Alexandre Pantoja

Brazilian mixed martial artist

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2024 Ranked #7 Submission of the Year by UFC.com for his fight against Kai Asakura
2024 Ranked #8 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com
2024 Ranked #7 Submission of the Year by UFC.com for his fight against Kai Asakura
2024 Ranked #8 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com
December 7 2024 Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Kai Asakura via rear-naked choke submission in the second round at UFC 310, earning Performance of the Night award.
December 7 2024 Alexandre Pantoja fights Asakura at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
December 7 2024 Alexandre Pantoja fights Asakura at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
December 7 2024 Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Kai Asakura via rear-naked choke submission in the second round at UFC 310, earning Performance of the Night award.
May 4 2024 Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Steve Erceg via unanimous decision at UFC 301.
May 4 2024 Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Steve Erceg via unanimous decision at UFC 301.
2023 Ranked #5 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com
2023 Ranked #5 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com
December 16 2023 Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Brandon Royval via unanimous decision at UFC 296.
December 16 2023 Successfully defended UFC Flyweight Championship by defeating Brandon Royval via unanimous decision at UFC 296.
July 8 2023 Defeated Brandon Moreno via split decision to win the UFC Flyweight Championship at UFC 290, earning Fight of the Night award.
July 8 2023 Defeated Brandon Moreno via split decision to win the UFC Flyweight Championship at UFC 290, earning Fight of the Night award.
January 21 2023 Became the UFC Flyweight Champion by defeating Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of his home crowd.
January 21 2023 Became the UFC Flyweight Champion by defeating Brandon Moreno at UFC 283 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in front of his home crowd.
July 30 2022 Defeated Alex Perez via neck crank submission in the first round at UFC 277, earning third Performance of the Night award.
July 30 2022 Defeated Alex Perez via neck crank submission in the first round at UFC 277, earning third Performance of the Night award.
August 21 2021 Defeated Brandon Royval via rear-naked choke in round two at UFC on ESPN 29, earning Performance of the Night award.
August 21 2021 Defeated Brandon Royval via rear-naked choke in round two at UFC on ESPN 29, earning Performance of the Night award.
February 6 2021 Defeated Manel Kape via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 184.
February 6 2021 Defeated Manel Kape via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 184.
July 19 2020 Lost to Askar Askarov by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 172.
July 19 2020 Lost to Askar Askarov by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 172.
2019 Joins the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight division, beginning his significant career in the organization.
2019 Joins the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight division, beginning his significant career in the organization.
December 21 2019 Defeated Matt Schnell via first-round knockout at UFC Fight Night 165, earning first Performance of the Night bonus.
December 21 2019 Defeated Matt Schnell via first-round knockout at UFC Fight Night 165, earning first Performance of the Night bonus.
July 2019 Won MMAJunkie.com Fight of the Month for his bout against Deiveson Figueiredo
July 2019 Won MMAJunkie.com Fight of the Month for his bout against Deiveson Figueiredo
July 27 2019 Lost to Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision at UFC 240, earning Fight of the Night award.
July 27 2019 Lost to Deiveson Figueiredo by unanimous decision at UFC 240, earning Fight of the Night award.
April 13 2019 Defeated Wilson Reis via TKO in the first round at UFC 236.
April 13 2019 Defeated Wilson Reis via TKO in the first round at UFC 236.
November 17 2018 Defeated Ulka Sasaki via rear-naked choke submission in the first round at UFC Fight Night 140.
November 17 2018 Defeated Ulka Sasaki via rear-naked choke submission in the first round at UFC Fight Night 140.
May 19 2018 Defeated Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 129.
May 19 2018 Defeated Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 129.
January 20 2018 Lost to Dustin Ortiz by unanimous decision at UFC 220.
January 20 2018 Lost to Dustin Ortiz by unanimous decision at UFC 220.
July 16 2017 Defeated Neil Seery via submission in the third round at UFC Fight Night 113.
July 16 2017 Defeated Neil Seery via submission in the third round at UFC Fight Night 113.
January 28 2017 Made his UFC promotional debut, defeating Eric Shelton via split decision at UFC on Fox 23.
January 28 2017 Made his UFC promotional debut, defeating Eric Shelton via split decision at UFC on Fox 23.
2016 Pantoja defeats Brandon Moreno by submission in the second round in his first fight on the show, advancing to the quarterfinals.
2016 In the semifinals, Pantoja is defeated by Hiromasa Ougikubo via unanimous decision, but still receives a UFC contract.
2016 In the quarterfinals, Pantoja defeats teammate Kai Kara-France by unanimous decision, progressing to the semifinals.
2016 In the semifinals, Pantoja is defeated by Hiromasa Ougikubo via unanimous decision, but still receives a UFC contract.

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