Joshua Van
"The Fearless"
First clean shot ends the night.
Fight Plan: Joshua Van
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Susceptible to early explosive blitzes before his rhythm is established
- Can be backed up by elite counter-strikers with high power
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
- Stack southpaw sparring partners in camp
Fighter fingerprint
Six-axis profile — the shape tells you the style at a glance.
Cardio and Fight IQ are the standout edges; opponents should expect their game plan to lean on these. Finishing is the lowest axis — exploit it.
- Aggression72
- Cardio90
- Wrestling68
- Fight IQ85
- Distance Control81
- Finishing53
Prep for camp: Joshua Van
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- High-volume pressure striker with exceptional output per minute
- Calculated body-head boxing combinations to break opponents
- Slow starter who builds momentum and pace as the fight progresses
- Pad work on cutting their right-side cage exits
- Match their pace through round 2, then turn the screws in 3
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Southpaw pressure striker
- High-output kickboxer with heavy leg kicks
- Marathon partner — 5x5 hard rounds, no rest
See it on film
Every read above should be verifiable. Jump straight to the footage on the platforms that host it legally — official channels first, archive sites second.
Entries, cage control, scrambles, submissions
Last 3 performances, full rounds and post-fight breakdowns
Coaches: official clip embeds per fighter are coming next — for now, deep links open searches pre-filtered to Joshua Van.
How Joshua has changed
Trend lines across the last three years of tape.
Synthesized from recent fight tape · refresh to recompute
Stylistic neighbors
Closest matches across attributes, finish profile, and discipline — useful for sparring partner selection.
Status / Injuries
No recent injuries reported following win against Taira.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- W2026-05-09vs Tatsuro TairaKO/TKO · R5 · UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
- W2025-12-06vs Alexandre PantojaKO/TKO · R1 · UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
- W2025-06-28vs Brandon RoyvalU Dec · R3 · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
- W2025-06-07vs Bruno SilvaKO/TKO · R3 · UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
- W2025-03-08vs Rei TsuruyaU Dec · R3 · UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev
Attribute Profile
Scouting Summary
Joshua Van is an elite-level volume striker from Myanmar known for his high-tempo boxing and relentless aerobic capacity. He excels at breaking opponents down with attritional body work and has demonstrated championship-level finishing instincts in the deep waters of a fight.
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- High-volume pressure striker with exceptional output per minute
- Calculated body-head boxing combinations to break opponents
- Slow starter who builds momentum and pace as the fight progresses
- Effective at checking leg kicks while maintaining forward pressure
Signature Moves
- Liver shot
- Step-in lead hook
- Piston-like jab
- Short uppercuts in the pocket
Weaknesses
- Susceptible to early explosive blitzes before his rhythm is established
- Can be backed up by elite counter-strikers with high power