Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja
Result, odds and stats · Flyweight · Main Card
Sat, Sep 19, 2026Odds at the close
Red corner · Favourite
Flyweight
Record
17-2
UFC
10-1
Age
24
Height
5'5"
Reach
65"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → VanPantoja
Closing line
93%7%
CageOracle model
86%14%
The model was 7 points lower on Joshua Van than the market.
Opened +160 / −185, closed −10000 / +1150. The line moved toward Joshua Van since it opened.
Blue corner · Underdog
Flyweight
Record
30-6
UFC
14-4
Age
36
Height
5'5"
Reach
67"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
Fight history and price record → Fight details
- Event
- UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2 · Main event
- Date
- Sat, Sep 19, 2026
- Part of the card
- Main Card
- Venue
- Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
- Weight class
- Flyweight · title fight
- Referee
- Herb Dean
- Weigh-in
- Joshua Van 125 lb, Alexandre Pantoja 125 lb
- Bonuses
- Fight of the Night
How they fight
Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.
■ Joshua Van
■ Alexandre Pantoja
Common opponents
Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.
Joshua Van
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Jun 2025 · Royval landed 0.7 more a minute
Alexandre Pantoja
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Dec 2023 · Royval landed 0.6 more a minute
Their other meetings
Joshua Van won by KO/TKO, round 1 (0:26)Dec 6, 2025
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