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UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Joshua Van
Joshua Van
15-2 · MMR
VS
December 6, 2025 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds
Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja by KO/TKO (Arm injury to Pantoja), R1 0:26
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1 · 0:26
Van2/40/000:00
Pantoja6/110/000:00
Total
Van2/40/000:00
Pantoja6/110/000:00

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
VanWin probabilityPantoja
49.8%50.2%
KO / TKO
33%
Submission
23%
Decision
45%
Expected fight time: 17.0 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Van, blue toward Pantoja. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Van50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO19%38%
Submission6%13%
Decision25%49%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes82 (35111)act 2
Takedowns0.5 (0.02.0)act 0
Pantoja50%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO14%27%
Submission16%33%
Decision20%40%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes69 (2994)act 6
Takedowns1.1 (0.03.6)act 0
Combined totals~151 sig strikes~1.5 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R117%
R214%
R312%
R47%
R55%
Distance45%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.6%
Van
54.8%-123
Pantoja
+12344.6%
Most takedownstie 41.0%
Van
17.4%+239
Pantoja
-23941.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Van
Expected: 81.6
81.5
Over 81.5
39.8%
+151
Under 81.5
60.2%
-151
0103205
Pantoja
Expected: 69.4
69.5
Over 69.5
39.7%
+152
Under 69.5
60.3%
-152
087174
Takedowns — over/under
Van
Expected: 0.5
0.5
Over 0.5
25.4%
+293
Under 0.5
74.6%
-293
035
Pantoja
Expected: 1.1
1
Over 1
33.4%
+154
Exactly 1
15.3%
push
Under 1
51.3%
-154
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 17.0 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Van49.8%34.8%+15.0+176
Pantoja50.2%65.2%−15.0-210

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
70.9Striking65.8
Van +5.2
51.8Grappling67.1
Pantoja +15.3
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
VanPantoja
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1618
Pound-for-pound
1688
1618
Divisional
1687
Striking offense
Striking defense
Grappling offense
Grappling defense
Physical
24 yrs
Age
35 yrs
5'5"
Height
5'5"
65"
Reach
67"
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
8.86
Strikes landed / min
4.36
57%
Strike accuracy
50%
6.36
Strikes absorbed / min
3.88
58%
Strike defense
50%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.85
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
64%
Takedown accuracy
48%
81%
Takedown defense
69%
0.0
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.0
Form & résumé
89%
UFC win rate
82%
+5
Win/loss streak
+8
100%
Last-5 win rate
100%
25%
Finish rate
57%
Recent opp. quality
161
Days since last fight
161
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Joshua Van
  • WBrandon RoyvalU-DEC R3
    Close -1295mo before
  • WBruno SilvaKO/TKO R3
    Close -7206mo before
  • WRei TsuruyaU-DEC R3
    Close -1569mo before
  • WCody DurdenU-DEC R3
    Close -1811y before
  • WEdgar ChairezU-DEC R3
    Close -2781y 3mo before
Alexandre Pantoja
  • WKai Kara-FranceSUB R3
    Close -2575mo before
  • WKai AsakuraSUB R2
    Close -2181y before
  • WSteve ErcegU-DEC R5
    Close -1861y 7mo before
  • WBrandon RoyvalU-DEC R5
    Close -1902y before
  • WBrandon MorenoS-DEC R5
    Close +1652y 5mo before
Van — win / loss by method
Record: 15-2-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
7 wins, 1 loss
W
47% of wins
L
50% of losses
Submission
2 wins, 1 loss
W
13% of wins
L
50% of losses
Decision
6 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
8win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (25%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (75%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (71%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (29%)Submission(100%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
Pantoja — win / loss by method
Record: 30-5-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
8 wins, 0 losses
W
27% of wins
L
0% of losses
Submission
12 wins, 0 losses
W
40% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
10 wins, 5 losses
W
33% of wins
L
100% of losses
UFC
14win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (14%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (43%)Submission(0%) 0
6 (43%)Decision(100%) 3
Non-UFC
16win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
6 (38%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (38%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (25%)Decision(100%) 2

Profiles

Experience
Van
Pantoja
9
UFC fights
17
123.9 min · 13.8 avg
Octagon time
214.3 min · 12.6 avg
4y 9m
Career length
19y 0m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Van
Pantoja
117W–45L · 72.2%
Overall
287W–87L · 76.7%
102W–39L · 72.3%
Wins
243W–79L · 75.5%
15W–6L · 71.4%
Losses
44W–8L · 84.6%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Van
Pantoja
30W–18L · 62.5%
Overall
95W–31L · 75.4%
30W–18L · 62.5%
Wins
79W–26L · 75.2%
0W–0L
Losses
16W–5L · 76.2%
Distance striking
Van
Pantoja
9.73
Landed / min
6.62
55.0%
Accuracy
46.5%
58.3%
Defense
51.7%
0.61
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.28
80.0%
Time at distance
53.5%
Grappling & control
Van
Pantoja
0.85
Takedowns / 15 min
2.80
63.6%
Takedown accuracy
47.6%
81.1%
Takedown defense
69.2%
0.00
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.98
44.2%
Control share
74.5%
Strike target map
Van
  • Head70%(772)div 62%
  • Body20%(223)div 22%
  • Legs9%(102)div 16%
Pantoja
  • Head63%(593)div 62%
  • Body21%(201)div 22%
  • Legs15%(141)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Joshua Van
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Alexandre Pantoja
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.