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UFC flyweight

432 flyweight fights since 2012. 45.3% ended in a finish, and the average fight lasted 11:39.

KO/TKO
23.8%
Submission
21.5%
Decision
53.7%
Active fighters
57

Official UFC flyweight rankings

RankFighterRecordStreak
C Joshua Van Champion 18-2-0 8 wins
1 Alexandre Pantoja 30-7-0 2 losses
2 Manel Kape 23-7-0 4 wins
3 Brandon Royval 18-9-0 —
4 Tatsuro Taira 18-2-0 —
5 Kyoji Horiguchi 36-6-0 (1 NC) —
6 Lone'er Kavanagh 10-2-0 —
7 Asu Almabayev 24-3-0 3 wins
8 Brandon Moreno 24-10-2 —
9 Amir Albazi 17-3-0 2 losses
10 Ramazan Temirov 20-3-0 3 wins
11 Tim Elliott 22-14-1 —
12 Steve Erceg 14-5-0 —
13 Su Mudaerji 20-7-0 (1 NC) —
14 Tagir Ulanbekov 17-3-0 —
15 Alex Perez 26-11-0 (1 NC) —

Official UFC rankings, as of October 20, 2026. All divisions and pound-for-pound.

Flyweight records

All 56 flyweight records

Title fight history

Every UFC flyweight title fight, newest first. Interim title fights are marked.

DateResultMethodEvent
Sep 19, 2026 Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 331: Van vs. Pantoja 2
May 9, 2026 Joshua Van def. Tatsuro Taira KO/TKO, R5 1:32 UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland
Dec 6, 2025 Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja KO/TKO, R1 0:26 UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2
Jun 28, 2025 Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Kara-France Submission, R3 1:55 UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Dec 7, 2024 Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Asakura Submission, R2 2:05 UFC 310: Pantoja vs. Asakura
May 4, 2024 Alexandre Pantoja def. Steve Erceg Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 301: Pantoja vs. Erceg
Dec 16, 2023 Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Royval Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Jul 8, 2023 Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Moreno Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Jan 21, 2023 Brandon Moreno def. Deiveson Figueiredo TKO - Doctor's Stoppage, R3 5:00 UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill
Jul 30, 2022 Brandon Moreno def. Kai Kara-France interim KO/TKO, R3 4:34 UFC 277: Pena vs. Nunes 2
Jan 22, 2022 Deiveson Figueiredo def. Brandon Moreno Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane
Jun 12, 2021 Brandon Moreno def. Deiveson Figueiredo Submission, R3 2:26 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Dec 12, 2020 Deiveson Figueiredo vs Brandon Moreno (draw) Decision - Majority, R5 5:00 UFC 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno
Nov 21, 2020 Deiveson Figueiredo def. Alex Perez Submission, R1 1:57 UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Jul 18, 2020 Deiveson Figueiredo def. Joseph Benavidez Submission, R1 4:48 UFC Fight Night: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2
Jan 19, 2019 Henry Cejudo def. TJ Dillashaw KO/TKO, R1 0:32 UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw
Aug 4, 2018 Henry Cejudo def. Demetrious Johnson Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2
Oct 7, 2017 Demetrious Johnson def. Ray Borg Submission, R5 3:15 UFC 216: Ferguson vs. Lee
Apr 15, 2017 Demetrious Johnson def. Wilson Reis Submission, R3 4:49 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
Dec 3, 2016 Demetrious Johnson def. Tim Elliott Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
Apr 23, 2016 Demetrious Johnson def. Henry Cejudo KO/TKO, R1 2:49 UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
Sep 5, 2015 Demetrious Johnson def. John Dodson Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2
Apr 25, 2015 Demetrious Johnson def. Kyoji Horiguchi Submission, R5 4:59 UFC 186: Johnson vs Horiguchi
Sep 27, 2014 Demetrious Johnson def. Chris Cariaso Submission, R2 2:29 UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Jun 14, 2014 Demetrious Johnson def. Ali Bagautinov Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC 174: Johnson vs Bagautinov
Dec 14, 2013 Demetrious Johnson def. Joseph Benavidez KO/TKO, R1 2:08 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Benavidez 2
Jul 27, 2013 Demetrious Johnson def. John Moraga Submission, R5 3:43 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Moraga
Jan 26, 2013 Demetrious Johnson def. John Dodson Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00 UFC on FOX: Johnson vs Dodson
Sep 22, 2012 Demetrious Johnson def. Joseph Benavidez Decision - Split, R5 5:00 UFC 152: Jones vs Belfort

Active flyweight fighters 57