Joshua Van has achieved the milestone of 10 UFC victories at 24 years and 7 months old, making him the second-youngest fighter to reach this mark. Max Holloway holds the record at 23 years, 8 months, and 19 days. Jon Jones reached the milestone at 24 years, 9 months, and 2 days, placing him third. Kevin Lee accomplished it 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 old.
Van, known as "The Fearless," holds the flyweight championship and carries a 17-2-0 professional record. The 24-year-old from Myanmar trains out of 4oz. Fight Club and has built his title reign on a relentless offensive output, landing an extraordinary 8.84 significant strikes per minute at 56 percent accuracy — numbers that place him among the most efficient volume strikers in the promotion's history. He also contributes on the ground, averaging 0.84 takedowns per fifteen minutes.
The only fighter to reach ten UFC victories at a younger age is Max Holloway, who accomplished the feat at 23 years, eight months, and nineteen days. Holloway, now 34 and ranked fourth in the lightweight division, sports a 27-9-0 record and remains one of the sport's premier strikers, averaging 7.2 significant strikes per minute across his career. Jon Jones reached the same milestone at 24 years, nine months, and two days, placing the 38-year-old former champion — who owns a 28-1-0 record — third on the all-time list.
Why it matters
- Van surpasses Jon Jones on the youngest-to-ten-wins list, a benchmark that highlights elite early-career development
- His champion status in the flyweight division means this run of wins has come against increasingly high-level competition
- Several established names including Whittaker, Poirier, and GSP did not reach the ten-win mark until age 26, underscoring how quickly Van has risen
Saturday, May 9, 2026
