Joshua Van

FlyweightVolume Striker
11 - 1

12 UFC Fights | 92% Win Rate | 4 Finishes (36%)

Height
5' 5"
Reach
65"
Weight
125 lbs.
Age
24
Orthodox

Joshua Van UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Joshua Van is 11-1 in the UFC across 12 fights, with 4 wins by knockout and 7 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 18-2, 7-1 of it outside the UFC. Van competes at flyweight as an orthodox volume striker, standing 5'5" with a 65" reach at 24 years old. The last bout was a win over Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision in Sep 2026.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 99th percentile among 115 flyweight fighters (8.4 sig. strikes/min).

Joshua Van's UFC win rate is 92% (11 of 12 fights), and 36% of those wins came by finish. Van averages 0.7 takedowns per fight at 62% accuracy and stops 76% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
18-2
UFC Record
11-1
Height
5'5"
Reach
65"
Age
24
Stance
Orthodox
Last Fight
W vs Alexandre Pantoja · Decision - Unanimous · Sep 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Joshua Van's Last 5 Fights

Van is 5-0 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Alexandre Pantoja · Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 · UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · Sep 2026
  2. Win vs Tatsuro Taira · KO/TKO · R5 1:32 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland · May 2026
  3. Win vs Alexandre Pantoja · KO/TKO · R1 0:26 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 · Dec 2025
  4. Win vs Brandon Royval · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · Jun 2025
  5. Win vs Bruno Silva · KO/TKO · R3 4:01 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · Jun 2025

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
8.4
+1.4x ratio
Accuracy
57%
above avg
Knockdowns / Fight
0.64

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
5.8
Strike Differential
+2.6
Opp. Accuracy Against
42%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
0.7
Takedown Accuracy
62%
Takedown Defense
76%
Control Time / Fight
0:58
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.2

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
9% KO
0% Sub
R2
9% KO
0% Sub
R3+
18% KO
0% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Joshua Van vs Average

Joshua Van lands 21.8 strikes in R1 but 40.1 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Joshua Van's UFC Fight History

12 UFC fights on record (11-1), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
W★Alexandre PantojaDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 22026-09-19
W★Tatsuro TairaKO/TKOR5 · 1:32UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland2026-05-09
W★Alexandre PantojaKO/TKOR1 · 0:26UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 22025-12-06
WBrandon RoyvalDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira2025-06-28
WBruno SilvaKO/TKOR3 · 4:01UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 22025-06-07
WRei TsuruyaDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev2025-03-08
WCody DurdenDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura2024-12-07
WEdgar ChairezDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC2024-09-14
LCharles JohnsonKO/TKOR3 · 0:20UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez2024-07-13
WFelipe BunesKO/TKOR2 · 4:31UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 22024-01-13
WKevin BorjasDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira2023-11-11
WZhalgas ZhumagulovDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria2023-06-24

How Van Ranks at Flyweight

Percentile among the 115 flyweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume8.4 sig. strikes/min
99th percentile
Striking accuracy57%
97th percentile
Strikes absorbed5.8/min
8th percentile
Takedowns0.7/fight
42nd percentile
Takedown defense76%
82nd percentile
Knockdown power0.64/fight
93rd percentile

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