Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2026-09-19, we are going to comment and rate the mma bout Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja 2 as soon as we watch the full fight (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2026).Pantoja vs Van 2 is scheduled to take place Saturday, September 19th, at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles (California, United States), in a 5-round flyweight (125 lbs, 57 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC 331 and it is valid for the UFC flyweight championship (Van’s second defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Joshua Van record
The Ufc Flw champ Joshua Van entered this fight with a professional mma record of 17-2-0 (65% 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 seven bouts beating Brandon Royval (Brandon Royval vs Joshua Van), Alexandre Pantoja (arm injury, Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van I) and Tatsuro Taira in his last three (Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira).
Alexandre Pantoja record
His opponent, the black belt in Bjj and former Ufc Flw champion Alexandre Pantoja, has an official record of 30-6-0 (67% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.2 in the flyweight division.
In his last three fights he has beat Kai Asakura (Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Asakura) and Kai Kara-France (Alexandre Pantoja vs Kai Kara-France) but then he has lost to Joshua Van in their first match (arm injury, Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van I).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 331 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on Paramount+)
Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja 2
Arman Tsarukyan vs Mauricio Ruffy
Patricio Freire vs Doo Ho Choi
Gable Steveson vs Sean Sharaf
Alonzo Menifield vs Iwo Baraniewski
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Marlon Vera vs Charles Jourdain
Tai Tuivasa vs Robelis Despaigne
Michael Aswell vs Joo Sang Yoo
Ryan Gandra vs Osman Diaz
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on Paramount+)
Brunno Ferreira vs Edmen Shahbazyan
Casey ONeill vs Eduarda Moura
Joanderson Brito vs Giga Chikadze
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 331 countdown Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja 2, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Embedded: Vlog Series
Watch all the episodes of UFC 331 Embedded: Vlog Series (we usually post the playlist with all the videos or, if not possible, every single clip).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC 331 pre-fight press conference, featuring Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC 331: Van vs Pantoja 2 weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Joshua Van vs Alexandre Pantoja 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Result
Who won Van vs Pantoja 2 fight?
Joshua Van defeated Alexandre Pantoja via unanimous decision. Scores were 49–46, 48–47, 50–45.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 331 post-fight octagon interview of Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja 2.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC 331 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC 331 Fight of the Night: Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja
UFC 331 Performance of the Night: Arman Tsarukyan, Casey O’Neill
UFC 331 “Proper Chaos Bonus”: Sean Sharaf
