Joshua Van reached 10 UFC victories at age 24 years and 7 months, making him the second-youngest fighter to achieve this milestone. Only Max Holloway was younger, reaching 10 wins at 23 years, 8 months, and 19 days. Jon Jones ranks third at 24 years, 9 months, and 2 days. Kevin Lee achieved the mark at 25 years, 7 months, and 17 days. Several other fighters including Song, Whittaker, Poirier, Matthews, Gastelum, Andrade, Lineker, and GSP all reached 10 wins at age 26.
Joshua Van etched his name into UFC history at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, becoming the second-youngest fighter ever to record ten wins inside the Octagon, achieving the milestone at just 24 years and seven months of age.
Van, known as "The Fearless," holds a 17-2-0 professional record and currently reigns as the UFC Flyweight Champion. The Myanmar-born fighter out of 4oz. Fight Club stands five-foot-five with a 65-inch reach and fights out of an orthodox stance. His numbers are striking — he lands an exceptional 8.84 significant strikes per minute at 56 percent accuracy, making him one of the most prolific and precise volume strikers in the flyweight division.
The only fighter to reach the ten-win benchmark at a younger age is Max Holloway, who got there at 23 years, eight months, and 19 days. Holloway, now 34 and ranked fourth in the lightweight division, carries a 27-9-0 record and remains one of the sport's elite strikers, averaging 7.2 significant strikes per minute. Jon Jones sits third on the all-time list, having reached ten UFC victories at 24 years, nine months, and two days — just over two months older than Van was at the same mark. Jones, now 38, holds a 28-1-0 record and stands six-foot-four with an 84-inch reach.
Why it matters
- Van joins Holloway and Jones as the only fighters in UFC history to reach ten wins before turning 25, elite company by any measure.
- As the reigning flyweight champion at 24, Van's trajectory places him among the most accomplished young champions the promotion has ever seen.
- The milestone highlights how quickly Van has risen, outpacing decorated names such as Robert Whittaker, Dustin Poirier, Georges St-Pierre, and others who all reached the same landmark at age 26.
Saturday, May 9, 2026
