Alexandre Pantoja "The Cannibal"

Flyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record14-5 · current 2-fight loss streak
Opponents' combined UFC record83-35-3 (70.3%) across 19 opponents
Last 5 opponents29-6 (82.9%) across 5 opponents
Age36
Height5' 5"
Reach67"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.54
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.23
Striking accuracy51%
Striking defense48%
Takedowns per 15 minutes2.82
Takedowns landed / attempted44%
Takedown defense69%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.88
Average fight time12.6 min

UFC wins: 2 KO/TKO, 6 submission, 6 decision. UFC losses: 1 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 4 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-09-19Joshua Van10-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
2025-12-06Joshua Van8-1StrikerLKO/TKO R1 0:26 (title)UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
2025-06-28Kai Kara-France8-4StrikerWSubmission R3 1:55 (title)UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
2024-12-07Kai AsakuraUFC debut—WSubmission R2 2:05 (title)UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
2024-05-04Steve Erceg3-0StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
2023-12-16Brandon Royval5-2Submission grapplerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2023-07-08Brandon Moreno9-3-2BalancedWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2022-07-30Alex Perez6-2GrapplerWSubmission R1 1:31UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
2021-08-21Brandon Royval2-1Submission grapplerWSubmission R2 1:46UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2021-02-06Manel KapeUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2020-07-18Askar Askarov1-0-1WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2019-12-21Matt Schnell4-2Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 4:17UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
2019-07-27Deiveson Figueiredo4-1Submission grapplerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
2019-04-13Wilson Reis7-5WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 2:58UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
2018-11-17Yuta Sasaki4-4GrapplerWSubmission R1 2:18UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2018-05-19Brandon Moreno3-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
2018-01-20Dustin Ortiz6-5WrestlerLDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
2017-07-16Neil Seery3-3Submission grapplerWSubmission R3 2:31UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-01-28Eric SheltonUFC debut—WDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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