UFC UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg Final

Flyweight · main event

Alexandre Pantoja vs Steve Erceg

Alexandre Pantoja
Brazil

Alexandre Pantoja

“The Cannibal”

30-6

Winner

VS
Steve Erceg
Australia

Steve Erceg

“Astroboy”

14-5

Winner

Alexandre Pantoja

Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 — 5:00

4 May 2024 · Farmasi Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Key takeaways

  • Alexandre Pantoja beat Steve Erceg by unanimous decision after five rounds.
  • Alexandre Pantoja landed 143 of 262 total strikes and 9 of 19 takedowns, with 8:15 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 48-47, 48-47, 49-46.
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Tale of the tape

Alexandre PantojaSteve Erceg
30-6Record14-5
34Age on fight night28
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′8″ (173 cm)
67.5″ (171 cm)Reach68″ (173 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceOrthodox
American Top TeamTeamWilkes Martial Arts
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromPerth, Western Australia, Australia

Fight statistics

143of 262 · 55%Total strikes landed129of 233 · 55%
91of 202Head strikes105of 202
35of 41Body strikes16of 23
17of 19Leg strikes8of 8
9of 19Takedowns1of 6
8:15Control time0:32

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

Round by round

Alexandre PantojaRoundSteve Erceg
34/59strikes2/5TD0KD2:00controlR119/37strikes0/0TD0KD0:08control
27/53strikes3/6TD0KD1:25controlR233/51strikes0/1TD0KD0:13control
37/60strikes3/3TD0KD1:53controlR326/49strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
23/55strikes0/1TD0KD0:11controlR431/63strikes0/3TD0KD0:00control
22/35strikes1/4TD0KD2:46controlR520/33strikes1/2TD0KD0:11control

Judges’ scorecards

Fabio Alves

10R199R21010R399R41010R59

48total47

Sal D'amato

10R199R21010R399R41010R59

48total47

Dave Tirelli

10R1910R2910R399R41010R59

49total46

Form going into the fight

Alexandre Pantoja

  1. WBrandon Royvalunanimous decision2023
  2. WBrandon Morenosplit decision2023
  3. WAlex Perezsubmission R1 1:312022
  4. WBrandon Royvalsubmission R2 1:462021
  5. WManel Kapeunanimous decision2021

Steve Erceg

  1. WMatt SchnellKO/TKO R2 0:262024
  2. WAlessandro Costaunanimous decision2023
  3. WDavid Dvorakunanimous decision2023

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