Joshua Van joins the absolute legends of the sport by racking up 11 UFC wins before the age of 25. Max Holloway - (12) Joshua Van - (11) Jon Jones - (10) Kevin Lee - (9) Does he break the record before October 10th,his birthday?
Myanmar's flyweight champion Joshua Van has etched his name into UFC history, becoming just the second fighter ever to record 11 victories inside the organization before reaching the age of 25 — a milestone that places him in extraordinarily rare company.
Van, nicknamed "The Fearless," carries a professional record of 18-2-0 and currently holds the flyweight championship at just 24 years old. Fighting out of 4oz. Fight Club, the five-foot-five orthodox striker is one of the most productive offensive fighters on the roster, landing an eye-catching 8.26 significant strikes per minute at a 57 percent accuracy rate — numbers that rival or exceed almost anyone in the sport. His takedown output sits at 0.7 per 15 minutes, rounding out a well-measured game that has clearly been effective at the highest level.
The list of fighters who reached 11 UFC wins before 25 is short enough to count on one hand. Max Holloway leads it with 12, and Jon Jones — widely regarded as one of the greatest of all time — managed 10. Van now sits between them with 11, having surpassed Jones's mark before his own 25th birthday on October 10th.
Why it matters
- Van's birthday falls on October 10th, meaning he still has a window to pursue Holloway's all-time record of 12 pre-25 wins if a fight can be booked before that date.
- Holloway, now ranked fourth at lightweight and ninth pound-for-pound at age 34, set the benchmark during a different era of the flyweight and featherweight divisions.
- Jones accumulated his 10 pre-25 wins with a 28-1-0 career record and an 84-inch reach — the physical and stylistic contrast with the five-foot-five Van makes the shared company all the more striking.
- The achievement underscores Myanmar's growing footprint in MMA, with Van serving as its most prominent flag-bearer.
