Alexandre Pantoja currently competes in the flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the current UFC Flyweight Champion.
30 Facts About Alexandre Pantoja
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The coaches for the season were the former challengers to the flyweight belt, Joseph Benavidez and Henry Cejudo, and Pantoja was from Team Cejudo.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced fellow team Cejudo member Kai Kara-France in the quarterfinals, defeating him by unanimous decision and progressing through to the semifinals.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Hiromasa Ougikubo in the semifinals of the tournament and was defeated by unanimous decision, and it was announced that he had contracted with the UFC.
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Alexandre Pantoja made his promotional debut on January 28,2017, at UFC on Fox 23 against Eric Shelton.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Neil Seery on July 16,2017 at UFC Fight Night 113.
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Alexandre Pantoja won the fight via submission in the third round.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Dustin Ortiz on January 20,2018 at UFC 220.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Brandon Moreno on May 19,2018 at UFC Fight Night 129.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Ulka Sasaki on November 17,2018 at UFC Fight Night 140.
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Alexandre Pantoja won the fight via rear-naked choke submission in the first round.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Wilson Reis on April 13,2019 at UFC 236.
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Alexandre Pantoja won the fight via TKO in the first round.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Deiveson Figueiredo on July 27,2019 at UFC 240.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Matt Schnell on December 21,2019 at UFC Fight Night 165.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Askar Askarov at UFC Fight Night 172 on July 19,2020.
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Alexandre Pantoja was expected to face promotional newcomer and the former Rizin FF Bantamweight champion Manel Kape on December 19,2020 at UFC Fight Night 183.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Brandon Royval on August 21,2021 UFC on ESPN 29.
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Alexandre Pantoja won the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.
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Alexandre Pantoja was meant to fight for the UFC flyweight title but a knee injury forced him out of it.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Alex Perez on July 30,2022, at UFC 277.
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Alexandre Pantoja won the fight via a neck crank submission early in the first round.
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Alexandre Pantoja rematched Brandon Moreno on July 8,2023 at UFC 290 for the UFC Flyweight Championship.
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Alexandre Pantoja came out victorious via split decision, winning the bout and the title.
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Alexandre Pantoja successfully defended his title, winning the bout via unanimous decision.
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Alexandre Pantoja faced Steve Erceg on May 4,2024, at UFC 301.
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Alexandre Pantoja won and successfully defended his title via unanimous decision.
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Alexandre Pantoja made his third UFC Flyweight Championship title defense against former two-time Rizin Bantamweight Champion and promotional newcomer Kai Asakura on December 7,2024 at UFC 310.
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Alexandre Pantoja won the fight via a rear-naked choke submission in the second round.
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Alexandre Pantoja was reportedly going to make his fourth title defense against Kai Kara-France on April 12,2025, at UFC 314.