UFC Flyweight Title Bout

Alexandre Pantoja

“The Cannibal”

Record: 14-4-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 5' 5"
Reach: 67"
Weight: 125 lbs.
Born: Apr 16, 1990

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 18
Minutes: 214.8
Knockdowns: 4
Sig. accuracy: 50.3%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 47.6%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 14
Control / 15: 4:50

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted941/1870

Accuracy50.3%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head63.4%
Body21.5%
Leg15.1%

Position

Distance81.2%
Clinch10.0%
Ground8.8%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head81.3%
Body11.5%
Leg7.2%

Position absorbed

Distance86.3%
Clinch6.8%
Ground6.8%

Grappling

For

Takedowns40/84

TD accuracy47.6%

TD per 152.8

Sub attempts14

Subs per 151.0

Reversals3

Control69:18

Control per 154:50

Against

Takedowns absorbed24/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced0

Control conceded23:43

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.6	37.9%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/1.6	52.5%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.9/1.8	50.0%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	1.3/2.3	57.1%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	1.3/2.3	57.1%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Joshua Van
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 0:26
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2Dec 6, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 6/11 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Kai Kara-France
Submission · Round 3 · 1:55
UFC 317: Topuria vs. OliveiraJun 28, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 42/76 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 7:20
Win vs Kai Asakura
Submission · Round 2 · 2:05
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraDec 7, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 32/52 · TD 3/7 · Ctrl 2:46
Win vs Steve Erceg
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 301: Pantoja vs. ErcegMay 4, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 125/242 · TD 9/19 · Ctrl 8:15
Win vs Brandon Royval
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 296: Edwards vs. CovingtonDec 16, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 95/156 · TD 8/14 · Ctrl 15:51
Win vs Brandon Moreno
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. RodriguezJul 8, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 129/274 · TD 6/11 · Ctrl 8:26
Win vs Alex Perez
Submission · Round 1 · 1:31
UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2Jul 30, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 8/12 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 1:06
Win vs Brandon Royval
Submission · Round 2 · 1:46
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. GastelumAug 21, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 22/40 · TD 3/6 · Ctrl 2:51
Win vs Manel Kape
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. VolkovFeb 6, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 74/149 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:24
Loss vs Askar Askarov
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2Jul 18, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 32/62 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 2:17

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