5Kai Kara-France
(25 - 12 - 1)
- 6Tatsuro Taira
(16 - 1 - 0)
- 7Manel Kape
(21 - 7 - 0)
- 8Alex Perez
(25 - 9 - 0)
- 9Asu Almabayev
(22 - 3 - 0)
- 10Steve Erceg
(12 - 4 - 0)
- 11Tim Elliott
(20 - 13 - 1)
- 12Tagir Ulanbekov
(18 - 2 - 0)
- 13Ramazonbek Temirov
(19 - 3 - 0)
- 14Bruno Silva
(14 - 7 - 3)
- 15Kai Asakura
(21 - 5 - 0)
