Fighter profile

Alexandre Pantoja

“The Cannibal”

Flyweight · UFC record 14-5 · 19 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 19 Sep 2026

Wrestling HeavyVolume Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)85

Power72

Striking defense60

Takedown defense83

WrestlingProvisional measure85

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (19 detailed fights; as of Sat 19 Sep 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED85.5

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED71.9

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 165 cm (5'5")
Reach: 170 cm (5'7")
Stance: Orthodox
Age: 36

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

19 detailed UFC fights · 53 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 19 Sep 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed20.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed19.1per round

Striking differential+1.4per round

Takedown attempts1.92per round

Takedown defense69.2%of attempts stopped

Finish rate57.1%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 20.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 19.1
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +1.4
Striking accuracy: 50.5%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 48.4%
Knockdowns per round: 0.08
Target: head / body / leg: 63.2% / 21.3% / 15.4%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 81.6% / 10.1% / 8.3%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.92
Takedowns landed per round: 0.85
Takedown accuracy: 44.1%
Takedown defense: 69.2%
Control time per round: 1:29
Submission attempts per round: 0.26
Reversals per round: 0.06

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 14-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 57.1%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 6 · 6
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 0 · 4
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 4 / 2
Average fight time: 12:40 (over 16 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Alexandre Pantoja — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 19 Sep 2026	Joshua Van	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
Sat 6 Dec 2025	Joshua Van	L	KO/TKO	R1 0:26	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Sat 28 Jun 2025	Kai Kara-France	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 1:55	UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Sat 7 Dec 2024	Kai Asakura	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 2:05	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
Sat 4 May 2024	Steve Erceg	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg

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Alexandre Pantoja — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 16 Dec 2023	Brandon Royval	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Sat 8 Jul 2023	Brandon Moreno	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Sat 30 Jul 2022	Alex Perez	W	SUB Neck Crank	R1 1:31	UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Sat 21 Aug 2021	Brandon Royval	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:46	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Sat 6 Feb 2021	Manel Kape	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov
Sat 18 Jul 2020	Askar Askarov	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Sat 21 Dec 2019	Matt Schnell	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 4:17	UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
Sat 27 Jul 2019	Deiveson Figueiredo	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar
Sat 13 Apr 2019	Wilson Reis	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 2:58	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Sat 17 Nov 2018	Yuta Sasaki	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R1 2:18	UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio
Sat 19 May 2018	Brandon Moreno	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman
Sat 20 Jan 2018	Dustin Ortiz	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou
Sun 16 Jul 2017	Neil Seery	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 2:31	UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio
Sat 28 Jan 2017	Eric Shelton	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC on FOX: Shevchenko vs. Pena

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