Manel Kape vs Joshua Van

Joshua Van

Pro 18-2-0 | UFC 11-1-0

Age

32|25

Height

5'5"|5'5"

Reach

68"|65"

Stance

Southpaw|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Manel Kape	Joshua Van	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.1%	57.6%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.7	8.3	►
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9	5.8	◄
Strike Differential	0.8/min	2.4/min	►
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	30.0%	61.5%	►
Takedown Defense	78.6%	75.0%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.4	0.7	—
Submission Attempts/15min	0.2	0.3	—
Control Time/15min	0:26	1:07	—
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	75.0%	36.4%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	0.0%	—
Decision % of Wins	25.0%	63.6%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:16	14:14	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	1.0	0.7	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.1	—
Edges	1	3	5 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Manel Kape Joshua Van League median

Statistic	Manel Kape	Joshua Van	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	63.6%	81.3%	—
Avg Fight Time	11:16	14:14	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	54.5%	41.7%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	74.6%	68.2%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	44-15 (74.6%)	60-28 (68.2%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	29-11 (72.5%)	56-24 (70.0%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	87.4%	74.0%	—
% Time in Control	2.9%	7.5%	—
% Time Controlled	9.6%	18.5%	◀
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	23.3%	29.0%	—
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.75	9.73	▶
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	4.18	7.41	◀
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+0.57	+2.33	▶
Distance Strike Accuracy	53.9%	55.7%	—
Distance Strike Defense	57.8%	58.0%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.77	0.65	◀
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.00	0.12	—
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.46	0.51	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.94	3.64	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.54	2.27	—

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

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Manel Kape	Joshua Van	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	55.6%	61.8%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.1	8.5	►
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1	6.6	◄
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%	50.0%	►
Takedown Defense	79.2%	68.9%	◄
Control Time/Fight	0:09	0:56	—
Edges	2	2	2 even

Last 3 Fights

Manel Kape

WIN

vs. Kyoji Horiguchi

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Horiguchi • Jun 2026Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:42

Manel Kape19/5634%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 1

Kyoji Horiguchi27/5351%TD 2/5Ctrl 4:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	5/19	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/15	53%	1/3	0:15	—

R2	Manel Kape	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kyoji Horiguchi	11/15	73%	1/1	3:45	—

R3	Manel Kape	12/32	38%	0/0	0:10	1
	Kyoji Horiguchi	8/23	35%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Royval

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape • Dec 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:18

Manel Kape17/2374%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Brandon Royval17/2665%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	17/23	74%	0/0	0:04	1
	Brandon Royval	17/26	65%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Asu Almabayev

UFC Fight Night: Kape vs. Almabayev • Mar 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 2:16

Manel Kape61/11553%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:29

Asu Almabayev40/8050%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	19/40	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	14/28	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Manel Kape	14/27	52%	0/1	0:00	—
	Asu Almabayev	18/40	45%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Manel Kape	28/48	58%	0/0	0:29	—
	Asu Almabayev	8/12	67%	0/4	0:00	—

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	—

Common Opponents

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

Manel Kape

LOSS

UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov • Feb 2021Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Manel Kape49/9154%TD 2/7Ctrl 0:25

Alexandre Pantoja74/14950%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:24

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	12/20	60%	0/1	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	25/49	51%	0/1	0:21	—

R2	Manel Kape	16/35	46%	1/3	0:12	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	29/50	58%	0/0	0:02	—

R3	Manel Kape	21/36	58%	1/3	0:13	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	20/50	40%	0/0	0:01	—

Joshua Van

WIN

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	—

vs. Brandon Royval

Manel Kape

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape • Dec 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:18

Manel Kape17/2374%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 1

Brandon Royval17/2665%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	17/23	74%	0/0	0:04	1
	Brandon Royval	17/26	65%	0/0	0:00	—

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	—

vs. Bruno Silva

Manel Kape

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley • Dec 2024Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 1:57

Manel Kape111/16866%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Bruno Silva57/11251%TD 0/5Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	32/48	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bruno Silva	19/34	56%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Manel Kape	39/66	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Bruno Silva	27/43	63%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Manel Kape	40/54	74%	0/0	0:01	1
	Bruno Silva	11/35	31%	0/0	0:00	—

Joshua Van

WIN

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 3, 4:01

Joshua Van125/21758%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:01KD 3

Bruno Silva76/14951%TD 1/6Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	28/55	51%	0/0	0:03	1
	Bruno Silva	22/40	55%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Joshua Van	52/93	56%	0/0	0:55	2
	Bruno Silva	22/49	45%	1/3	0:09	—

R3	Joshua Van	45/69	65%	0/0	0:03	—
	Bruno Silva	32/60	53%	0/1	0:00	—

vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Manel Kape

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Font vs. Aldo • Dec 2021Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:02

Manel Kape53/7274%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 2

Zhalgas Zhumagulov31/7939%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Manel Kape	53/72	74%	0/0	0:03	2
	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	31/79	39%	0/0	0:00	—

Joshua Van

WIN

UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria • Jun 2023Flyweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joshua Van120/23451%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:01

Zhalgas Zhumagulov103/28736%TD 1/5Ctrl 1:10

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	25/48	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	26/77	34%	1/4	1:10	—

R2	Joshua Van	51/100	51%	0/0	0:01	—
	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	38/94	40%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Joshua Van	44/86	51%	0/2	0:00	—
	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	39/116	34%	0/0	0:00	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Joshua Van is the busier striker, landing 8.3 significant strikes per minute vs 4.7. Their opponent absorbs 3.9 strikes per minute on average — Joshua Van's output should find a target.

Grappling: Joshua Van shoots at 62% accuracy against Manel Kape's 79% defense — Manel Kape should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Manel Kape finishes 75% of wins (75% KO/TKO, 0% sub).

Fight Length: Joshua Van's fights average 14:14 vs 11:16 for Manel Kape. If this reaches the championship rounds, Joshua Van's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Data through UFC 333: Volkanovski vs. Evloev (Oct 24, 2026)