Undefeated fighters are 0-3 in title fights this year. ๐ Next up: Josh Hokit, 10-0, steps into Madison Square Garden to challenge Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title at UFC 334. @kalshi has Hokit at 35% chance to be beat Ciryl Gane. ๐ Does the streak continue, or does Hokit flip the script? ๐บ๐ธ Comment ๐
Ciryl Gane will defend the UFC heavyweight title against unbeaten challenger Josh Hokit at UFC 334 in Madison Square Garden, with the matchup circulating as the next title fight on the card.
Hokit arrives with a perfect 10-0 record. The framing around the bout centers on a streak: undefeated fighters are 0-3 in title fights this year, and Hokit will try to break that run. Prediction market Kalshi has put his chance of beating Gane at 35 percent.
Gane, 36, is a French heavyweight who trains with MMA Factory and holds the belt with a 14-2 record. At six-foot-four with an 81-inch reach (206 cm), he is an orthodox striker who lands 5.29 significant strikes per minute at 61 percent accuracy. His grappling output is modest by comparison, at 0.68 takedown attempts and 0.6 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
His recent form is the strongest part of his rรฉsumรฉ. Gane's most recent recorded fight came on June 14, 2026, at UFC Freedom 250, where he won the title by second-round KO/TKO over Alex Pereira. Before that, his October 2025 title bout with Tom Aspinall at UFC 321 ended in a no contest when Aspinall could not continue in the first round. In December 2024 he beat Alexander Volkov by split decision at UFC 310.
Why it matters
- Hokit's 10-0 mark meets a champion who has finished his last recorded title win inside two rounds.
- Gane has gone the distance in a split decision and ended a title fight early in his recent bouts, a mix of outcomes against elite competition.
- The market's 35 percent figure for Hokit reflects an underdog role despite his unblemished record.
The bout also tests a notable trend. Three previously unbeaten fighters have already failed in title fights this year, and Hokit now gets his chance to be the exception on one of the sport's biggest stages, in New York.
