Joshua Van has joined an elite group by reaching 10 UFC victories at just 24 years and 7 months old, making him the second-youngest fighter to achieve this milestone. Only Max Holloway, who reached 10 wins at 23 years, 8 months and 19 days, was younger. Jon Jones accomplished the feat at 24 years, 9 months and 2 days. Other notable fighters who reached 10 UFC wins at age 26 include Song, Whittaker, Poirier, Matthews, Gastelum, Andrade, and Lineker, while Kevin Lee did so at 25 years, 7 months and 17 days. This achievement at UFC 328 highlights Van's accelerated rise through the UFC ranks and positions him among the promotion's fastest-rising young talents.
Joshua Van made history at UFC 328 on May 9, 2026, becoming the second-youngest fighter ever to record ten victories inside the UFC octagon, achieving the milestone at just 24 years and 7 months old.
Van, known as "The Fearless," now carries a 17-2-0 record and holds the flyweight championship. The 24-year-old from Myanmar trains out of 4oz. Fight Club and has built a reputation as one of the most dangerous strikers in the division, landing an extraordinary 8.84 significant strikes per minute at a 56 percent accuracy rate. At five-foot-five with a 65-inch reach, he has made his compact frame work to devastating effect on the way to ten UFC wins.
Only Max Holloway reached the benchmark at a younger age, doing so at 23 years, 8 months and 19 days. Holloway, now 34 and ranked fourth at lightweight with a 27-9-0 record, remains one of the sport's elite volume strikers, averaging 7.2 significant strikes per minute across his career. Jon Jones, who sits third on the all-time list for this milestone at 24 years, 9 months and 2 days, posted his own remarkable career numbers including 4.38 significant strikes per minute and a 58 percent striking accuracy across a 28-1-0 record.
Why it matters
- Van surpasses Jones on the all-time youngest list, sitting behind only Holloway
- His flyweight championship status means this milestone comes with divisional weight
- A striking output of 8.84 significant strikes per minute places him among the UFC's most prolific offensive fighters at any weight class
- Several established names — including Whittaker, Poirier, and Andrade — reached 10 UFC wins two full years later at age 26, underscoring the pace of Van's rise
Saturday, May 9, 2026
