Alexandre Pantoja

ALEXANDRE PANTOJA

"The Cannibal"

14-573.7% win rate

FIGHTER IDENTITY

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Organization

UFC
BRA

Nationality

Brazilian

Birth

16/04/1990 (36)

Birthplace

Arraial do Cabo

Brazil

Sport / Status

MMA · Active

Weight class

Flyweight

Height

165 cm (5'5")

Reach

173 cm (68")

Style

MMA

Biography

Alexandre Pantoja Passidomo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the former UFC Flyweight Champion. He is considered one of the greatest flyweights of all time. As of December 9, 2025, he is #1 in the UFC flyweight rankings and as of June 16, 2026, he is #13 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

WIN BREAKDOWN

19 total fights · 14% KO rate

KO/TKO2 (14%)
Submission6 (43%)
Decision6 (43%)

Fight history (19)

1 / 4
Loss
vs Joshua VanUFC 331 - Van vs. Pantoja 2 — 19/09/2026
Loss
vs Joshua VanTKO (arm injury) (R1)UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 — 06/12/2025
Win
vs Kai Kara-FranceSubmission (rear-naked choke) (R3)UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira — 28/06/2025
Win
vs Kai AsakuraSubmission (R2)UFC 310 — 07/12/2024
Win
vs Steve ErcegDecision - Unanimous (R5)UFC 301 — 04/05/2024

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