Alexandre Pantoja is ready to defend his belt against #10th ranked fighter Steve Erceg on the main card for UFC 301. Pantoja will take on the Australian sensation for a Brazilian ride at the UFC Brazil. Nonetheless, Pantoja has been one of the most dominant flyweight fighters in the history of the promotion and well he has already cleared his division but even the greatest have his losses.

As we approach their clash, the limelight is on Alexandre Pantoja to defend his flyweight belt. Ahead of their clash, let’s look at ‘Cannibal’s losing and winning streaks.

Alexandre Pantoja’s losses inside and outside the UFC

Alexandre Pantoja’s life turned around when he decided to devote his life to MMA. The Rio De Janeiro native has been such a dominant force in his division that has defeated every contender in his way, however, despite being a complete fighter, Pantoja has his set of losses. The flyweight champion has a solid record of 27 victories and 5 losses.

Out of those 5 losses, 3 came in the UFC, while the other two came when he was fighting outside the promotion. His first loss in the UFC came against Dustin Ortiz. His second loss came against Deiveson Figueiredo back in 2019, and his latest loss under the promotion came against Askar Askarov. It is notable that ‘Cannibal’ lost all three of the above-mentioned bouts by way of unanimous decisions.

Outside of the UFC, Pantoja has suffered 2͏ lo͏sses. The͏͏ first d͏efeat of his ͏career occurred against Willian Viana ͏when he͏ w͏as͏ competing in ‘Wat͏ch ͏O͏ut͏ Combat Sh͏ow’. His sec͏ond lo͏ss ca͏me against Jussier͏ Formiga whi͏le ͏fi͏g͏hting ͏in S͏hooto B͏razi͏l. Well now that we know about his losses, let’s take a look at a more positive front, Pantoja’s winning streaks.

Pantoja’s impressive winning streak

Alexandre Pantoja’s resume is more impressive than you think it is. The fighter has 27 victories in his professional career and multiple winning streaks. In terms of his UFC track record alone, Pantoja emerges as a formidable force when compared to other fighters. ‘Cannibal’ is riding a five-fight winning streak and he has already defended his belt once in between.

P͏antoja’s w͏i͏nning streak and road ͏to the f͏ly͏we͏ight ͏title bega͏n whe͏n he fough͏t against M͏anel Kap͏e͏ in 2021.͏ In th͏e same year, he defeated fly͏weight͏ contender B͏ra͏n͏don Royval. His next fight was against Alex Perez, which he won by submission. Finally, he fought Brandon Moren͏o for the title and cl͏i͏n͏ched ͏i͏͏t ͏by defeatin͏g Moreno via spl͏it decision. His last fight was scheduled against Royval and he defeated him by way of unanimous decision.

Alexandre Pantoja is going the way of Demetrious Johnson to become the greatest in the division. Will he be able to maintain his winning streak? Or will it be Steve Erceg’s day instead? State your thoughts in the comments below.