Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-05-09, pretty good mma bout: Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira gets three stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Taira vs Van is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 9th, at the Prudential Center in Newark (New Jersey, United States), in a 5-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is valid for the UFC flyweight championship and it is on the undercard of Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland – UFC 328. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Joshua Van record
The Ufc Flw champion Joshua Van entered this fight with a pro mma record of 16-2-0 (62% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in the world.
He lost to Charles Johnson in 2024 but then he has won six bouts beating Bruno Silva (Joshua Van vs Bruno Silva), Brandon Royval (Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van) and Alexandre Pantoja in his last three (Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van).
Tatsuro Taira record
His opponent, Tatsuro Taira, has a record of 18-1-0 (78% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.3 in the flyweight division.
He suffered his only loss when he faced Brandon Royval in 2024 (via split decision, Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira), then he has beat Hyun Sung Park (Tatsuro Taira vs Hyun Sung Park) and Brandon Moreno (Brandon Moreno vs Tatsuro Taira).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 328 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Khamzat Chimaev vs Sean Strickland
Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira
Alexander Volkov vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Sean Brady vs Joaquin Buckley
Bobby Green vs Jeremy Stephens
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+ / CBS)
Ateba Abega Gautier vs Osman Diaz
Yaroslav Amosov vs Joel Alvarez
Grant Dawson vs Mateusz Rebecki
Jared Gordon vs Jim Miller
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Roman Kopylov vs Marco Tulio
Pat Sabatini vs William Gomis
Baisangur Susurkaev vs Djorden Santos
Jose Ochoa vs Clayton Carpenter
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 328 countdown Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Full fight video / highlights
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Result
Who won Van vs Taira fight?
Joshua Van defeated Tatsuro Taira via TKO at 1:32, round 5.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 328 post-fight octagon interview of Joshua Van and Tatsuro Taira.
