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Joshua Van

Flyweight · REAL v1.0 (registered) champion; v1.1 (shadow) champion

Descriptive profile. The resume rank is what has been earned; these statistics are context, not a prediction. A test on Oct 20, 2026 found that career statistics add nothing reliable to age, layoff and experience as predictors of the next result (experiments/REGISTER.md, EXP-2026-10-20-14).

Rating 1,694, deviation 119: measured from 12 UFC bouts; a one-bout newcomer sits near 290.

Age 25 (born 2001-10-10) · Height 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) · Reach 65 in (165 cm) · Stance Orthodox · 43 days since last bout (2026-09-19) · Last five 5-0 · Streak W8

Why he is ranked here

Rating 1,694 is the division's 4th highest of 49 board fighters; the ledger stands at +6.5 (+7.5 from quality wins, less 1.0 for other losses outside the top 5; losses count for three years); 6 quality wins in 15 years, 4 over top-10 opponents, which makes him entrenched; no form penalty (5-0 last five). Score +0.83 = +0.48 (rating term, 70% weight) +0.35 (ledger term, 30% weight) -0.00 (form penalty); he holds the title and sits above the numbered board.

TermValueDetail
Score+0.8370% rating term + 30% ledger term - form penalty
Rating term+0.48resume rating 1,694, scaled against the division's interdecile range
Ledger term+0.35quality ledger +6.5: +7.5 QW +0.0 proof -0.0 blowout -1.0 weak
Form penalty0.00last five 5-0
Quality wins, 15 years64 over top-10 opponents, 6 over top-15; entrenched
Placementtitle holderv1.0 (registered)
Shadow board v1.1championscore +0.86; title holder

Rules, weights and worked examples: methodology.

Last ten bouts

DateEventOpponentOpp. official rankResultMethodRoundModel p
2026-09-19UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 (title)Alexandre Pantoja#1Wunanimous decision5 (5:00)52%
2026-05-09UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland (title)Tatsuro Taira#3WKO/TKO5 (1:32)46%
2025-12-06UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 (title)Alexandre PantojaCWKO/TKO1 (0:26)42%
2025-06-28UFC 317: Topuria vs. OliveiraBrandon Royval#1Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)53%
2025-06-07UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2Bruno Silva#12WKO/TKO3 (4:01)59%
2025-03-08UFC 313: Pereira vs. AnkalaevRei TsuruyaunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)70%
2024-12-07UFC 310: Pantoja vs. AsakuraCody Durden#14Wunanimous decision3 (5:00)60%
2024-09-14UFC 306: Riyadh Season Noche UFCEdgar ChairezunrankedWunanimous decision3 (5:00)63%
2024-07-13UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. CortezCharles JohnsonunrankedLKO/TKO3 (0:20)61%
2024-01-13UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2Felipe BunesunrankedWKO/TKO2 (4:31)63%

Opp. official rank = the UFC media-panel rank of the opponent on the date (C champion, #1 to #15, unranked; n/a before Feb 2013 or where no official board existed). Model p = the predictive model's pre-fight win chance for him (frozen performance-adjusted Elo; bouts before 2020 were in its tuning sample). Linked opponents have a profile.

Career statistics

Through 2026-10-31, UFC bouts only. Percentile = share of the 49 board fighters at Flyweight at or below this value; high is a position in the division, not a verdict.

Output
Significant strikes landed per minute8.26(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike accuracy58%(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes0.70(84th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of wins by finish36%(42nd percentile at Flyweight)
Defence and damage
Significant strikes absorbed per minute5.83(94th percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strike defence57%(61st percentile at Flyweight)
Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes0.09(41st percentile at Flyweight)
Significant strikes absorbed, career996(96th percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses1 (last 2024-07-13, 841 days ago)(84th percentile at Flyweight)
Submission losses0(51st percentile at Flyweight)
KO/TKO losses per bout over 10 years, each weighted down by the finisher's danger0.060(73rd percentile at Flyweight)
Grappling
Takedowns landed per 15 minutes0.70(29th percentile at Flyweight)
Takedown defence75%(80th percentile at Flyweight)
Share of cage time in control8%(22nd percentile at Flyweight)
Share of significant strikes landed in the clinch or on the ground13%(33rd percentile at Flyweight)
Stylestriker (1.1 takedown attempts per 15 min; 8% control)
Career stage
Age25.1(4th percentile at Flyweight)
Age at UFC debut21.7(2nd percentile at Flyweight)
Years since UFC debut3.4(51st percentile at Flyweight)
UFC bouts12(82nd percentile at Flyweight)
Cage time, minutes171(90th percentile at Flyweight)
Bouts per year, last three years3.7(100th percentile at Flyweight)
Days since last bout43(16th percentile at Flyweight)

Board position since Oct 2023

C51015202520252026Oct 2023Oct 20262023-10-06: #20, Flyweight2023-10-13: #20, Flyweight2023-10-20: #20, Flyweight2023-11-03: #19, Flyweight2023-11-10: #19, Flyweight2023-11-17: #16, Flyweight2023-12-01: #16, Flyweight2023-12-08: #16, Flyweight2023-12-15: #17, Flyweight2024-01-12: #18, Flyweight2024-01-19: #12, Flyweight2024-02-02: #12, Flyweight2024-02-09: #12, Flyweight2024-02-16: #12, Flyweight2024-02-23: #12, Flyweight2024-03-01: #12, Flyweight2024-03-08: #13, Flyweight2024-03-15: #14, Flyweight2024-03-22: #14, Flyweight2024-03-29: #14, Flyweight2024-04-05: #14, Flyweight2024-04-12: #14, Flyweight2024-04-26: #13, Flyweight2024-05-03: #13, Flyweight2024-05-10: #13, Flyweight2024-05-17: #13, Flyweight2024-05-31: #13, Flyweight2024-06-07: #13, Flyweight2024-06-14: #13, Flyweight2024-06-21: #12, Flyweight2024-06-28: #12, Flyweight2024-07-12: #12, Flyweight2024-07-19: #20, Flyweight2024-07-26: #20, Flyweight2024-08-02: #20, Flyweight2024-08-09: #20, Flyweight2024-08-16: #21, Flyweight2024-08-23: #22, Flyweight2024-09-06: #22, Flyweight2024-09-13: #22, Flyweight2024-09-27: #18, Flyweight2024-10-04: #18, Flyweight2024-10-11: #18, Flyweight2024-10-18: #20, Flyweight2024-10-25: #19, Flyweight2024-11-01: #19, Flyweight2024-11-08: #18, Flyweight2024-11-15: #18, Flyweight2024-11-22: #18, Flyweight2024-12-06: #19, Flyweight2024-12-13: #14, Flyweight2025-01-10: #13, Flyweight2025-01-17: #13, Flyweight2025-01-31: #12, Flyweight2025-02-07: #12, Flyweight2025-02-14: #12, Flyweight2025-02-21: #12, Flyweight2025-02-28: #12, Flyweight2025-03-07: #13, Flyweight2025-03-14: #9, Flyweight2025-03-21: #10, Flyweight2025-03-28: #10, Flyweight2025-04-04: #10, Flyweight2025-04-11: #10, Flyweight2025-04-25: #10, Flyweight2025-05-02: #10, Flyweight2025-05-09: #10, Flyweight2025-05-16: #10, Flyweight2025-05-30: #11, Flyweight2025-06-06: #12, Flyweight2025-06-13: #10, Flyweight2025-06-20: #10, Flyweight2025-06-27: #10, Flyweight2025-07-11: #3, Flyweight2025-07-18: #3, Flyweight2025-07-25: #3, Flyweight2025-08-01: #3, Flyweight2025-08-08: #2, Flyweight2025-08-15: #2, Flyweight2025-08-22: #2, Flyweight2025-09-05: #2, Flyweight2025-09-12: #2, Flyweight2025-09-26: #2, Flyweight2025-10-03: #2, Flyweight2025-10-10: #2, Flyweight2025-10-17: #5, Flyweight2025-10-24: #5, Flyweight2025-10-31: #5, Flyweight2025-11-07: #5, Flyweight2025-11-14: #5, Flyweight2025-11-21: #5, Flyweight2025-12-05: #6, Flyweight2025-12-12: title holder, Flyweight2026-01-23: title holder, Flyweight2026-01-30: title holder, Flyweight2026-02-06: title holder, Flyweight2026-02-20: title holder, Flyweight2026-02-27: title holder, Flyweight2026-03-06: title holder, Flyweight2026-03-13: title holder, Flyweight2026-03-20: title holder, Flyweight2026-03-27: title holder, Flyweight2026-04-03: title holder, Flyweight2026-04-10: title holder, Flyweight2026-04-17: title holder, Flyweight2026-04-24: title holder, Flyweight2026-05-01: title holder, Flyweight2026-05-08: title holder, Flyweight2026-05-15: title holder, Flyweight2026-05-29: title holder, Flyweight2026-06-05: title holder, Flyweight2026-06-13: title holder, Flyweight2026-06-19: title holder, Flyweight2026-06-26: title holder, Flyweight2026-07-10: title holder, Flyweight2026-07-17: title holder, Flyweight2026-07-24: title holder, Flyweight2026-07-31: title holder, Flyweight2026-08-07: title holder, Flyweight2026-08-14: title holder, Flyweight2026-08-21: title holder, Flyweight2026-08-28: title holder, Flyweight2026-09-04: title holder, Flyweight2026-09-11: title holder, Flyweight2026-09-18: title holder, Flyweight2026-09-25: title holder, Flyweight2026-09-26: title holder, Flyweight2026-10-03: title holder, Flyweight2026-10-10: title holder, Flyweight2026-10-17: title holder, Flyweight2026-10-24: title holder, Flyweight2026-10-31: title holder, FlyweightC

Position on the registered v1.0 board at each weekly snapshot (C = title holder or reserved, drawn at the top; lower is better).

Predictive rating by bout

1,5001,6001,7001,800202420252026Jun 2023Oct 20262023-06-24: 1,509 (W vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov)2023-11-11: 1,594 (W vs Kevin Borjas)2024-01-13: 1,642 (W vs Felipe Bunes)2024-07-13: 1,566 (L vs Charles Johnson)2024-09-14: 1,608 (W vs Edgar Chairez)2024-12-07: 1,655 (W vs Cody Durden)2025-03-08: 1,650 (W vs Rei Tsuruya)2025-06-07: 1,692 (W vs Bruno Silva)2025-06-28: 1,689 (W vs Brandon Royval)2025-12-06: 1,700 (W vs Alexandre Pantoja)2026-05-09: 1,750 (W vs Tatsuro Taira)2026-09-19: 1,767 (W vs Alexandre Pantoja)1,767

Rating after each UFC bout from the frozen predictive model (performance-adjusted Elo, data/processed/elo_history.csv; a debut starts at 1,500). The resume rating's history is not stored, so this is the predictive line, which is a different number from the resume rating in the header.

Trajectory

Recent performances run about 87 points ahead of the rating: fighters this age typically run 48 points ahead of their rating, and his own recent results put him a further 38 points ahead.

ComponentPointsMeaning
Age component+48what fighters aged 25.1 typically run relative to their rating (population curve, all UFC bouts since 2011)
Own recent results+38his recency-weighted mean and trend over 12 bouts, shrunk toward zero; trend +4 points a year
Combined+87the rating's likely distance from his current performance level, in rating points
Readingahead of ratingahead of, in line with (within 30 points), or behind the rating

Performance relative to the rating, by age

-1.0-0.5+0.0+0.5+1.02122232425262023-06-24 (age 21.7): W vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov, residual +0.082023-11-11 (age 22.1): W vs Kevin Borjas, residual +0.232024-01-13 (age 22.3): W vs Felipe Bunes, residual +0.432024-07-13 (age 22.8): L vs Charles Johnson, residual -0.632024-09-14 (age 22.9): W vs Edgar Chairez, residual +0.242024-12-07 (age 23.2): W vs Cody Durden, residual +0.422025-03-08 (age 23.4): W vs Rei Tsuruya, residual +0.212025-06-07 (age 23.7): W vs Bruno Silva, residual +0.552025-06-28 (age 23.7): W vs Brandon Royval, residual +0.132025-12-06 (age 24.2): W vs Alexandre Pantoja, residual +0.702026-05-09 (age 24.6): W vs Tatsuro Taira, residual +0.612026-09-19 (age 24.9): W vs Alexandre Pantoja, residual +0.27+0.12

Each dot is one decided UFC bout at his age then: the performance score minus the rating's expectation, on the score's own scale from -1 to +1 (filled = win, hollow = loss; above zero is better than the rating implied; a finish as a slight favourite is about +0.45). The dashed line is the population curve for all fighters; the solid line is this fighter's own fitted level and trend as of the data date, weighted toward recent bouts. One unit sustained over many bouts corresponds to about 695 rating points; a single bout's residual is noisy.

Held-out evidence (walk-forward 2016 to 2026, EXP-2026-10-21-01): the age curve held in every test year; the individual component is a weak signal (correlation 0.06 with the next bout's residual; among fighters aged 33 or over, the lowest predicted quartile won 38% of next bouts against 53% expected, the highest 48% against 52%) and adds nothing to bout prediction beyond the shadow model. No board uses any of it: the rankings answer who has earned the place, not who wins next (EXP-2026-10-20-09). Method: src/mmalab/decline.py; settings: config/decline.yaml (expectation from the resume rating; one unit of residual is about 695 rating points).

Context flags

Descriptive only. Each line is a population fact about fighters like him, not a forecast for him; the register entries hold the measurements.

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