Unanimous decision. Every judge scored the bout for Joshua Van.
Scorecards as recorded by PropSports results · source ↗ · fighter attribution derived from the recorded result, not assumed from score order · how this is built
| 1 | Knockdowns | 0 |
|---|---|---|
| 181/305 | Sig. strikes59% · 52% | 147/284 |
| 259/392 | Total strikes | 159/300 |
| 0/0 | Takedowns | 5/18 |
| 2:13 | Control | 9:11 |
| 1 | Reversals | 0 |
| 158/278 | Head | 91/213 |
|---|---|---|
| 17/20 | Body | 30/37 |
| 6/7 | Leg | 26/34 |
| 160/278 | Distance | 124/258 |
|---|---|---|
| 17/21 | Clinch | 16/18 |
| 4/6 | Ground | 7/8 |
Both breakdowns decompose the same significant-strike totals, once by target and once by position, so each adds back to the sig. strikes line above.
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Van’s decision win at UFC 331 validates his title claim while shifting the betting focus toward pace, durability and matchup-specific grappling risk.
Van’s extreme striking pace meets Pantoja’s deeper grappling game at UFC 331, while their injury-shortened first meeting offers almost no reliable evidence.
| R1 |
| Joshua Van |
| 0 |
| 13/27 |
| 46/61 |
| 0/0 |
| 0 |
| 0:45 |
| 13 |
| 0 |
| 0 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | 0 | 27/45 | 30/48 | 2/3 | 0 | 2:25 | 20 | 4 | 3 |
| R2 | Joshua Van | 0 | 37/64 | 48/76 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:20 | 27 | 7 | 3 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | 0 | 32/76 | 33/78 | 1/5 | 0 | 1:31 | 21 | 9 | 2 |
| R3 | Joshua Van | 0 | 65/98 | 67/101 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:14 | 54 | 9 | 2 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | 0 | 36/71 | 37/72 | 1/6 | 0 | 1:17 | 25 | 7 | 4 |
| R4 | Joshua Van | 0 | 14/28 | 41/57 | 0/0 | 0 | 0:00 | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | 0 | 14/22 | 21/32 | 1/2 | 0 | 3:58 | 11 | 1 | 2 |
| R5 | Joshua Van | 1 | 52/88 | 57/97 | 0/0 | 1 | 0:54 | 51 | 0 | 1 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | 0 | 38/70 | 38/70 | 0/2 | 0 | 0:00 | 14 | 9 | 15 |
