Alexandre Pantoja Passidomo is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and a black belt in Brazilian jiujitsu. He is Gabryella Gouvêa Pantoja‘s husband.
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BIOGRAPHY
Alexandre is the reigning featherweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, which is based in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Here are 13 more things about him:
- His fight name is The Cannibal.
- He was born in Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- When he was young, his father left his mother, who singlehandedly raised him and his two brothers.
- He and Gabryella have two sons together.
- He is fighting out of Coconut Creek, Florida, USA.
- He is 5’5″ tall and he competes in the flyweight division.
- He holds a professional MMA record of 30 wins and 5 losses.
- On July 21, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut.
- In 2011, Gabryella gave birth to their son Cauã Pantoja.
- In 2014, Gabryella gave birth to their son Nicolas “Nick” Pantoja.
- On January 28, 2017, he made his UFC debut.
- In 2018, he started training at American Top Team in Coconut Creek.
- On April 16, 2025, he turned 35.
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TIMELINE
From 2007 to 2025, Pantoja fought 35 professional MMA opponents. Here are the results:
2007
- On July 21, 2007, he submitted Antônio Carlos in a Hikari Fight event in Rio de Janeiro.
2008
- On August 2, 2008, he defeated Peterson Malfort via technical knockout in a Rocinha Fight event in Rio de Janeiro.
- On September 25, 2008, he lost to William Vianna via split decision at “Watch Out Combat Show 2” in Rio de Janeiro.
2009
- On February 28, 2009, he defeated Gabriel Wolff via TKO at “Shooto Brazil 11” in Rio de Janeiro.
- On May 30, 2009, he defeated Bruno Moreno via TKO at “Shooto Brazil 12” in Rio de Janeiro.
- On August 27, 2009, he defeated Michael William Costa via unanimous decision at “Shooto Brazil 13” in Fortaleza, Brazil.
- On September 27, 2009, he knocked out Magno Alves at “Watch Out Combat Show 5” in Rio de Janeiro.
- On December 12, 2009, he defeated Ralph Alves via split decision at “Watch Out Combat Show 6” in Rio de Janeiro.
2010
- On June 12, 2010, he lost to Jussier Formiga via unanimous decision at “Shooto Brazil 16” in Rio de Janeiro.
- On September 17, 2010, he submitted Bruno Azevedo at “Shooto Brazil 18” in Brasilia, Brazil.
- On December 22, 2010, he defeated Samuel de Souza via TKO at “WFC 4: Pretorian” in Rio de Janeiro.
2011
- On December 9, 2011, he knocked out Sandro Gemaque de Souza in Niterói, Brazil.
2012
- On July 14, 2012, he defeated Lincoln de Sá Oliveira via unanimous decision at “Shooto Brazil 32” in Rio de Janeiro.
2013
- On March 16, 2013, he submitted Rodrigo Favacho dos Santos at “MMA Fight Show: Summer Edition” in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil.
- On November 1, 2013, he submitted Daniel Araújo in the WOCS Flyweight Tournament Semifinals at “Watch Out Combat Show 31” in Rio de Janeiro.
- On December 20, 2013, he defeated Lincoln de Sá Oliveira via unanimous decision at “Shooto Brazil 45” in Rio de Janeiro.
2014
- On December 9, 2014, he won the RFA Flyweight Championship by submitting Matt Manzanares in Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
2015
- On August 5, 2015, he became the inaugural AXS TV Flyweight Superfight Champion by defeating Damacio Page via technical submission at “RFA vs. Legacy FC 1” in Robinsonville, Mississippi, USA.
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2017
- On January 28, 2017, he defeated Eric Shelton via split decision at “UFC on Fox 23” in Denver, Colorado, USA
- On July 16, 2017, he submitted Neil Seery at “UFC Fight Night 113” in Glasgow, Scotland.
2018
- On January 20, 2018, he lost to Dustin Ortiz via unanimous decision at “UFC 220” in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- On May 19, 2018, he defeated Brandon Moreno via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 129” in Santiago, Chile.
- On November 17, 2018, he submitted Ulka Sasaki at “UFC Fight Night 140” in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2019
- On April 13, 2019, he defeated Wilson Reis via TKO at “UFC 236” in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
- On July 27, 2019, he lost to Deiveson Figueiredo via unanimous decision at “UFC 240” in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
- On December 21, 2019, he knocked out Matt Schnell at “UFC Fight Night 165” in Busan, South Korea.
2020
- On July 19, 2020, he lost to Askar Askarov via unanimous decision at “UFC Fight Night 172” in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
2021
- On February 6, 2021, he defeated Manel Kape via unanimous decision at “UFC Vegas 18” in Enterprise, Nevada.
- On August 21, 2021, he submitted Brandon Royval at “UFC Vegas 34” in Enterprise.
2022
- On July 30, 2022, he submitted Alex Perez via neck crank at “UFC 277” in Dallas, Texas, USA.
2023
- On July 8, 2023, he became the new UFC Flyweight Champion on July 8, 2023 by dethroning Moreno, the defending champion, via split decision at “UFC 290” in Paradise, Nevada.
- On December 16, 2023, he successfully defended the UFC Flyweight Championship title by defeating Royval via unanimous decision at “UFC 296” in Paradise.
2024
- On May 4, 2024, he successfully defended the UFC Flyweight Championship title by defeating Steve Erceg via unanimous decision at “UFC 301” in Rio de Janeiro.
- On December 7, 2024, he successfully defended the UFC Flyweight Championship title by submitting Kai Asakura at “UFC 310” in Paradise.
2025
- On June 28, 2025, he successfully defended the UFC Flyweight Championship title by submitting Kai Kara-France at “UFC 317” in Paradise.
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