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Alexandre Pantoja
“The Cannibal”
Brazil
Ranked #1 · FlyweightOfficial UFC rankings
30-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 36
- Height
- 5'5"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 67"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FlyweightFlyweight: Up to 125 lb (57 kg). The lightest division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- American Top Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1839
Scouting Report
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
Lost 2 straight
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Pantoja is a finisher. Submissions lead with 12, then 10 decisions and 8 KO/TKO wins, for a 67% finish rate. He makes people tap more than any other route.
- Recent Form
- Joshua Van (18-2-0) beat him by unanimous decision in round 5, after a round 1 KO/TKO earlier. Before that, Pantoja submitted Kai Kara-France (25-12-0) in round 3 and Kai Asakura (23-6-0) in round 2.
- Style
- Orthodox. He lands 4.54 significant strikes a minute at 51% accuracy and absorbs 4.23, defending 48%. He shoots 2.82 takedowns per 15 minutes at 44% and stuffs 69% of attempts.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 8 KO/TKO (27%)
- 12 Submission (40%)
- 10 Decision (33%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 67%
- Streak
- 2-fight losing streak
- Last fought
- 8 weeks ago
30 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 98-27
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1809
- Lossvs Joshua Van18-2-0 · Power Index 1915Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Sep 19, 2026 · Crypto.com UFC 331
- Lossvs Joshua Van18-2-0 · Power Index 1915KO/TKO · R1 · 0:26Dec 7, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
- Winvs Kai Kara-France25-12-0 · Power Index 1707Submission · R3 · 1:55Jun 29, 2025 · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira
Fight stats
Stat Alexandre Pantoja Kai Kara-France Sig. strikes 42/76 38/67 Takedowns 3/6 0/2 Control time 7:20 0:10 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 7 8 Round 2 sig. strikes 29 22 Round 3 sig. strikes 6 8 - Winvs Kai Asakura23-6-0 · Power Index 1796Submission · R2 · 2:05Dec 8, 2024 · UFC 310: Pantoja vs Asakura
Fight stats
Stat Alexandre Pantoja Kai Asakura Sig. strikes 32/52 17/29 Takedowns 3/7 0/0 Control time 2:46 0:24 Knockdowns 0 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 31 15 Round 2 sig. strikes 1 2 - Winvs Steve Erceg14-5-0 · Power Index 1714Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00May 5, 2024 · UFC 301: Pantoja vs Erceg
Career Stats
Based on 19 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 4.54
- Striking accuracy
- 51%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.23
- Striking defense
- 48%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 2.82
- Takedown accuracy
- 44%
- Takedown defense
- 69%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.90