When is Pantoja vs Mokaev?
Alexandre Pantoja could potentially face the challenge of Muhammad Mokaev, in Spring 2025 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.
The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).
Pantoja vs Mokaev stats
Alexandre Pantoja would step into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.
Muhammad Mokaev would make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 13 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 6 by submission.
This will be Alexandre Pantoja's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Muhammad Mokaev will mark his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.
Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record currently stands at 12-3-0, while Muhammad Mokaev's comes in at 7-0-0.
The stats suggest Pantoja would have an advantage in power over Mokaev, with a 29% knock out percentage over Mokaev's 15%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Mokaev would have a slight advantage over Pantoja, with a 46% submission rate over Pantoja's 36%.
Alexandre Pantoja is the older man by 10 years, at 34 years old.
Mokaev has a height advantage of 4 inches over Pantoja.
Pantoja is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 20 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 13 years earlier than Mokaev, whose first professional fight was in 2020. He has fought 47 more professional rounds, 80 to Mokaev's 33.
Pantoja vs Mokaev form
Alexandre Pantoja has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Steve Erceg at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Previous to that, he had beaten Brandon Royval at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he was victorious against Alex Perez at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.
He had won against Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.
Mokaev remains undefeated as a professional.
In his last fight, he defeated Manel Kape at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Previous to that, he had defeated Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Gaziev on 2nd March 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Going into that contest, he was victorious against Tim Elliott at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Before that, he had won against Jafel Filho at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
He had beaten Malcolm Gordon at UFC 280 on 22nd October 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Muhammad Mokaev has been fighting more than Alexandre Pantoja.
Alexandre Pantoja last fought 5 months and 4 days ago, while Muhammad Mokaev's last outing was 2 months and 11 days ago.
Pantoja's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.
Mokaev's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 16 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.
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