Result
UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
· Sat 19 Sep 2026 · Ultimate Fighting Championship
Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja
W
Joshua Van
“The Fearless”
17-2 · -155
2,143Elo
Decision
R5 · 5:00
Flyweight
Title fight
Alexandre Pantoja
“The Cannibal”
32-7 · +138
1,990Elo
Elo
Market said
Tale of the tape
The better of each pair is litJoshua VanAlexandre Pantoja
2,143
Elo
1,990
1,582
KO rating
1,290
1,427
Sub rating
1,559
1,567
Dec rating
1,520
Wins by
9
KO/TKO
8
2
Submission
13
6
Decision
11
Losses by
1
KO/TKO
1
1
Submission
0
0
Decision
6
Prices
The close; the outcome that happened is outlinedJoshua VanAlexandre Pantoja
-155Moneyline+138
-115Opened-110
+175Win by KO+700
+2000Win by sub+270
+325Win by dec+400
+140Win inside+195
How long it went
Over 1.5-347
Under 1.5+239
Over 2.5-173
Under 2.5+127
Decision+170
Inside-210
What the model makes of it
Every bet →- Goes the distancethe distance 50% v 35% 12.8% +170 +1.70u
- Joshua Van by Decisionmethod: decision 36% v 19% 12.7% +325 +3.25u
- Joshua Vanmoneyline 72% v 60% 10.0% -160 +0.62u
- Joshua Van by Submissionmethod: sub 2% v 4% -2.9% +2000 lost
- Joshua Van by KO/TKOmethod: KO 33% v 29% -3.0% +175 lost
- Joshua Van inside the distanceinside the distance 35% v 35% -6.4% +140 lost
- Alexandre Pantoja by Decisionmethod: decision 13% v 16% -7.1% +400 lost
- Alexandre Pantoja by KO/TKOmethod: KO 4% v 10% -8.6% +700 lost
- Alexandre Pantoja by Submissionmethod: sub 12% v 22% -15.4% +270 lost
- Alexandre Pantoja inside the distanceinside the distance 16% v 28% -18.4% +195 lost
Fight history
Every bout either man has on record, newest first. This one is marked; the rows above it came afterwards and were not known on the night. Amateur bouts are shaded. Blank means we hold no figure, not zero.
Joshua Van
17-2 going in · 23 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 2026-09-19 | W |
Alexandre Pantoja
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 24.9 | 2,143+18 | 1,990 | -155 | Flyweight | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2026-05-09 | W |
 Tatsuro Taira
|
KO/TKOPunches (Standing TKO) | R521:32 | 24.6 | 2,049+94 | 2,076 | +135 | Flyweight | UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2025-12-06 | W |
Alexandre Pantoja
|
KO/TKOArm Injury From Takedown | R10:26 | 24.2 | 1,914+135 | 2,125 | +192 | Flyweight | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2025-06-28 | W |
 Brandon Royval
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.7 | 1,868+46 | 1,917 | -120 | Flyweight | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 20 | 2025-06-07 | W |
Bruno Silva
|
KO/TKORight Cross to Ground Strikes | R314:01 | 23.7 | 1,800+68 | 1,720 | -695 | Flyweight | UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 19 | 2025-03-08 | W |
Rei Tsuruya
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.4 | 1,708+92 | 1,751 | -162 | Flyweight | UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 18 | 2024-12-07 | W |
Cody Durden
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.2 | 1,630+79 | 1,648 | -166 | Flyweight | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 17 | 2024-09-14 | W |
 Edgar Cháirez
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.9 | 1,624+6 | 1,539 | -250 | Flyweight | UFC 306: Noche UFC: O'Malley vs. Dvalishvili Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 16 | 2024-07-13 | L |
Charles Johnson
|
KO/TKORight Uppercut | R310:20 | 22.8 | 1,734-110 | 1,643 | -250 | Flyweight | UFC on ESPN 59: Namajunas vs. Cortez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 15 | 2024-01-13 | W |
Felipe Bunes
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R29:31 | 22.3 | 1,665+69 | 1,590 | -270 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 14 | 2023-11-11 | W |
 Kevin Borjas
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.1 | 1,652+14 | 1,587 | -237 | Flyweight | UFC 295: Procházka vs. Pereira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 13 | 2023-06-24 | W |
 Zhalgas Zhumagulov
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 21.7 | 1,614+38 | 1,655 | +166 | Flyweight | UFC on ABC 5: Emmett vs. Topuria Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 12 | 2022-12-18 | W |
Cleveland McLean
|
SubStanding Rear Naked Choke | R29:49 | 21.2 | 1,519+94 | 1,546 | -167 | Flyweight | Fury Fighting Championship 72 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 11 | 2022-08-14 | W |
Paris Moran
|
KO/TKOPunches | R25:36 | 20.8 | 1,401+119 | 1,530 | +225 | Flyweight | Fury FC 67: Aliev vs. Richardson Fury Fighting Championship |
| 10 | 2022-05-15 | W |
Mario Suazo
|
SubCalf Slicer | R29:23 | 20.6 | 1,345+55 | 1,212 | -573 | Flyweight | Fury Fighting Championship 62 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 9 | 2022-04-24 | W |
Angelo Trujillo
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R11:36 | 20.5 | 1,317+28 | 1,032 | -599 | Flyweight | Fury FC 60 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 8 | 2022-02-11 | W |
Francisco Obando
|
KO/TKOPunches | R13:08 | 20.3 | 1,228+89 | 1,233 | -160 | Flyweight | Fury FC 57 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 7 | 2021-12-19 | L |
Devon Jackson
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R29:58 | 20.2 | 1,346-117 | 1,223 | -- | Flyweight | Fury FC 55 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 6 | 2021-11-21 | W |
Chase Eastham
|
KO/TKOGround & Pound | R28:24 | 20.1 | 1,327+18 | 955 | -1000 | Flyweight | Fury FC 54 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 5 | 2021-10-17 | W |
Tony Esquivel
|
KO/TKOKO/TKO | R27:14 | 20.0 | 1,263+64 | 1,167 | -- | Flyweight | Fury FC 52 Fury Fighting Championship |
| 4 | 2021-06-26 | W |
Antonio Figueiredo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R515:00 | 19.7 | 1,232+31 | 1,181 | -- | Flyweight | Fury FC - Amateur Series 34 Fury Fighting Championship am |
| 3 | 2021-04-18 | W |
Drake Lopez
|
KO/TKOPunches | R25:32 | 19.5 | 1,204+28 | 977 | -- | Flyweight | Fury FC 45 Fury Fighting Championship am |
| 2 | 2021-03-06 | W |
Americo Garcia
|
DecisionUnanimous | R39:00 | 19.4 | 1,184+21 | 1,051 | -- | Flyweight | Fury Fighting Championship 44 Fury Fighting Championship am |
| 1 | 2020-12-12 | W |
Luke Guillen
|
KO/TKOStrikes | R11:36 | 19.2 | 1,118+66 | 1,118 | -- | Flyweight | Fury Fighting Championship 43 Fury Fighting Championship am |
Alexandre Pantoja
32-7 going in · 39 bouts on record before this one
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| # | Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Age | Elo | Opp Elo | Close | Weight class | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | 2026-09-19 | L |
Joshua Van
this fight
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 36.4 | 1,990-18 | 2,143 | +138 | Flyweight | UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 39 | 2025-12-06 | L |
Joshua Van
|
KO/TKOArm Injury From Takedown | R10:26 | 35.6 | 2,125-135 | 1,914 | -226 | Flyweight | UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 38 | 2025-06-28 | W |
 Kai Kara-France
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R311:55 | 35.2 | 2,076+48 | 1,910 | -235 | Flyweight | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 37 | 2024-12-07 | W |
Kai Asakura
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:05 | 34.6 | 1,992+84 | 1,978 | -245 | Flyweight | UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 36 | 2024-05-04 | W |
 Steve Erceg
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 34.1 | 2,053-61 | 1,732 | -185 | Flyweight | UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 35 | 2023-12-16 | W |
Brandon Royval
|
DecisionUnanimous | R525:00 | 33.7 | 2,050+3 | 1,825 | -192 | Flyweight | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 34 | 2023-07-08 | W |
Brandon Moreno
|
DecisionSplit | R525:00 | 33.2 | 1,985+65 | 2,151 | +165 | Flyweight | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 33 | 2022-07-30 | W |
Alex Perez
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R11:31 | 32.3 | 1,917+67 | 1,836 | -190 | Flyweight | UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 32 | 2021-08-21 | W |
Brandon Royval
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R26:46 | 31.3 | 1,861+57 | 1,733 | -173 | Flyweight | UFC on ESPN 29: Cannonier vs. Gastelum Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 31 | 2021-02-06 | W |
 Manel Kape
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.8 | 1,833+27 | 1,811 | -115 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 30 | 2020-07-18 | L |
 Askar Askarov
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 30.3 | 1,877-44 | 1,746 | -194 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 172: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 29 | 2019-12-21 | W |
Matt Schnell
|
KO/TKOOverhand Right | R14:17 | 29.7 | 1,816+61 | 1,709 | -253 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 165: Edgar vs. Korean Zombie Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 28 | 2019-07-27 | L |
Deiveson Figueiredo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 29.3 | 1,921-105 | 1,802 | -130 | Flyweight | UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 27 | 2019-04-13 | W |
Wilson Reis
|
KO/TKOPunches | R12:58 | 29.0 | 1,870+51 | 1,715 | +123 | Flyweight | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 26 | 2018-11-17 | W |
Ulka Sasaki
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:18 | 28.6 | 1,828+42 | 1,628 | -372 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 140: Magny vs. Ponzinibbio Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 25 | 2018-05-19 | W |
Brandon Moreno
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 28.1 | 1,763+65 | 1,672 | -130 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 129: Maia vs. Usman Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 24 | 2018-01-20 | L |
Dustin Ortiz
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 27.8 | 1,806-43 | 1,644 | -135 | Flyweight | UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 23 | 2017-07-16 | W |
 Neil Seery
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R312:31 | 27.2 | 1,776+30 | 1,502 | -367 | Flyweight | UFC Fight Night 113: Nelson vs. Ponzinibbio Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 22 | 2017-01-28 | W |
Eric Shelton
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 26.8 | 1,729+47 | 1,704 | +110 | Flyweight | UFC on Fox 23: Shevchenko vs. Pena Ultimate Fighting Championship |
| 21 | 2016-08-03 | L |
Hiromasa Ougikubo
|
DecisionUnanimous | R210:00 | 26.3 | 1,813-84 | 1,790 | -- | Flyweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Semifinals The Ultimate Fighter |
| 20 | 2016-07-26 | W |
Kai Kara-France
|
DecisionUnanimous | R210:00 | 26.3 | 1,782+32 | 1,574 | -- | Flyweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Quarterfinals, Day 1 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 19 | 2016-07-13 | W |
Brandon Moreno
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R28:44 | 26.2 | 1,748+33 | 1,498 | -- | Flyweight | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter Season 24 Opening Round, Day 1 The Ultimate Fighter |
| 18 | 2015-05-08 | W |
Damacio Page
|
SubTriangle Choke | R210:00 | 25.1 | 1,692+63 | 1,592 | -- | Flyweight | AXS TV Fights - RFA vs. Legacy Superfight Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 17 | 2014-09-12 | W |
Matt Manzanares
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R27:38 | 24.4 | 1,649+44 | 1,457 | -- | Flyweight | RFA 18: Manzanares vs. Pantoja Resurrection Fighting Alliance |
| 16 | 2013-12-20 | W |
Lincon de Sá
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 23.7 | 1,593+55 | 1,577 | -- | Flyweight | Shooto Brazil 45: Sa vs. Pantoja Shooto Brasil |
| 15 | 2013-11-01 | W |
Daniel Araujo
|
SubRear Naked Choke | R12:13 | 23.5 | 1,570+23 | 1,243 | -- | Flyweight | Watch Out Combat Show 31 Watch Out Combat Show |
| 14 | 2013-03-16 | W |
Rodrigo dos Santos
|
SubSubmission | R14:29 | 22.9 | 1,523+47 | 1,348 | -- | Flyweight | MMA Fight Show - Summer Edition MMA Fight Show |
| 13 | 2012-07-14 | W |
Lincon de Sá
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 22.2 | 1,465+59 | 1,461 | -- | Flyweight | Shooto Brazil 32: Olivieri vs. Ferro Shooto Brasil |
| 12 | 2011-12-09 | W |
Sandro de Souza
|
KO/TKOPunches | R3 | 21.6 | 1,440+25 | 1,128 | -- | -- | Fatality Arena Fight Night 1 Fatality Arena |
| 11 | 2010-12-22 | W |
Samuel de Souza
|
KO/TKOElbows and Punches | R11:23 | 20.7 | 1,414+26 | 1,112 | -- | -- | WFC 3: Pantoja Vs Souza Rio de Janeiro Regional |
| 10 | 2010-09-17 | W |
Bruno Azevedo
|
SubRear-Naked Choke | R1 | 20.4 | 1,360+53 | 1,216 | -- | -- | Shooto Brazil 18: Inocente vs. Moia Shooto Brasil |
| 9 | 2010-06-12 | L |
Jussier Formiga
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 20.2 | 1,398-38 | 1,487 | -- | -- | Shooto Brazil 16: Formiga vs. Pantoja Shooto Brasil |
| 8 | 2009-12-12 | W |
Ralph Alves
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 19.7 | 1,439-41 | 1,204 | -- | -- | Watch Out Combat Show 6 Watch Out Combat Show |
| 7 | 2009-09-26 | W |
Magno Alves
|
KO/TKOPunches | R1 | 19.4 | 1,418+21 | 1,071 | -- | -- | Watch Out Combat Show 5 Watch Out Combat Show |
| 6 | 2009-08-27 | W |
Michael William Costa
|
DecisionUnanimous | R315:00 | 19.4 | 1,350+68 | 1,384 | -- | -- | Shooto Brazil 13: Bahadurzada vs. Batata Shooto Brasil |
| 5 | 2009-05-30 | W |
Bruno Moreno
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R3 | 19.1 | 1,298+53 | 1,151 | -- | -- | Shooto Brazil 12: Ramos vs. Fernandes Shooto Brasil |
| 4 | 2009-03-27 | W |
Gabriel Wolff
|
KO/TKODoctor Stoppage | R2 | 18.9 | 1,212+86 | 1,205 | -- | -- | Shooto Brazil 11: Miranda vs. Matos Shooto Brasil |
| 3 | 2008-09-25 | L |
Willian Viana
|
DecisionSplit | R315:00 | 18.4 | 1,207+5 | 1,271 | -- | -- | Watch Out Combat Show 2 Watch Out Combat Show |
| 2 | 2008-08-02 | W |
Peterson Maffort
|
KO/TKOPunches | R2 | 18.3 | 1,138+69 | 1,062 | -- | -- | Rocinha Fight Rio de Janeiro Regional |
| 1 | 2007-07-21 | W |
Antonio Carlos
|
SubArmbar | R1 | 17.3 | 1,088+50 | 930 | -- | -- | Vila Fight Rio de Janeiro Regional |