Alexandre Pantoja (30-5, 18) was born in Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on April 16, 1990. At the age of 17 years on July 21, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Antônio Carlos, winning the fight via 1st-round submission.
On January 28, 2017, 26-year old Alexandre Pantoja made his UFC debut on his 19th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña against a 25-year old Eric Shelton, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
He became the UFC flyweight champion on July 8, 2023 at age 33 on his 31st professional MMA fight at UFC 290 after defeating a 29-year old Brandon Moreno via 5-round split decision.
Pantoja's last fight was a flyweight (UFC Championship) title defense against Kai Kara-France on June 28, 2025. He stopped Kara-France via submission in the 3rd round, successfully defending the title. He is on a 8-fight winning streak.
He has fought 17 times in the UFC, and has a record of 14 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Alexandre Pantoja's best fights have been against Kai Asakura, Kai Kara-France, Brandon Moreno, Brandon Royval, Steve Erceg, Matt Schnell and Wilson Reis.
Pantoja has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Jun 28, 2025 35 years, 2 months 30-5 (18) | 32 years, 3 months 25-11 (15) | UFC | FL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended UFC flyweight title |
34  | Dec 7, 2024 34 years, 7 months 29-5 (17) | 31 years, 1 months 21-4 (15) | UFC | FL | 2 | CKO | WIN Rear-naked choke Defended UFC flyweight title |
33  | May 4, 2024 34 years 28-5 (17) | 28 years, 9 months 12-1 (8) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC flyweight title |
32  | Dec 16, 2023 33 years, 8 months 27-5 (17) | 31 years, 4 months 15-6 (13) | UFC | FL | 5 | UD | WIN Defended UFC flyweight title |
31  | Jul 8, 2023 33 years, 2 months 26-5 (17) | 29 years, 7 months 21-6-2 (15) | UFC | FL | 5 | SD | WIN Won UFC flyweight title |
30  | Jul 30, 2022 32 years, 3 months 25-5 (17) | 30 years, 4 months 24-6 (10) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Neck crank |
29 | Aug 21, 2021 31 years, 4 months 24-5 (16) | 29 years 12-5 (11) | UFC | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
28  | Feb 6, 2021 30 years, 9 months 23-5 (15) | 27 years, 2 months 15-4 (13) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
27  | Jul 19, 2020 30 years, 3 months 22-5 (15) | 27 years, 9 months 12-0-1 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
26  | Dec 21, 2019 29 years, 8 months 22-4 (15) | 29 years, 11 months 14-4 (10) | UFC | FL | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
25  | Jul 27, 2019 29 years, 3 months 21-4 (14) | 31 years, 7 months 15-1 (13) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
24  | Apr 13, 2019 28 years, 11 months 21-3 (14) | 34 years, 3 months 23-9 (10) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
23  | Nov 17, 2018 28 years, 7 months 20-3 (13) | 29 years, 1 months 21-5-2 (13) | UFC | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
22 | May 19, 2018 28 years, 1 months 19-3 (12) | 24 years, 5 months 14-4 (10) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | WIN |
21  | Jan 20, 2018 27 years, 9 months 18-3 (12) | 29 years 17-7 (11) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | LOSS |
20  | Jul 16, 2017 27 years, 3 months 18-2 (12) | 37 years, 10 months 16-12 (12) | UFC | FL | 3 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke |
19  | Jan 28, 2017 26 years, 9 months 17-2 (11) | 25 years, 11 months 10-2 (6) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | WIN |
18 | Aug 5, 2015 25 years, 3 months 16-2 (11) | Damacio Page | FL | 2 | CKO | WIN Triangle choke | |
17 | Dec 9, 2014 24 years, 7 months 15-2 (11) | Matt Manzanares | FL | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke Won RFA flyweight title | |
16 | Dec 20, 2013 23 years, 8 months 14-2 (10) | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | FL | 3 | UD | WIN | |
15 | Nov 1, 2013 23 years, 6 months 13-2 (10) | Daniel Araújo | FL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
14 | Mar 16, 2013 22 years, 11 months 12-2 (9) | Rodrigo Favacho dos Santos | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
13 | Jul 14, 2012 22 years, 2 months 11-2 (8) | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
12 | Dec 9, 2011 21 years, 7 months 10-2 (8) | Sandro Gemaque de Souza | 3 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
11 | Dec 22, 2010 20 years, 8 months 9-2 (7) | Samuel de Souza | 1 | TKO | WIN Elbows and punches | ||
10 | Sep 17, 2010 20 years, 5 months 8-2 (6) | Bruno Azevedo | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | ||
9  | Jun 12, 2010 20 years, 1 months 7-2 (5) | 25 years, 1 months 7-0 (3) | 3 | UD | LOSS | ||
8 | Dec 12, 2009 19 years, 7 months 7-1 (5) | Ralph Alves | 3 | SD | WIN | ||
7 | Sep 27, 2009 19 years, 5 months 6-1 (5) | Magno Alves | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | ||
6 | Aug 27, 2009 19 years, 4 months 5-1 (4) | Michael William Costa | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | May 30, 2009 19 years, 1 months 4-1 (4) | Bruno Moreno | 3 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
4 | Mar 28, 2009 18 years, 11 months 3-1 (3) | Gabriel Wolff | 2 | TKO | WIN Doctor stoppage | ||
3 | Sep 25, 2008 18 years, 5 months 2-1 (2) | William Vianna | 3 | SD | LOSS | ||
2 | Aug 2, 2008 18 years, 3 months 2-0 (2) | Peterson Malfort | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | Jul 21, 2007 17 years, 3 months 1-0 (1) | Antônio Carlos | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar |
