Joshua Van (16-2, 10) was born in Hakha, Myanmar on October 10, 2001. At the age of 20 years on October 17, 2021, he made his professional MMA debut against Tony Esquivel, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On June 24, 2023, 21-year old Joshua Van made his UFC debut on his 9th professional MMA fight at UFC on ABC: Emmett vs. Topuria against a 34-year old Zhalgas Zhumagulov, winning the fight via 3-round split decision.
He became the UFC flyweight champion on December 6, 2025 at age 24 on his 18th professional MMA fight at UFC 323 after defeating a 35-year old Alexandre Pantoja via 1st-round TKO.
Van's last fight was a flyweight title fight against Alexandre Pantoja for Pantoja's UFC Championship title on December 6, 2025. He stopped Pantoja via TKO and was crowned the new flyweight UFC champion. He is on a 6-fight winning streak.
He has fought ten times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 1 loss in the promotion.
Some of Joshua Van's best fights have been against Alexandre Pantoja, Kevin Borjas, Zhalgas Zhumagulov, Édgar Cháirez, Rei Tsuruya, Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Brandon Royval. For details about these fights refer to "Best fights of Joshua Van".
Van has 2 losses on his MMA record. For details about these losses refer to "Joshua Van Losses".
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
18  | Dec 6, 2025 24 years, 1 months 16-2 (10) | 35 years, 7 months 30-5 (18) | UFC | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Arm injury Won UFC flyweight title |
17  | Jun 28, 2025 23 years, 8 months 15-2 (9) | 32 years, 10 months 17-7 (13) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
16  | Jun 7, 2025 23 years, 7 months 14-2 (9) | 35 years, 2 months 14-6-2 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | TKO | Win Punches |
15 | Mar 8, 2025 23 years, 4 months 13-2 (8) | Rei Tsuruya | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
14  | Dec 7, 2024 23 years, 1 months 12-2 (8) | 33 years, 8 months 17-6-1 (12) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
13  | Sep 14, 2024 22 years, 11 months 11-2 (8) | 28 years, 7 months 11-5 (11) | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
12  | Jul 13, 2024 22 years, 9 months 10-2 (8) | 33 years, 6 months 15-6 (9) | UFC | FL | 3 | KO | Loss Punches |
11 | Jan 13, 2024 22 years, 3 months 10-1 (8) | Felipe Bunes | UFC | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches |
10 | Nov 11, 2023 22 years, 1 months 9-1 (7) | Kevin Borjas | UFC | FL | 3 | UD | Win |
9  | Jun 24, 2023 21 years, 8 months 8-1 (7) | 34 years, 9 months 14-8 (8) | UFC | FL | 3 | SD | Win |
8 | Dec 18, 2022 21 years, 2 months 7-1 (7) | Cleveland McLean | FL | 2 | SUB | Win Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Aug 14, 2022 20 years, 10 months 6-1 (6) | Paris Moran | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
6 | May 15, 2022 20 years, 7 months 5-1 (5) | Mario Suazo | FL | 2 | SUB | Win Calf slicer | |
5 | Apr 24, 2022 20 years, 6 months 4-1 (4) | Angelo Trujillo | FL | 1 | KO | Win Head kick | |
4 | Feb 11, 2022 20 years, 4 months 3-1 (3) | Francisco Obando | FL | 1 | TKO | Win Punches | |
3 | Dec 19, 2021 20 years, 2 months 2-1 (2) | Devon Jackson | FL | 2 | SUB | Loss Rear-naked choke | |
2 | Nov 21, 2021 20 years, 1 months 2-0 (2) | Chase Eastham | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Punches | |
1 | Oct 17, 2021 20 years 1-0 (1) | Tony Esquivel | FL | 2 | TKO | Win Knees to the body |
