Flyweight

Joshua Van

Last fought: Sep 2026

RECORD

Pro

18-2-0

UFC

11-1-0

Age

Height

5'5"

Weight

125 lbs

Reach

65"

Stance

Orthodox

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	14:14
Fight Completion Rate	81.3%
Avg Rounds per Fight	2.85
% Fights Inside the Distance	41.7%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	60-28 (68.2%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	56-24 (70.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	4-4 (50.0%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	74.0%
% Time in Control	7.5%
% Time Controlled	18.5%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	29.0%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	9.73
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	7.41
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.33
Distance Strike Accuracy	55.7%
Distance Strike Defense	58.0%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.65
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.12
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.51
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.64
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	3.49
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	2.27

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Flyweight field

Joshua Van League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Joshua Van
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	57.6%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	8.3
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.8
Strike Differential	2.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	61.5%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.3
Control Time/15min	1:07
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	36.4%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	63.6%
Avg Fight Time	14:14
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.7
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	61.8%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	8.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	6.6
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	68.9%
Control Time/Fight	0:56

Fight History

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	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Royval

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	—

WIN

vs. Bruno Silva

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	—

WIN

vs. Rei Tsuruya

UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev • Mar 2025Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joshua Van59/9761%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:50

Rei Tsuruya32/8438%TD 4/21Ctrl 3:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	17/29	59%	0/0	0:06	—
	Rei Tsuruya	6/14	43%	2/6	1:49	—

R2	Joshua Van	18/28	64%	0/0	0:25	—
	Rei Tsuruya	11/33	33%	1/9	1:24	—

R3	Joshua Van	24/40	60%	0/0	0:19	—
	Rei Tsuruya	15/37	41%	1/6	0:36	—

WIN

vs. Cody Durden

UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura • Dec 2024Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joshua Van165/30454%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:20

Cody Durden70/21732%TD 2/8Ctrl 3:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	30/49	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Cody Durden	14/33	42%	2/3	3:14	—

R2	Joshua Van	72/136	53%	0/0	0:09	—
	Cody Durden	27/99	27%	0/3	0:00	—

R3	Joshua Van	63/119	53%	0/0	0:11	—
	Cody Durden	29/85	34%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Edgar Chairez

UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC • Sep 2024Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joshua Van118/20059%TD 3/3Ctrl 4:26

Edgar Chairez79/18942%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	23/48	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Edgar Chairez	40/81	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joshua Van	71/108	66%	2/2	2:14	—
	Edgar Chairez	28/73	38%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Joshua Van	24/44	55%	1/1	2:12	—
	Edgar Chairez	11/35	31%	0/1	0:27	—

LOSS

vs. Charles Johnson

UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez • Jul 2024Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:20

Joshua Van67/13350%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:15

Charles Johnson88/19146%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:34KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	22/46	48%	1/1	0:15	—
	Charles Johnson	44/80	55%	0/2	0:32	—

R2	Joshua Van	44/83	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Johnson	36/100	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joshua Van	1/4	25%	0/0	0:00	—
	Charles Johnson	8/11	73%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Felipe Bunes

UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 • Jan 2024Flyweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:31

Joshua Van83/14159%TD 1/1Ctrl 1:14KD 1

Felipe Bunes50/9155%TD 2/6Ctrl 2:02

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	14/41	34%	0/0	0:06	—
	Felipe Bunes	29/54	54%	1/2	0:42	—

R2	Joshua Van	69/100	69%	1/1	1:08	1
	Felipe Bunes	21/37	57%	1/4	1:20	—

WIN

vs. Kevin Borjas

UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira • Nov 2023Flyweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joshua Van156/30052%TD 2/4Ctrl 1:03

Kevin Borjas75/19738%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joshua Van	20/42	48%	0/0	0:01	—
	Kevin Borjas	23/58	40%	0/1	0:13	—

R2	Joshua Van	77/144	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kevin Borjas	27/74	36%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Joshua Van	59/114	52%	2/4	1:02	—
	Kevin Borjas	25/65	38%	0/1	0:08	—

WIN

vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov

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	—

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