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CAREER INTELLIGENCE PROFILE
Joshua Van
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CAREER LINEAGE
High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club
TROPHY CASE
Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won
2026: Half-Year Awards: Best Fight of the 1HY
2026
SOURCE ↗2025 #3 Ranked Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 #4 Ranked Fight of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 #4 Ranked Male Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 #5 Ranked Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 Breakout Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 Fight of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 First Team MMA All-Star
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 Male Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 Most Improved Fighter of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025 UFC Fight of the Year
2025
SOURCE ↗2025: President's Choice Fight of the Year Winner
2025
SOURCE ↗2025: Ranked #2 Fighter of the Year, Fight of the Year & Half-Year Awards: Best Fight of the 1HY
2025
SOURCE ↗July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
2024, 2025
SOURCE ↗July 1, 2024 – December 31, 2025 Fight of the Year
2024, 2025
SOURCE ↗2022 Flyweight Prospect of the Year
2022
SOURCE ↗First UFC champion born in the 2000s
2000
SOURCE ↗Second most total strikes landed in UFC Flyweight division history (1825)
1825
SOURCE ↗CBS Sports
SOURCE ↗Cageside Press
SOURCE ↗ESPN
SOURCE ↗Fastest knockout/finish in a UFC flyweight title fight (0:26)
SOURCE ↗Fifth most distant strikes landed (153)
SOURCE ↗Fifth most significant strikes landed (165)
SOURCE ↗Fifth most wins in UFC Flyweight division history (10)
SOURCE ↗Fight Matrix
SOURCE ↗Fight of the Night (Three times)
SOURCE ↗First Burmese-born champion in UFC history
SOURCE ↗Fourth most distant strikes landed (160)
SOURCE ↗Fourth most significant head strikes landed (138)
SOURCE ↗Fourth most significant strikes landed (181)
SOURCE ↗Fury FC Flyweight Championship (One time; former)
SOURCE ↗Fury Fighting Championship
SOURCE ↗Highest significant strike accuracy in UFC Flyweight division history (57.6%)
SOURCE ↗Highest significant strikes landed-per-minute in UFC Flyweight division history (8.26)
SOURCE ↗Highest striking differential in UFC Flyweight division history (2.43)
SOURCE ↗MMA Fighting
SOURCE ↗MMA Junkie
SOURCE ↗MMA Mania
SOURCE ↗Most significant strikes landed in UFC Flyweight division history (1411)
SOURCE ↗Most total strikes landed in a round
SOURCE ↗Second Asian-born male champion in UFC history
SOURCE ↗Second highest significant strikes landed per minute in UFC history (8.26)
SOURCE ↗Second highest striking differential (+95)
SOURCE ↗Second most distance strikes landed (181)
SOURCE ↗Second most significant body strikes landed (49)
SOURCE ↗Second most significant strikes landed (204)
SOURCE ↗Second most total head strikes landed (228)
SOURCE ↗Second youngest champion in UFC history (24 years, 57 days)
SOURCE ↗Sherdog
SOURCE ↗Sixth most distant strikes landed (144)
SOURCE ↗Sixth most significant head strikes landed (131)
SOURCE ↗Sixth most significant strikes landed (156)
SOURCE ↗Sixth most total strikes landed (209)
SOURCE ↗The Wrightway Sports Network
SOURCE ↗Third fastest knockout/finish (0:26)
SOURCE ↗Third most significant head strikes landed (158)
SOURCE ↗Third most total strikes attempted (392)
SOURCE ↗Third most total strikes landed (259)
SOURCE ↗Tied (Alexandre Pantoja) for the second longest win streak in UFC Flyweight division history (8)
SOURCE ↗Tied (Deiveson Figueiredo & Brandon Moreno) for third most title fight wins in UFC Flyweight division history (3)
SOURCE ↗Tied (Deiveson Figueiredo, Dustin Ortiz, Alex Perez & John Lineker) for third most knockouts in UFC Flyweight division history (4)
SOURCE ↗Tied (Kai Kara-France & Manel Kape) for second most knockdowns in UFC Flyweight division history (8)
SOURCE ↗Tied (Tim Elliott & Joseph Benavidez) for most decision wins in UFC Flyweight division history (7)
SOURCE ↗Two successful title defenses
SOURCE ↗UFC Flyweight Bout Records
SOURCE ↗UFC Flyweight Championship (One time, current)
SOURCE ↗UFC Honors Awards
SOURCE ↗UFC.com Awards
SOURCE ↗Ultimate Fighting Championship
SOURCE ↗Uncrowned
SOURCE ↗World MMA Awards
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SOURCE ↗theScore
SOURCE ↗BRAIN STORAGE
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