Alexandre Pantoja “The Cannibal”
UFC record 14-5-0 · professional record 30-6-0
- Age
- 36 (born Apr 16, 1990)
- Height
- 165 cm (5' 5")
- Reach
- 170 cm (67")
- Leg reach
- 93 cm (37")
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight
- 125 lbs
- Country (hometown)
- Brazil
- Status
- Active
- Style
- MMA
- Gym
- American Top Team
- UFC debut
- Jan 28, 2017
- Last fight
- Sep 19, 2026
7 fight-night bonuses: 4 Performance of the Night, 3 Fight of the Night.
Title reigns
| Division | Won | Ended | How it ended | Defences |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | Jul 8, 2023 | Dec 6, 2025 | Lost the title | 4 |
Career statistics
- Sig. strikes landed per min
- 4.54
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 50%
- Sig. strikes absorbed per min
- 4.23
- Sig. strike defence
- 48%
- Takedowns per 15 min
- 2.82
- Takedown accuracy
- 44%
- Takedown defence
- 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 min
- 0.88
- Knockdowns
- 4
- Sig. strikes landed
- 1,088
- Takedowns landed
- 45
- Total fight time
- 3h 59m 47s
- Control time
- 1h 18m 29s
UFC fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date | KD | Sig. str. | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joshua Van | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 | Sep 19, 2026 | 0 | 147 | 5 | 0 |
| L | Joshua Van | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:26 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | Dec 6, 2025 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Kai Kara-France | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 1:55 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | Jun 28, 2025 | 0 | 42 | 3 | 2 |
| W | Kai Asakura | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 2:05 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | Dec 7, 2024 | 0 | 32 | 3 | 1 |
| W | Steve Erceg | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg | May 4, 2024 | 0 | 125 | 9 | 0 |
| W | Brandon Royval | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | Dec 16, 2023 | 0 | 95 | 8 | 1 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | Jul 8, 2023 | 1 | 129 | 6 | 0 |
| W | Alex Perez | Submission · Neck Crank Standing Back Control | 1 | 1:31 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | Jul 30, 2022 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Brandon Royval | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 2 | 1:46 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | Aug 21, 2021 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 2 |
| W | Manel Kape | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | Feb 6, 2021 | 0 | 74 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Askar Askarov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | Jul 18, 2020 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Matt Schnell | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 4:17 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | Dec 21, 2019 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 0 |
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar | Jul 27, 2019 | 0 | 61 | 2 | 0 |
| W | Wilson Reis | KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance | 1 | 2:58 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | Apr 13, 2019 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 |
| W | Yuta Sasaki | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 1 | 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | Nov 17, 2018 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman | May 19, 2018 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 |
| L | Dustin Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou | Jan 20, 2018 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 2 |
| W | Neil Seery | Submission · Rear Naked Choke | 3 | 2:31 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | Jul 16, 2017 | 1 | 119 | 1 | 1 |
| W | Eric Shelton | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena | Jan 28, 2017 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 2 |