Fighter Profile›Flyweight

“The Cannibal”

Alexandre Pantoja

30-618 UFC

Complete Fighter

Form

Aging Threat

6× Title

6× 5R

Early Chaos

Moderate Wear

5'5"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLJoshua Van·KO/TKO·R1·5mo ago

Fighter Context

14–4UFC·

2KO

6Sub

6Dec

12.6min/fight

215UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

9–4(13 fights)

56%finish rate

+0.8str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–1(3 fights)

50%finish rate

-0.2str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.50

Neutral

66%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.437

Strong

86%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

85%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

69%

Strong

82%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Pantoja

Distance Striker

Flyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.38

Str. Accuracy50%

941UFC landed/1,870attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.2 vs avg3.88

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / fight0.22

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.06

CQ KO Power

Below Avg21%ile0.43

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

22%

Leg

15%

By Position

Distance81%

Clinch10%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 118 rounds	Round 213 rounds	Round 311 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	20	22	17	14	27
Avg. Absorbed	12	20	18	23	32
Avg. Net	+7	+2	-1	-9	-5

Grappling

Pantoja

Control Wrestler

·231s ctrlElite Control

Flyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.79

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.87

TD Accuracy47%

40UFC landed/84attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

6UFC wins/14attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense69%

54UFC defended/78opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Not Sub Tested

Finishing

Finish Rate

57%

Average

div avg 45%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 14

Submission6 / 14

Decision6 / 14

KD → Finish

2/4Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision3 / 4

Loss Pattern

Outscored

3 of 4 losses by decision

Fast and versatile. 6 of 8 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

71%

5 of 7 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

1.9pts

W6 dec

—

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

2SD

0MD

22%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 14 more in second half of career

18 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=13

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

4.6

4.8

3.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.3

4.0

Diff

+1.7

+0.5

-0.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-66%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Pantoja — 18 UFC Fights

Result

Method

18 fights

Joshua VanVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:26Dec '25

·6 SS (55%)·2 abs

Kai Kara-FranceVeteran

TITLE

SUB R3 · 1:55Jun '25

·42 SS (55%)·38 abs·3/6 td·440s ctrl·2 sub att

Kai Asakura

TITLE

SUB R2 · 2:05Dec '24

+15

·32 SS (62%)·17 abs·3/7 td·166s ctrl·1 sub att

Steve Erceg

TITLE

U-DEC R5May '24

+14

·125 SS (52%)·111 abs·9/19 td·1 td taken·495s ctrl

Brandon Royval

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '23

-16

·95 SS (61%)·111 abs·8/14 td·951s ctrl·1 sub att

Brandon MorenoVeteran

TITLE

S-DEC R5Jul '23

-18

·129 SS (47%)·147 abs·6/11 td·2 td taken·506s ctrl·1 kd landed

Alex Perez

SUB R1 · 1:31Jul '22

-2

·8 SS (67%)·10 abs·1/1 td·66s ctrl·1 sub att

Brandon Royval

SUB R2 · 1:46Aug '21

·22 SS (55%)·17 abs·3/6 td·1 td taken·171s ctrl·2 sub att

Manel Kape

U-DEC R3Feb '21

+25

·74 SS (50%)·49 abs·0/1 td·2 td taken·24s ctrl

Askar Askarov

U-DEC R3Jul '20

-9

·32 SS (52%)·41 abs·1/2 td·2 td taken·137s ctrl

All Fighters

Flyweight

“The Cannibal”

Alexandre Pantoja

30-618 UFC

Form

5'5"ht·67"reach·Orthodoxstance·36age

Last fightLJoshua Van·KO/TKO·5mo ago

Fighter Context

14–4UFC·

2KO

6Sub

6Dec

12.6min/fight

215UFC min

vs. Winning Record9–4

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.50

66%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.437

86%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

85%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

69%

82%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Pantoja

Flyweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.38

Str. Accuracy50%

941UFC landed/1,870attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.2 vs avg3.88

Str. Defense49%

KD Rate / Fight0.22

4UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.06

CQ KO Power

Below Avg21%ile0.43

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

63%

Body

22%

Leg

15%

By Position

Dist81%

Clinch10%

Ground9%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=18	R2 n=13	R3 n=11	R4 n=3	R5 n=3
Landed	20	22	17	14	27
Absorbed	12	20	18	23	32
Net	+7	+2	-1	-9	-5

Grappling

Pantoja

Flyweight avg

Control Wrestler

231s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.79

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY5.87

TD Accuracy47%

40UFC landed/84attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.00

6UFC wins/14attempted

Defense

Solid TD Def

TD Defense69%

54UFC defended/78opp. attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

57%

Average

Win Methods

2KO/TKO

6Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

0Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

71%5 of 7 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

1.9pts

W6 dec

—more needed

L1 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

7UD

2SD

0MD

22%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=13

R3n=11

Outputsig strikes / min

4.6

4.8

3.7

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.9

4.3

4.0

Diff

+1.7

+0.5

-0.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Pantoja — UFC Fight Log

Joshua VanVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '25

6 SS (55%)·2 abs

Kai Kara-FranceVeteranTITLE

SUB·R3·Jun '25

42 SS (55%)·38 abs·3/6 td·440s ctrl·2 sub

Kai AsakuraTITLE

SUB·R2·Dec '24

32 SS (62%)·17 abs·3/7 td·166s ctrl·1 sub

Steve ErcegTITLE

U-DEC·R5·May '24

125 SS (52%)·111 abs·9/19 td·1 td taken·495s ctrl

Brandon RoyvalTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '23

95 SS (61%)·111 abs·8/14 td·951s ctrl·1 sub

Brandon MorenoVeteranTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Jul '23

129 SS (47%)·147 abs·6/11 td·2 td taken·506s ctrl·1 kd

Alex Perez

SUB·R1·Jul '22

8 SS (67%)·10 abs·1/1 td·66s ctrl·1 sub

Brandon Royval

SUB·R2·Aug '21

22 SS (55%)·17 abs·3/6 td·1 td taken·171s ctrl·2 sub

Round 118 rounds

Round 213 rounds

Round 311 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-1

-9

-5

n=18

n=13

n=11

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-1

-9

-5