By The Numbers: Alexandre Pantoja

In a career marked by consistent excellence, Alexandre Pantoja has never been better.

The reigning Ultimate Fighting Championship flyweight titleholder will carry a seven-fight winning streak into his 2025 campaign, where challenges figure to abound at 125 pounds. Pantoja last saw action at UFC 310, where he put former Rizin Fighting Federation champion Kai Asakura to sleep with a rear-naked choke in the second round of their Dec. 7 main event. It was the Brazilian’s first finish in more than two years.

As Pantoja awaits word on his next assignment from UFC matchmakers, a look at some of the numbers that have accompanied him to this point:

34: Years of age for Pantoja, who was born on April 16, 1990 in Arraial do Cabo, Brazil—nearly 6,300 miles from Ultimate Fighting Championship headquarters in Las Vegas.

11: Pantoja wins by submission, accounting for 38% of his career total (29). His methods of choice: eight rear-naked chokes, one armbar, one triangle choke and one neck crank. Pantoja owns eight other wins by knockout or technical knockout (28%) and 10 more by decision (34%).

533: Days spent by Pantoja as undisputed UFC flyweight champion. The American Top Team star captured the crown with a split decision over Brandon Moreno on July 8, 2023, and he has made three successful title defenses since.

300,000: Dollars in post-fight bonuses banked by Pantoja across his 16 appearances in the UFC. He has been awarded “Performance of the Night” four times and “Fight of the Night” twice.

893: Significant strikes landed by Pantoja as a UFC flyweight, placing him third on the promotion’s all-time list at 125 pounds. Only the aforementioned Moreno (1,131) and Demetrious Johnson (1,059) have connected with more.

82: Rounds started by Pantoja as a professional mixed martial artist. He has involved the judges on 15 different occasions and carries a 10-5 record in those bouts.

83: Seconds needed for Pantoja to put away Samuel de Souza with elbows and punches at a World Fighting Combat show on Dec. 22, 2010. Well over a decade later, it remains his fastest finish to date.

37: Takedowns completed by Pantoja since he joined the UFC roster in 2017. He has done so on 78 attempts, giving him a success rate of 47%.

8: Countries in which Pantoja has plied his mixed martial arts trade. He has gone 15-2 in his native Brazil, 10-1 in the United States, 1-0 in Scotland, 1-0 in Chile, 1-0 in Argentina, 1-0 in South Korea, 0-1 in Canada and 0-1 in the United Arab Emirates.

100: Combined victories between the five men—Askar Askarov, Deiveson Figueiredo, Dustin Ortiz, Jussier Formiga and Willian Viana—who have defeated Pantoja. They sport a cumulative .765 winning percentage at 100-30-2.