UFC 328 - Joshua Van vs Tatsuro Taira - May 09, 2026

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

Co-Main Event

📅 May 9, 2026 📍 Prudential Center, Newark, NJ 📺 Paramount+

Joshua "The Fearless" Van

Myanmar

16-2-0

VS

5 Rounds

Flyweight

125 lbs

Title Fight

Tatsuro "The Best" Taira

Japan

18-1-0

Event

UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland

Division

Flyweight Championship (125 lbs)

Joshua "The Fearless" Van defends the UFC Flyweight Championship Belt against Tatsuro "The Best" Taira in the five-round co-main event at UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland. Van enters with a 16-2-0 professional record, while Taira brings an 18-1-0 mark into this title matchup at Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

OFFICIAL FIGHT DATA

Fight Result & Statistics

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Joshua VanWinner

KO/TKORound 5 · 1:32Referee: Vitor Ribeiro

Tatsuro Taira

Official details: Punches to Head At Distance

Fight totals

2Knockdowns0

131 / 209Significant strikes55 / 151

190 / 269Total strikes100 / 199

1 / 2Takedowns8 / 21

2Submission attempts0

0Reversals0

1:21Control time10:38

Round-by-round statistics

0Knockdowns0

7 / 13Significant strikes16 / 26

21 / 28Total strikes20 / 31

0 / 0Takedowns4 / 5

0Submission attempts0

0Reversals0

0:00Control time3:40

7 / 13Head12 / 22

0 / 0Body1 / 1

0 / 0Leg3 / 3

7 / 12Distance9 / 16

0 / 1Clinch2 / 2

0 / 0Ground5 / 8

1Knockdowns0

21 / 32Significant strikes5 / 19

47 / 58Total strikes16 / 32

0 / 1Takedowns1 / 3

0Submission attempts0

0Reversals0

0:27Control time2:53

20 / 31Head3 / 15

0 / 0Body2 / 3

1 / 1Leg0 / 1

14 / 22Distance3 / 17

1 / 1Clinch2 / 2

6 / 9Ground0 / 0

1Knockdowns0

57 / 89Significant strikes14 / 49

64 / 96Total strikes16 / 51

1 / 1Takedowns2 / 7

2Submission attempts0

0Reversals0

0:50Control time0:42

54 / 85Head13 / 46

3 / 3Body0 / 2

0 / 1Leg1 / 1

41 / 68Distance14 / 47

4 / 4Clinch0 / 1

12 / 17Ground0 / 1

0Knockdowns0

19 / 37Significant strikes13 / 34

31 / 49Total strikes41 / 62

0 / 0Takedowns1 / 3

0Submission attempts0

0Reversals0

0:04Control time3:15

19 / 37Head10 / 29

0 / 0Body0 / 2

0 / 0Leg3 / 3

18 / 36Distance10 / 30

1 / 1Clinch0 / 0

0 / 0Ground3 / 4

0Knockdowns0

27 / 38Significant strikes7 / 23

27 / 38Total strikes7 / 23

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 3

0Submission attempts0

0Reversals0

0:00Control time0:08

18 / 29Head7 / 19

9 / 9Body0 / 2

0 / 0Leg0 / 2

24 / 35Distance7 / 21

3 / 3Clinch0 / 2

0 / 0Ground0 / 0

Source: UFCStats · Synced 2026-10-15 15:17:59

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