UFC · Flyweight champion
Joshua Van
ChampionFlyweight
18–2–0
9 KO · 2 SUB · 7 DEC
- Height
- 5′5″165 cm
- Reach
- 65″165 cm
- Weight
- 125 lb57 kg
- Age
- 25
- Born
- October 10, 2001
- From
- Houston, Texas
- Style
- Freestyle
- Team
- 4oz Fight Club
- Streak
- 8wins
- UFC
- 11–1
- Last
- Alexandre PantojaWin · September 19, 2026
Joshua Van is the UFC flyweight champion. The record is 18–2–0: nine knockouts, two submissions, and seven decisions.
He won the flyweight title against Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 323 on December 6, 2025, by first-round stoppage. The defenses are Tatsuro Taira at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, and Pantoja again at UFC 331 on September 19, 2026.
Both submissions came before the UFC: a rear-naked choke of Cleveland McLean for the Fury FC flyweight title, and a calf slicer of Mario Suazo. The two losses are a knockout to Charles Johnson and a rear-naked choke to Devon Jackson.
Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Pantoja | Win | Decision (unanimous)Defended the flyweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 331 | |
| Tatsuro Taira | Win | TKO (front kick to the body and punches)Defended the flyweight title. | 5 | 1:32 | UFC 328 | |
| Alexandre Pantoja | Win | TKO (arm injury)Won the flyweight title. | 1 | 0:26 | UFC 323 | |
| Brandon Royval | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 317 | |
| Bruno Gustavo da Silva | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:01 | UFC 316 | |
| Rei Tsuruya | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 313 | |
| Cody Durden | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 310 | |
| Édgar Cháirez | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 306 | |
| Charles Johnson | Loss | KO (punches) | 3 | 0:20 | UFC on ESPN: Namajunas vs. Cortez | |
| Felipe Bunes | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:31 | UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 | |
| Kevin Borjas | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 295 | |
| Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Win | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria | |
| Cleveland McLean | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke)Won the vacant Fury FC flyweight title. | 2 | 4:49 | Fury FC 72 | |
| Paris Moran | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:36 | Fury FC 67 | |
| Mario Suazo | Win | Submission (calf slicer) | 2 | 4:23 | Fury FC 62 | |
| Angelo Trujillo | Win | KO (head kick) | 1 | 1:36 | Fury FC 60 | |
| Francisco Obando | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:08 | Fury FC 57 | |
| Devon Jackson | Loss | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:58 | Fury FC 55 | |
| Chase Eastham | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:24 | Fury FC 54 | |
| Tony Esquivel | Win | TKO (knees to the body) | 2 | 2:14 | Fury FC 52 |