Alexandre Pantoja
“The Cannibal”
#1 FlyweightRecord 30-6BrazilAmerican Top Team
The style
Grappling Finisher
World-class BJJ · Scrambles · Fight IQ
GrapplingStriking
Alexandre Pantoja is a former two-time UFC flyweight champion and one of the most accomplished grapplers the division has seen, with 12 of his 30 career wins coming by submission. The 36-year-old Brazilian's reign ended in bizarre fashion at UFC 323 when a scramble injured him just 26 seconds into his first title defense against Joshua Van — the UFC's own medical update called it a dislocated shoulder, though his coaching team later said the actual injury was to his elbow. Before that freak ending he had defended the belt with back-to-back rear-naked choke finishes of Kai Asakura and Kai Kara-France, and he gets an immediate chance to reclaim what he lost.
Tale of the tape
| Record | 30-6 |
| Age | 36 |
| Height | 5'5" |
| Reach | 67" |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Country | Brazil |
| Team | American Top Team |
The numbers
Career UFC averages.
| Sig. strikes landed / min | — |
| Striking accuracy | — |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | — |
| Striking defense | — |
| Takedowns / 15 min | — |
| Takedown accuracy | — |
| Takedown defense | — |
| Submission attempts / 15 min | — |
How they win
8 KO/TKO12 SUB10 DEC
How they lose
1 KO/TKO0 SUB5 DEC