Who will Alexandre Pantoja 🇧🇷 fight next?
Not confirmed as of 1 Oct 2026: no opponent or date has been officially announced.
Most likely Almabayev–Horiguchi winner (20%), no event announced yet. Next: Brandon Royval (11%), Tatsuro Taira (11%).
Latest status: Last fight: Lost to Joshua Van (Decision (unanimous), UFC 331, 19 Sep 2026). No fight announced.
Updated (UAE time) · Percentages are NextSmash model estimates, not facts or betting advice.
Forecast: likely opponents Model estimate
Each percentage is the estimated chance of being his next opponent. These are not chances of winning.
- Almabayev–Horiguchi winner20%chance next opponentBoxing News (via BJ Penn) calls Almabayev the logical next step. Almabayev now faces Horiguchi in Qatar (21 Nov).
- 11%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #1 and #3, neither has a fight booked. Brandon Royval won last time out, against Lone'er Kavanagh (11 Jul 2026).
- 11%chance next opponentModel pick: Ranked #1 and #4, neither has a fight booked. Tatsuro Taira lost last time out, against Joshua Van (9 May 2026).
Field / other: 58%. This covers everyone not listed above.
- Likely event
- Nothing announced.
- Last fight
- Loss vs Joshua Van · Decision (unanimous) R5 5:00 · UFC 331 · 19 Sep 2026
- Career stage
- 2 straight losses: steps back.
- Confidence
- Low (High = officially booked · Medium = reported or a fighter's own claim · Low = model only)
- Last updated
- (UAE time)
What changed?
- Boxing News: Pantoja vs Almabayev is the logical next step (BJ Penn) · source
Only dated items with a source are listed: news reports used for the estimate, plus changes to our logged estimates.
Fight history Pro record 30-7-0
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | Joshua Van 🇲🇲 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 331 | |
| L | Joshua Van 🇲🇲 | TKO (arm injury) · R1, 0:26 | 1 | 0:26 | UFC 323 | |
| W | Kai Kara-France | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R3, 1:54 | 3 | 1:54 | UFC 317 | |
| W | Kai Asakura | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) · R2, 2:05 | 2 | 2:05 | UFC 310 | |
| W | Steve Erceg 🇦🇺 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 301 | |
| W | Brandon Royval 🇺🇸 | Decision (unanimous) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 296 | |
| W | Brandon Moreno 🇲🇽 | Decision (split) · R5, 5:00 | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 290 | |
| W | Alex Perez 🇺🇸 | Submission (neck crank) · R1, 1:31 | 1 | 1:31 | UFC 277 | |
| W | Brandon Royval 🇺🇸 | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R2, 1:46 | 2 | 1:46 | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | |
| W | Manel Kape 🇵🇹 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | |
| L | Askar Askarov | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 | |
| W | Matt Schnell | KO (punches) · R1, 4:17 | 1 | 4:17 | UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | |
| L | Deiveson Figueiredo 🇧🇷 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 240 | |
| W | Wilson Reis | TKO (punches) · R1, 2:58 | 1 | 2:58 | UFC 236 | |
| W | Ulka Sasaki | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 2:18 | 1 | 2:18 | UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio |
Show all 37 fights
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd | Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Brandon Moreno 🇲🇽 | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Maia vs. Usman | |
| L | Dustin Ortiz | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 220 | |
| W | Neil Seery | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R3, 2:31 | 3 | 2:31 | UFC Fight Night: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio | |
| W | Eric Shelton | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña | |
| W | Damacio Page | Technical Submission (triangle choke) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | RFA vs. Legacy FC 1 | |
| W | Matt Manzanares | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R2, 2:38 | 2 | 2:38 | RFA 18 | |
| W | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 45 | |
| W | Daniel Araújo | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 2:13 | 1 | 2:13 | Watch Out Combat Show 31 | |
| W | Rodrigo Favacho dos Santos | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, 4:29 | 1 | 4:29 | MMA Fight Show 1 | |
| W | Lincoln de Sá Oliveira | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 32 | |
| W | Sandro Gemaque de Souza | KO (punches) · R3, 3:58 | 3 | 3:58 | Fatality Arena Fight Night 1 | |
| W | Samuel de Souza | TKO (elbows and punches) · R1, 1:23 | 1 | 1:23 | World Fighting Combat 3 | |
| W | Bruno Azevedo | Submission (rear-naked choke) · R1, N/A | 1 | N/A | Shooto Brazil 18 | |
| L | Jussier Formiga | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 16 | |
| W | Ralph Alves | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Watch Out Combat Show 6 | |
| W | Magno Alves | KO (punch) · R1, N/A | 1 | N/A | Watch Out Combat Show 5 | |
| W | Michael William Costa | Decision (unanimous) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 13 | |
| W | Bruno Moreno | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R3, 4:09 | 3 | 4:09 | Shooto Brazil 12 | |
| W | Gabriel Wolff | TKO (doctor stoppage) · R2, 5:00 | 2 | 5:00 | Shooto Brazil 11 | |
| L | William Vianna | Decision (split) · R3, 5:00 | 3 | 5:00 | Watch Out Combat Show 2 | |
| W | Peterson Malfort | TKO (punches) · R2, N/A | 2 | N/A | Rocinha Fight | |
| W | Antônio Carlos | Submission (armbar) · R1, N/A | 1 | N/A | Vila Fight |
Professional MMA bouts only, newest first. Source: Wikipedia (checked 2 Oct 2026).
Alexandre Pantoja: frequently asked questions
When is Alexandre Pantoja's next fight?
No fight is officially booked as of 1 Oct 2026.
Who did Alexandre Pantoja fight last?
Alexandre Pantoja lost to Joshua Van at UFC 331 on 19 Sep 2026 (Decision (unanimous) R5 5:00).
Who is Alexandre Pantoja likely to fight next?
NextSmash model estimate: Almabayev–Horiguchi winner (20%), Brandon Royval (11%), Tatsuro Taira (11%). Updated 1 Oct 2026. These are estimates, not facts or betting advice.
What is Alexandre Pantoja's record?
30-7-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, as listed on UFC.com (checked 1 Oct 2026).
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Other flyweight fighters
- Joshua Van Champion · next: Manel Kape 55%
- Manel Kape #2 · next: Joshua Van 55%
- Brandon Royval #3 · next: Tatsuro Taira 18%
- Tatsuro Taira #4 · next: Brandon Royval 18%
- Kyoji Horiguchi #5 · next: Asu Almabayev 92%
More: Flyweight rankings and next fights · Brazil UFC fighters
Sources
- UFC.com athlete profile (record, rank, last fight) · 1 Oct 2026
- UFC.com rankings (Media + Meta), checked 1 Oct 2026 · 1 Oct 2026
- ESPN fighter profile (country, fight history) · 1 Oct 2026
- Boxing News: Pantoja vs Almabayev is the logical next step (BJ Penn) · 22 Sep 2026
Percentages are NextSmash model estimates from the factors shown above (see methodology). They are not facts, and not betting advice. Records and ranks come from UFC.com; country from ESPN. Checked 1 Oct 2026.