All fightersAlexandre Pantoja
“The Cannibal”
Flyweight30-7RECORD
8KO / TKO WINS
12SUBMISSION WINS
10DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | The Cannibal |
| Date of birth | 16 Apr 1990 |
| Nationality | Brazilian |
| Birthplace | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Flyweight |
| Team | American Top Team |
| Height | 165 cm (5′5″) |
| Reach | 170 cm (67″) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 21 Jul 2007 |
| UFC debut | 28 Jan 2017 |
| Last fight | 19 Sep 2026 |
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Fight history
37 professional fights on file (19 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Joshua Van | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 | 19 Sep 2026 | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 46-49, Derek Cleary 47-48, Ron McCarthy 45-50 | |||||||
| Loss | Joshua Van | KO/TKO | 1 | 0:26 | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | 6 Dec 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Kai Kara-France | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 1:55 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | 28 Jun 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Kai Asakura | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 2:05 | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura | 7 Dec 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Steve Erceg | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg | 4 May 2024 | Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Fabio Alves 48-47, Sal D'amato 48-47, Dave Tirelli 49-46 | |||||||
| Win | Brandon Royval | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | 16 Dec 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Junichiro Kamijo 50-45, Ron McCarthy 50-45, Eric Colon 49-46 | |||||||
| Win | Brandon Moreno | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | 8 Jul 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 46-49, Derek Cleary 48-47, Junichiro Kamijo 48-47 | |||||||
| Win | Alex Perez | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 1:31 | UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 | 30 Jul 2022 | Dallas, Texas, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Kerry HatleyScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Brandon Royval | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 1:46 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | 21 Aug 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Manel Kape | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | 6 Feb 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Keith PetersonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 29-28, Rick Winter 29-28, Jerin Valel 30-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Askar Askarov | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | 18 Jul 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Lukasz Bosacki 28-29, David Lethaby 28-29, Clemens Werner 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Matt Schnell | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 4:17 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | 21 Dec 2019 | Busan, South Korea |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Deiveson Figueiredo | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar | 27 Jul 2019 | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Tony Weeks 27-30, Brian Puccillo 27-30, Derek Cleary 27-30 | |||||||
| Win | Wilson Reis | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 2:58 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | 13 Apr 2019 | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Yuta Sasaki | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio | 17 Nov 2018 | Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Brandon Moreno | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman | 19 May 2018 | Santiago, Chile |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 30-26, Marcelo Vilhena 30-26, Richard Bertrand 29-27 | |||||||
| Loss | Dustin Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou | 20 Jan 2018 | Boston, Massachusetts, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Dan MiragliottaScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Mena 28-29, Nick Mahmood 28-29, Chris Lee 28-29 | |||||||
| Win | Neil Seery | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 2:31 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | 16 Jul 2017 | Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Grant WatermanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Eric Shelton | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena | 28 Jan 2017 | Denver, Colorado, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Tom JohnsonScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Joe Garcia 29-28, Ron Mann 28-29, Ben Ramirez 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Damacio Page | Technical Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 5:00 | RFA vs. Legacy FC 1 | 5 Aug 2015 | Robinsonville, Mississippi, United States |
| Win | Matt Manzanares | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:38 | RFA 18 | 9 Dec 2014 | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States |
| Win | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 45 | 20 Dec 2013 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Daniel Araújo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:13 | Watch Out Combat Show 31 | 1 Nov 2013 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Rodrigo Favacho dos Santos | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:29 | MMA Fight Show 1 | 16 Mar 2013 | Arraial do Cabo, Brazil |
| Win | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 32 | 14 Jul 2012 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Sandro Gemaque de Souza | KO (punches) | 3 | 3:58 | Fatality Arena Fight Night 1 | 9 Dec 2011 | Niterói, Brazil |
| Win | Samuel de Souza | TKO (elbows and punches) | 1 | 1:23 | World Fighting Combat 3 | 22 Dec 2010 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Bruno Azevedo | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | Shooto Brazil 18 | 17 Sep 2010 | Brasília, Brazil | |
| Loss | Jussier Formiga | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 16 | 12 Jun 2010 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Ralph Alves | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Watch Out Combat Show 6 | 12 Dec 2009 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Magno Alves | KO (punch) | 1 | Watch Out Combat Show 5 | 27 Sep 2009 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | Michael William Costa | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 13 | 27 Aug 2009 | Fortaleza, Brazil |
| Win | Bruno Moreno | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 3 | 4:09 | Shooto Brazil 12 | 30 May 2009 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Gabriel Wolff | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 11 | 28 Mar 2009 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Loss | William Vianna | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | Watch Out Combat Show 2 | 25 Sep 2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | Peterson Malfort | TKO (punches) | 2 | Rocinha Fight | 2 Aug 2008 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |
| Win | Antônio Carlos | Submission (armbar) | 1 | Vila Fight | 21 Jul 2007 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | |