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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| July 20 2016 | Cast for The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions is officially announced, with Pantoja as a contestant on Henry Cejudo's team. |
| May 11 2016 | UFC announces The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions season featuring flyweight champion fighters, with Alexandre Pantoja participating on Team Cejudo. |
| 2014 | Begins competing in the UFC's flyweight division. |
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