Joshua Van

“The Fearless”

Joshua Van (18-2) is a flyweight fighting out of Houston, Texas, United States. Joshua Van's next fight is against Manel Kape at UFC 336: Van vs. Kape on January 30, 2027. Joshua Van's last fight was a win over Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision at UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 in September 2026.

Record18-2-0

DivisionFlyweight

Height5'5"

Reach65"

Age24

Last FightMay 9, 2026

BornOct 10, 2001

BirthplaceHakha, Myanmar

Fighting out ofHouston, Texas, United States

UFC Career Stats:

Sig. strikes landed / min8.26

Striking accuracy58%

Sig. strikes absorbed / min5.83

Striking defense57%

Takedowns / 15 min0.70

Takedown accuracy62%

Takedown defense75%

Sub attempts / 15 min0.26

12 UFC fights through Oct 31, 2026. Source: UFCStats

Fight History:

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
Up.	Manel Kape	Flyweight	—	—	UFC 336: Van vs. Kape	Jan 30, 2027	View
W	Alexandre Pantoja	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5 · 5:00	UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2	Sep 19, 2026	View
W	Tatsuro Taira	Flyweight	TKO (Front kick to the body and punches)	R5 · 1:32	UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland	May 9, 2026	View
W	Alexandre Pantoja	Flyweight	TKO (Arm injury)	R1 · 0:26	UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2	Dec 6, 2025	View
W	Brandon Royval	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira	Jun 28, 2025
W	Bruno Gustavo da Silva	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Right Cross to Ground Strikes)	R3 · 4:01	UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2	Jun 7, 2025
W	Rei Tsuruya	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev	Mar 8, 2025
W	Cody Durden	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura	Dec 7, 2024
W	Édgar Cháirez	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili	Sep 14, 2024
L	Charles Johnson	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Right Uppercut)	R3 · 0:20	UFC Fight Night	Jul 13, 2024
W	Felipe Bunes	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2 · 4:31	UFC Fight Night	Jan 13, 2024
W	Kevin Borjas	Flyweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira	Nov 11, 2023
W	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	Flyweight	Decision (Split)	R3	UFC on ABC 5	Jun 24, 2023
W	Cleveland McLean	Flyweight	Submission (Standing Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 4:49	Fury FC 72: Van vs. McLean	Dec 18, 2022
W	Paris Moran	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 0:36	Fury FC 67: Aliev vs. Richardson	Aug 14, 2022
W	Mario Suazo	Flyweight	Submission (Calf Slicer)	R2 · 4:23	Fury FC 62: Jones vs. Guyton	May 15, 2022
W	Angelo Trujillo	Flyweight	KO/TKO	R1 · 1:36	Fury FC 60	Apr 24, 2022
W	Francisco Obando	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:08	Fury FC 57	Feb 11, 2022
L	Devon Jackson	Flyweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 4:58	Fury FC 55	Dec 19, 2021
W	Chase Eastham	Flyweight	KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)	R2 · 3:24	Fury FC 54	Nov 21, 2021
W	Tony Esquivel	Flyweight	KO/TKO	R2 · 2:14	Fury FC 52	Oct 17, 2021

Up.Manel Kape
Jan 30, 2027
UFC 336: Van vs. Kape·Flyweight
View
WAlexandre Pantoja
Sep 19, 2026
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R5 · 5:00View
WTatsuro Taira
May 9, 2026
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland·Flyweight
TKO (Front kick to the body and punches)·R5 · 1:32View
WAlexandre Pantoja
Dec 6, 2025
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2·Flyweight
TKO (Arm injury)·R1 · 0:26View
WBrandon Royval
Jun 28, 2025
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WBruno Gustavo da Silva
Jun 7, 2025
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Right Cross to Ground Strikes)·R3 · 4:01
WRei Tsuruya
Mar 8, 2025
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WCody Durden
Dec 7, 2024
UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WÉdgar Cháirez
Sep 14, 2024
UFC 306: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
LCharles Johnson
Jul 13, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Right Uppercut)·R3 · 0:20
WFelipe Bunes
Jan 13, 2024
UFC Fight Night·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2 · 4:31
WKevin Borjas
Nov 11, 2023
UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira·Flyweight
Decision (Unanimous)·R3
WZhalgas Zhumagulov
Jun 24, 2023
UFC on ABC 5·Flyweight
Decision (Split)·R3
WCleveland McLean
Dec 18, 2022
Fury FC 72: Van vs. McLean·Flyweight
Submission (Standing Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 4:49
WParis Moran
Aug 14, 2022
Fury FC 67: Aliev vs. Richardson·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 0:36
WMario Suazo
May 15, 2022
Fury FC 62: Jones vs. Guyton·Flyweight
Submission (Calf Slicer)·R2 · 4:23
WAngelo Trujillo
Apr 24, 2022
Fury FC 60·Flyweight
KO/TKO·R1 · 1:36
WFrancisco Obando
Feb 11, 2022
Fury FC 57·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:08
LDevon Jackson
Dec 19, 2021
Fury FC 55·Flyweight
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 4:58
WChase Eastham
Nov 21, 2021
Fury FC 54·Flyweight
KO/TKO (Ground & Pound)·R2 · 3:24
WTony Esquivel
Oct 17, 2021
Fury FC 52·Flyweight
KO/TKO·R2 · 2:14