Joshua Van leads all UFC flyweight fighters in victories since 2023 with 10 wins. Asu Almabayev and Charles Johnson are tied for second with seven wins apiece over the same period.
Joshua Van has established himself as the most active and successful flyweight in the UFC over the past two and a half years, leading all 125-pound fighters with 10 victories since the start of 2023.
The 24-year-old from Myanmar holds the flyweight championship and carries a professional record of 17-2-0. Fighting out of 4oz. Fight Club in an orthodox stance, Van stands five-foot-five with a 65-inch reach. His offensive output is remarkable even by championship standards, landing 8.84 significant strikes per minute at a 56 percent accuracy rate — numbers that help explain why he has pulled ahead of the rest of the division in sheer win volume.
Tied for second on the list are Asu Almabayev and Charles Johnson, each with seven wins over the same period. Almabayev, nicknamed "Zulfikar," is a 32-year-old Kazakh fighter ranked eighth in the flyweight division with a 24-3-0 record. He represents a contrasting style to Van, averaging 4.46 takedowns per 15 minutes and 1.5 submission attempts per 15 minutes, making him one of the division's most dangerous grapplers. Johnson, known as "InnerG," is a 35-year-old American competing out of Murcielago MMA. He holds a 19-9-0 record, stands five-foot-nine with a 70-inch reach, and operates as a switch-stance striker averaging 4.77 significant strikes per minute.
Why it matters
- Van's 10 wins since 2023 underscore his dominance as champion, combining elite striking volume with championship-level consistency.
- Almabayev's position at No. 8 and his seven wins signal a live contender climbing the ranks through relentless grappling pressure.
- The gap between first and second place highlights just how far Van has separated himself from the rest of the flyweight field in recent competition activity.
