Joshua Van “The Fearless”
Flyweight · ORCA rating 70/100 · peak 70 · Power striker · 11–1 in 12 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Joshua Van is the UFC Flyweight Champion and carries an ORCA rating of 70. The profile peaks in striking offence: 97, the best of 55 active flyweights (significant strikes landed per minute 100). Grappling offence trails at 35, with control time, seconds per minute grading 12. 7 of 11 UFC wins went to the judges' scorecards.
Grades
| Family | Grade | Flyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 97 | 1 of 55 | Significant strikes landed per minute 100 |
| Striking defence | 42 | 33 of 55 | Opponent strike accuracy allowed 81 |
| Grappling offence | 35 | 36 of 55 | Takedowns landed per 15 minutes 17 |
| Grappling defence | 51 | 26 of 55 | Takedown defence 88 |
Strongest sub-grade: Significant strikes landed per minute 100. Weakest: Significant strikes absorbed per minute 2.
Profile
- Division
- Flyweight
- ORCA rating
- 70 (peak 70)
- Flyweight rank
- 4 of 55 active
- Title
- UFC Flyweight Champion
- UFC record
- 11–1
- Pro record
- 18–2
- Graded UFC bouts
- 12
- Style
- Power striker
- Age
- 25
- Height
- 5′5″ (165 cm)
- Reach
- 65″ (165 cm)
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Gym
- 4oz Fight Club
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 8.26
- Significant strike accuracy: 58%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 5.83
- Significant strike defence: 57%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.7
- Takedown accuracy: 62%
- Takedown defence: 76%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 0.26
Fight history
- 2026-09-19 · W vs Alexandre Pantoja · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
- 2026-05-09 · W vs Tatsuro Taira · KO/TKO · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
- 2025-12-06 · W vs Alexandre Pantoja · KO/TKO · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
- 2025-06-28 · W vs Brandon Royval · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
- 2025-06-07 · W vs Bruno Silva · KO/TKO · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
- 2025-03-08 · W vs Rei Tsuruya · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
- 2024-12-07 · W vs Cody Durden · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
- 2024-09-14 · W vs Edgar Chairez · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFC
- 2024-07-13 · L vs Charles Johnson · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez
- 2024-01-13 · W vs Felipe Bunes · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2
- 2023-11-11 · W vs Kevin Borjas · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 295: Prochazka vs. Pereira
- 2023-06-24 · W vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria
Similar Flyweight fighters
- Kyoji Horiguchi · ORCA 77
- Alexandre Pantoja · ORCA 71
- Asu Almabayev · ORCA 70
- Henry Cejudo · ORCA 67
- Alex Perez · ORCA 67
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