UFC UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Final

Flyweight

Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara-France

Alexandre Pantoja
Brazil

Alexandre Pantoja

“The Cannibal”

30-6

Winner

VS
Kai Kara-France
New Zealand

Kai Kara-France

“Don't Blink”

25-12

Winner

Alexandre Pantoja

Submission (From Back Control) · Round 3 — 1:55

28 June 2025 · T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Alexandre Pantoja beat Kai Kara-France by submission in round 3 at 1:55.
  • Alexandre Pantoja landed 70 of 107 total strikes and 3 of 6 takedowns, with 7:20 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 20-18, 20-18, 20-18.
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Tale of the tape

Alexandre PantojaKai Kara-France
30-6Record25-12
35Age on fight night32
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)
67.5″ (171 cm)Reach69″ (175 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamCity Kickboxing
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromAuckland, New Zealand

Fight statistics

70of 107 · 65%Total strikes landed57of 86 · 66%
44of 80Head strikes43of 70
22of 22Body strikes10of 12
4of 5Leg strikes4of 4
3of 6Takedowns0of 2
2Submission attempts0
7:20Control time0:10

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Alexandre PantojaRoundKai Kara-France
29/38strikes1/2TD0KD4:45controlR114/19strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
34/56strikes1/2TD0KD1:04controlR222/42strikes0/1TD0KD0:10control
7/13strikes1/2TD0KD1:31controlR321/25strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Ben Cartlidge

10R1910R29

20total18

Sal D'amato

10R1910R29

20total18

Ron McCarthy

10R1910R29

20total18

Form going into the fight

Alexandre Pantoja

  1. WKai Asakurasubmission R2 2:052024
  2. WSteve Ercegunanimous decision2024
  3. WBrandon Royvalunanimous decision2023
  4. WBrandon Morenosplit decision2023
  5. WAlex Perezsubmission R1 1:312022

Kai Kara-France

  1. WSteve ErcegKO/TKO R1 4:042024
  2. LAmir Albazisplit decision2023
  3. LBrandon MorenoKO/TKO R3 4:342022
  4. WAskar Askarovunanimous decision2022
  5. WCody GarbrandtKO/TKO R1 3:212021

Also on this card

Ilia Topuria vs Charles OliveiraLightweightKO/TKO R1 2:27Brandon Royval vs Joshua VanFlyweightunanimous decisionBeneil Dariush vs Renato MoicanoLightweightunanimous decisionManel Kape vs Brandon RoyvalPaulo Costa vs Roman Kopylov

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