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Joshua Van
“The Fearless”
Myanmar (Burma)
UFC Champion · FlyweightOfficial UFC rankings
18-2-0W-L-D
- Age
- 25
- Height
- 5'5"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 65"
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Weight class
- FlyweightFlyweight: Up to 125 lb (57 kg). The lightest division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- 4oz Fight Club
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1917
Scouting Report
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On a 5-fight win streak
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Van lights people out. His wins come from 9 KO/TKO, 0 submissions and 7 decisions, a 50% finish rate. He ends fights with his hands and goes the distance when the finish isn't there.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, Van beat Alexandre Pantoja (30-7-0) by unanimous decision in round 5. Before that, he beat Tatsuro Taira (18-2-0) by TKO in round 5, then Pantoja by KO/TKO in round 1.
- Style
- Orthodox volume striker, landing 8.26 significant strikes a minute at 58% accuracy while absorbing 5.83. He defends 57% of strikes. Rarely shoots, 0.7 takedowns per 15 minutes, and stops 75% of takedowns.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (50%)
- 7 Decision (39%)
- 2 No method on record (11%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 56%
- Streak
- 8-fight win streak
- Last fought
- 8 weeks ago
18 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 111-34-2
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1795
- Winvs Alexandre Pantoja30-7-0 · Power Index 1838Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Sep 19, 2026 · Crypto.com UFC 331
- Winvs Tatsuro Taira18-2-0 · Power Index 1892KO/TKO · R5 · 1:32May 9, 2026 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs Strickland
- Winvs Alexandre Pantoja30-7-0 · Power Index 1838KO/TKO · R1 · 0:26Dec 7, 2025 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2
- Winvs Brandon Royval18-9-0 · Power Index 1756Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 29, 2025 · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira
- Winvs Bruno Silva15-9-2 · Power Index 1649KO/TKO · R3 · 4:01Jun 8, 2025 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2
Fight stats
Stat Joshua Van Bruno Silva Sig. strikes 125/217 76/149 Takedowns 0/0 1/6 Control time 1:01 0:09 Knockdowns 3 0 Round 1 sig. strikes 28 22 Round 2 sig. strikes 52 22 Round 3 sig. strikes 45 32
Career Stats
Based on 12 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 8.26
- Striking accuracy
- 58%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 5.83
- Striking defense
- 57%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.70
- Takedown accuracy
- 62%
- Takedown defense
- 75%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.30