Flyweight · “The Cannibal”
Alexandre Pantoja
30-6-0 UFC 14-4-0
5'5"Height
67"Reach
OrthodoxStance
1990-04-16Born
2KO wins
6Sub wins
57.1%Finish rate
11:55Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
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
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
18 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
L Joshua Van 8-1 walk-in TITLE KO/TKO · R1 0:26 — UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · 2025-12-06
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 · 2025-06-28
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 · 2024-12-07
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 · 2024-05-04
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 · 2023-12-16
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 · 2023-07-08
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 · 2022-07-30
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 · 2021-08-21
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 · 2021-02-06
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 · 2020-07-18
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 · 2019-12-21
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 · 2019-07-27
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 · 2019-04-13
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 · 2018-11-17
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 · 2018-05-19
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 · 2018-01-20
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 · 2017-07-16
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 · 2017-01-28
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
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Alexandre Pantoja) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
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
2025-12-06 |
UFC | 1 | 0:26 |
| W | Kai Kara-France | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 317
2025-06-28 |
UFC | 3 | 1:54 |
| W | Kai Asakura | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 310
2024-12-07 |
UFC | 2 | 2:05 |
| W | Steve Erceg | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 301
2024-05-04 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Brandon Royval | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296
2023-12-16 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | Decision (split) | UFC 290
2023-07-08 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Alex Perez | Submission (neck crank) | UFC 277
2022-07-30 |
UFC | 1 | 1:31 |
| W | Brandon Royval | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2021-08-21 |
UFC | 2 | 1:46 |
| W | Manel Kape | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
2021-02-06 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Askar Askarov | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
2020-07-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Schnell | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
2019-12-21 |
UFC | 1 | 4:17 |
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 240
2019-07-27 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Wilson Reis | TKO (punches) | UFC 236
2019-04-13 |
UFC | 1 | 2:58 |
| W | Ulka Sasaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
2018-11-17 |
UFC | 1 | 2:18 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
2018-05-19 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Dustin Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 220
2018-01-20 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Neil Seery | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
2017-07-16 |
UFC | 3 | 2:31 |
| W | Eric Shelton | Decision (split) | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña
2017-01-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Damacio Page | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | RFA vs. Legacy FC 1
2015-08-05 |
RFA vs. Legacy FC | 2 | 5:00 |
| W | Matt Manzanares | Submission (rear-naked choke) | RFA 18
2014-12-09 |
RFA | 2 | 2:38 |
| W | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 45
2013-12-20 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Daniel Araújo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Watch Out Combat Show 31
2013-11-01 |
Watch Out Combat Show | 1 | 2:13 |
| W | Rodrigo Favacho dos Santos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | MMA Fight Show 1
2013-03-16 |
MMA Fight Show | 1 | 4:29 |
| W | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 32
2012-07-14 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sandro Gemaque de Souza | KO (punches) | Fatality Arena Fight Night 1
2011-12-09 |
Fatality Arena Fight Night | 3 | 3:58 |
| W | Samuel de Souza | TKO (elbows and punches) | World Fighting Combat 3
2010-12-22 |
World Fighting Combat | 1 | 1:23 |
| W | Bruno Azevedo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Shooto Brazil 18
2010-09-17 |
Shooto Brazil | 1 | — |
| L | Jussier Formiga | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 16
2010-06-12 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Ralph Alves | Decision (split) | Watch Out Combat Show 6
2009-12-12 |
Watch Out Combat Show | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Magno Alves | KO (punch) | Watch Out Combat Show 5
2009-09-27 |
Watch Out Combat Show | 1 | — |
| W | Michael William Costa | Decision (unanimous) | Shooto Brazil 13
2009-08-27 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Bruno Moreno | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Shooto Brazil 12
2009-05-30 |
Shooto Brazil | 3 | 4:09 |
| W | Gabriel Wolff | TKO (doctor stoppage) | Shooto Brazil 11
2009-03-28 |
Shooto Brazil | 2 | 5:00 |
| L | William Vianna | Decision (split) | Watch Out Combat Show 2
2008-09-25 |
Watch Out Combat Show | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Peterson Malfort | TKO (punches) | Rocinha Fight
2008-08-02 |
Rocinha Fight | 2 | — |
| W | Antônio Carlos | Submission (armbar) | Vila Fight
2007-07-21 |
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.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Flyweight average, over 66 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.