Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja

Alexandre Pantoja

Pro 30-7-0 | UFC 14-5-0

Age

24|36

Height

5'5"|5'5"

Reach

65"|67"

Stance

Orthodox|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Joshua Van	Alexandre Pantoja	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.6%	50.5%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	8.3	4.5	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.8	4.2	►
Strike Differential	2.4/min	0.3/min	◄
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	61.5%	44.1%	◄
Takedown Defense	75.0%	69.2%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7	2.8	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3	0.9	►
Control Time/15min	1:07	4:54	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	36.4%	14.3%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	42.9%	—
Decision % of Wins	63.6%	42.9%	—
Avg Fight Time	14:14	12:37	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7	0.3	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.2	—
Edges	3	4	2 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Joshua Van Alexandre Pantoja League median

Statistic	Joshua Van	Alexandre Pantoja	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	81.3%	67.5%	—
Avg Fight Time	14:14	12:37	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	41.7%	47.4%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	68.2%	70.3%	—
Opponent UFC Record (all)	60-28 (68.2%)	83-35 (70.3%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	56-24 (70.0%)	54-27 (66.7%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	74.0%	56.5%	—
% Time in Control	7.5%	32.7%	▶
% Time Controlled	18.5%	10.8%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	29.0%	75.2%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	9.73	6.56	◀
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	7.41	6.49	▶
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.33	+0.07	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	55.7%	46.8%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	58.0%	50.3%	◀
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	0.65	0.48	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.12	0.23	—
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.51	3.77	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.64	2.88	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	2.27	0.87	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Joshua Van	Alexandre Pantoja	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	61.8%	52.9%	◄
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	8.5	5.1	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.6	5.0	►
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%	40.0%	—
Takedown Defense	68.9%	87.5%	►
Control Time/Fight	0:56	5:30	►
Edges	2	3	1 even

Last 3 Fights

Joshua Van

WIN

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 • Sep 2026FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Joshua Van181/30559%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13KD 1

Alexandre Pantoja147/28452%TD 5/18Ctrl 9:11

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	13/27	48%	0/0	0:45	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	27/45	60%	2/3	2:25	—

R2	Joshua Van	37/64	58%	0/0	0:20	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	32/76	42%	1/5	1:31	—

R3	Joshua Van	65/98	66%	0/0	0:14	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	36/71	51%	1/6	1:17	—

R4	Joshua Van	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	14/22	64%	1/2	3:58	—

R5	Joshua Van	52/88	59%	0/0	0:54	1
	Alexandre Pantoja	38/70	54%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tatsuro Taira

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland • May 2026FlyweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 1:32

Joshua Van131/20963%TD 1/2Ctrl 1:21KD 2

Tatsuro Taira55/15136%TD 8/21Ctrl 10:38

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	7/13	54%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuro Taira	16/26	62%	4/5	3:40	—

R2	Joshua Van	21/32	66%	0/1	0:27	1
	Tatsuro Taira	5/19	26%	1/3	2:53	—

R3	Joshua Van	57/89	64%	1/1	0:50	1
	Tatsuro Taira	14/49	29%	2/7	0:42	—

R4	Joshua Van	19/37	51%	0/0	0:04	—
	Tatsuro Taira	13/34	38%	1/3	3:15	—

R5	Joshua Van	27/38	71%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuro Taira	7/23	30%	0/3	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025FlyweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 0:26

Joshua Van2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Alexandre Pantoja6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—

Alexandre Pantoja

LOSS

vs. Joshua Van

UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 • Sep 2026FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja147/28452%TD 5/18Ctrl 9:11

Joshua Van181/30559%TD 0/0Ctrl 2:13KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	27/45	60%	2/3	2:25	—
	Joshua Van	13/27	48%	0/0	0:45	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	32/76	42%	1/5	1:31	—
	Joshua Van	37/64	58%	0/0	0:20	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	36/71	51%	1/6	1:17	—
	Joshua Van	65/98	66%	0/0	0:14	—

R4	Alexandre Pantoja	14/22	64%	1/2	3:58	—
	Joshua Van	14/28	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Alexandre Pantoja	38/70	54%	0/2	0:00	—
	Joshua Van	52/88	59%	0/0	0:54	1

LOSS

vs. Joshua Van

UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 • Dec 2025FlyweightTITLE

KO/TKO • Rd 1, 0:26

Alexandre Pantoja6/1155%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joshua Van2/450%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	6/11	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joshua Van	2/4	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kai Kara-France

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025FlyweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 3, 1:55

Alexandre Pantoja42/7655%TD 3/6Ctrl 7:20

Kai Kara-France38/6757%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	7/13	54%	1/2	4:45	—
	Kai Kara-France	8/13	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	29/51	57%	1/2	1:04	—
	Kai Kara-France	22/42	52%	0/1	0:10	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	6/12	50%	1/2	1:31	—
	Kai Kara-France	8/12	67%	0/1	0:00	—

Common Opponents

vs. Brandon Royval

Joshua Van

WIN

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joshua Van204/30567%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Brandon Royval215/46746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	52/79	66%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	42/116	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joshua Van	74/106	70%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Royval	87/174	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joshua Van	78/120	65%	0/0	0:09	1
	Brandon Royval	86/177	49%	0/0	0:00	—

Alexandre Pantoja

WIN

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023FlyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Alexandre Pantoja95/15661%TD 8/14Ctrl 15:51

Brandon Royval111/20454%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Alexandre Pantoja	27/40	68%	1/2	2:50	—
	Brandon Royval	13/30	43%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Alexandre Pantoja	10/15	67%	2/3	3:44	—
	Brandon Royval	12/16	75%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Alexandre Pantoja	17/26	65%	2/5	2:13	—
	Brandon Royval	24/46	52%	0/1	0:06	—

R4	Alexandre Pantoja	0/1	0%	1/2	4:21	—
	Brandon Royval	7/14	50%	0/0	0:31	—

R5	Alexandre Pantoja	41/74	55%	2/2	2:43	—
	Brandon Royval	55/98	56%	0/0	0:09	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Joshua Van is the busier striker, landing 8.3 significant strikes per minute vs 4.5. Their opponent absorbs 4.2 strikes per minute on average — Joshua Van's output should find a target.

Grappling: Joshua Van shoots at 62% accuracy but Alexandre Pantoja stops 69% of attempts — the takedown path looks difficult. Alexandre Pantoja shoots at 44% accuracy against Joshua Van's 75% defense — Joshua Van should keep it standing.

Control: Alexandre Pantoja controls 4:07 per fight on average vs 1:04 — sustained control shifts rounds and drains cardio.

Finish Threat: Alexandre Pantoja finishes 57% of wins (14% KO/TKO, 43% sub).

Fight Length: Joshua Van's fights average 14:14 vs 12:37 for Alexandre Pantoja. If this reaches the championship rounds, Joshua Van's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-09-21 | Data source: UFCStats.com