Alexandre Pantoja
“The Cannibal”
#1 FlyweightRecord 30-6-0BrazilAmerican Top Team
The style
Submission Ace
Back-take machine · Front-foot pressure · Deep cardio
GrapplingStriking
Pantoja is the former UFC flyweight champion, a Brazilian grappler who defended the belt five times before losing it to Joshua Van in 26 seconds after suffering an arm injury at UFC 323. He pressures forward, drags fights to the mat, and owns 12 career submission wins, most of them by rear-naked choke. He gets his rematch with Van at UFC 331 on September 19, 2026.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 30-6-0 |
| Age | 36 |
| Height | 5'5" |
| Reach | 68" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Brazil |
| Team | American Top Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 4.38 |
| Striking accuracy | 50% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.88 |
| Striking defense | 49% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 2.79 |
| Takedown accuracy | 47% |
| Takedown defense | 69% |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | 0.98 |
How they win
8 KO/TKO12 SUB10 DEC
How they lose
1 KO/TKO0 SUB5 DEC
On The Fight Brief
No fight breakdowns yet — they’ll appear here when Pantoja lands on a covered card.