Flyweight

Alexandre Pantoja

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

30-7-0

UFC

14-5-0

Age

Height

5'5"

Weight

125 lbs

Reach

67"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	12:37
Fight Completion Rate	67.5%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.52
% Fights Inside the Distance	47.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	83-35 (70.3%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	54-27 (66.7%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	29-8 (78.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	56.5%
% Time in Control	32.7%
% Time Controlled	10.8%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	75.2%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	6.56
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.49
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.07
Distance Strike Accuracy	46.8%
Distance Strike Defense	50.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.48
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.23
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	3.77
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	2.88
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	2.68
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	0.87

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Flyweight field

Alexandre Pantoja League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Alexandre Pantoja
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.2
Strike Differential	0.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	44.1%
Takedown Defense	69.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	2.8
Submission Attempts/15min	0.9
Control Time/15min	4:54
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	42.9%
Decision % of Wins	42.9%
Avg Fight Time	12:37
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.2

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	52.9%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.1
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.0
Takedown Accuracy	40.0%
Takedown Defense	87.5%
Control Time/Fight	5:30

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Joshua Van

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 • Sep 2026FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja147/28452%TD 5/18Ctrl 9:11

Joshua Van181/30559%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	27/45	60%	2/3	2:25	—
	Joshua Van	13/27	48%	0/0	0:45	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	32/76	42%	1/5	1:31	—
	Joshua Van	37/64	58%	0/0	0:20	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	36/71	51%	1/6	1:17	—
	Joshua Van	65/98	66%	0/0	0:14	—

R4	Alexandre Pantoja	14/22	64%	1/2	3:58	—
	Joshua Van	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexandre Pantoja	38/70	54%	0/2	0:00	—
	Joshua Van	52/88	59%	0/0	0:54	1

LOSS

vs. Joshua Van

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025FlyweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 0:26

Alexandre Pantoja6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joshua Van2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joshua Van	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kai Kara-France

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025FlyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:55

Alexandre Pantoja42/7655%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:20

Kai Kara-France38/6757%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	7/13	54%	1/2	4:45	—
	Kai Kara-France	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	29/51	57%	1/2	1:04	—
	Kai Kara-France	22/42	52%	0/1	0:10	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	6/12	50%	1/2	1:31	—
	Kai Kara-France	8/12	67%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kai Asakura

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024FlyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 2:05

Alexandre Pantoja32/5262%TD 3/7Ctrl 2:46

Kai Asakura17/2959%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	31/49	63%	2/4	1:00	—
	Kai Asakura	15/26	58%	0/0	0:24	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	1/3	33%	1/3	1:46	—
	Kai Asakura	2/3	67%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Steve Erceg

UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg • May 2024FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja125/24252%TD 9/19Ctrl 8:15

Steve Erceg111/21252%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:32

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	30/55	55%	2/5	2:00	—
	Steve Erceg	17/35	49%	0/0	0:08	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	23/48	48%	3/6	1:25	—
	Steve Erceg	28/43	65%	0/1	0:13	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	34/57	60%	3/3	1:53	—
	Steve Erceg	22/45	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Alexandre Pantoja	23/55	42%	0/1	0:11	—
	Steve Erceg	31/63	49%	0/3	0:00	—

R5	Alexandre Pantoja	15/27	56%	1/4	2:46	—
	Steve Erceg	13/26	50%	1/2	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Royval

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja95/15661%TD 8/14Ctrl 15:51

Brandon Royval111/20454%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	27/40	68%	1/2	2:50	—
	Brandon Royval	13/30	43%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	10/15	67%	2/3	3:44	—
	Brandon Royval	12/16	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	17/26	65%	2/5	2:13	—
	Brandon Royval	24/46	52%	0/1	0:06	—

R4	Alexandre Pantoja	0/1	0%	1/2	4:21	—
	Brandon Royval	7/14	50%	0/0	0:31	—

R5	Alexandre Pantoja	41/74	55%	2/2	2:43	—
	Brandon Royval	55/98	56%	0/0	0:09	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Moreno

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja129/27447%TD 6/11Ctrl 8:26KD 1

Brandon Moreno147/24560%TD 2/4Ctrl 4:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	28/50	56%	0/3	1:04	1
	Brandon Moreno	22/32	69%	0/2	1:37	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	33/74	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	41/77	53%	2/2	1:23	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	23/48	48%	2/3	2:01	—
	Brandon Moreno	26/47	55%	0/0	0:37	—

R4	Alexandre Pantoja	20/50	40%	3/4	3:04	—
	Brandon Moreno	31/48	65%	0/0	0:24	—

R5	Alexandre Pantoja	25/52	48%	1/1	2:17	—
	Brandon Moreno	27/41	66%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Perez

UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2 • Jul 2022Flyweight

Submission (Neck Crank) • Rd 1, 1:31

Alexandre Pantoja8/1267%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:06

Alex Perez10/1471%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	8/12	67%	1/1	1:06	—
	Alex Perez	10/14	71%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Royval

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum • Aug 2021Flyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:46

Alexandre Pantoja22/4055%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:51

Brandon Royval17/6128%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	13/25	52%	2/4	1:49	—
	Brandon Royval	14/39	36%	1/1	0:08	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	9/15	60%	1/2	1:02	—
	Brandon Royval	3/22	14%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Manel Kape

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja74/14950%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24

Manel Kape49/9154%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	25/49	51%	0/1	0:21	—
	Manel Kape	12/20	60%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	29/50	58%	0/0	0:02	—
	Manel Kape	16/35	46%	1/3	0:12	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	20/50	40%	0/0	0:01	—
	Manel Kape	21/36	58%	1/3	0:13	—

LOSS

vs. Askar Askarov

UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 • Jul 2020Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja32/6252%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:17

Askar Askarov41/6365%TD 2/15Ctrl 5:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	1/2	50%	0/0	1:20	—
	Askar Askarov	5/6	83%	1/7	3:25	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	13/22	59%	1/1	0:41	—
	Askar Askarov	10/20	50%	1/6	1:43	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	18/38	47%	0/1	0:16	—
	Askar Askarov	26/37	70%	0/2	0:03	—

WIN

vs. Matt Schnell

UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie • Dec 2019Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 4:17

Alexandre Pantoja34/6255%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:12KD 1

Matt Schnell20/5238%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	34/62	55%	1/1	1:12	1
	Matt Schnell	20/52	38%	0/1	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Deiveson Figueiredo

UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar • Jul 2019Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja61/15140%TD 2/10Ctrl 1:14

Deiveson Figueiredo67/11359%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:51KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	22/52	42%	1/5	0:45	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	18/30	60%	1/1	0:39	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	19/48	40%	1/2	0:19	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	22/43	51%	0/1	0:17	1

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	20/51	39%	0/3	0:10	—
	Deiveson Figueiredo	27/40	68%	1/1	0:55	—

WIN

vs. Wilson Reis

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 • Apr 2019Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 2:58

Alexandre Pantoja23/3370%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 1

Wilson Reis1/617%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	23/33	70%	0/0	0:14	1
	Wilson Reis	1/6	17%	1/4	0:47	—

WIN

vs. Yuta Sasaki

UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio • Nov 2018Flyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 2:18

Alexandre Pantoja4/757%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:38

Yuta Sasaki7/1164%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	4/7	57%	0/1	0:38	—
	Yuta Sasaki	7/11	64%	0/0	1:24	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Moreno

UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman • May 2018Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja79/16847%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:12

Brandon Moreno45/13334%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:16

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	33/61	54%	0/0	0:47	—
	Brandon Moreno	17/45	38%	1/3	0:05	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	26/62	42%	0/0	0:16	—
	Brandon Moreno	18/50	36%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	20/45	44%	0/0	0:09	—
	Brandon Moreno	10/38	26%	1/3	0:11	—

LOSS

vs. Dustin Ortiz

UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou • Jan 2018Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja19/4939%TD 1/1Ctrl 7:18

Dustin Ortiz36/8045%TD 7/12Ctrl 4:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	6/9	67%	0/0	3:54	—
	Dustin Ortiz	2/9	22%	1/1	0:42	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	11/34	32%	0/0	0:20	—
	Dustin Ortiz	23/53	43%	4/8	2:41	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	2/6	33%	1/1	3:04	—
	Dustin Ortiz	11/18	61%	2/3	1:28	—

WIN

vs. Neil Seery

UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio • Jul 2017Flyweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 2:31

Alexandre Pantoja119/22752%TD 1/1Ctrl 4:26KD 1

Neil Seery82/18345%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	45/99	45%	0/0	0:21	1
	Neil Seery	29/78	37%	0/2	0:04	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	67/113	59%	0/0	1:49	—
	Neil Seery	47/90	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	7/15	47%	1/1	2:16	—
	Neil Seery	6/15	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Eric Shelton

UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena • Jan 2017Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja37/9937%TD 1/3Ctrl 3:48

Eric Shelton32/9334%TD 4/12Ctrl 2:52

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	8/22	36%	0/0	2:06	—
	Eric Shelton	8/21	38%	3/3	0:49	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	12/29	41%	1/2	1:42	—
	Eric Shelton	9/23	39%	1/6	2:03	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	17/48	35%	0/1	0:00	—
	Eric Shelton	15/49	31%	0/3	0:00	—

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com