Durden vs Van

Who won Durden vs Van?

Joshua Van beat Cody Durden by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 310, on Saturday 7th December 2024 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Joshua Van.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Durden vs Van stats

Cody Durden stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 6 losses and 1 draw, 6 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 6 by submission.

Joshua Van made his way to the cage with a record of 11 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Cody Durden's 12th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Joshua Van marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Cody Durden's UFC record stood at 6-5-1, while Joshua Van's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Van had an advantage in power over Durden, with a 55% knock out percentage over Durden's 35%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Durden had an advantage over Van, with a 35% submission rate over Van's 18%.

Cody Durden was the older man by 10 years, at 33 years old.

Durden had a height advantage of 2 inches over Van.

Durden was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2016, 5 years and 6 months earlier than Van, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 48 to Van's 34.

Durden vs Van form

Cody Durden had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Matt Schnell at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Brady on 7th September 2024 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Lemos vs. Jandiroba on 20th July 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Tagir Ulanbekov at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by submission in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Jake Hadley at UFC Fight Night – Sandhagen vs. Font on 5th August 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Bridgestone Arena, Nashville.

He had defeated Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night – Song vs. Simon on 29th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Van had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Edgar Chairez at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ball Arena, Denver.

Going into that contest, he had won against Felipe Bunes at UFC Fight Night: Ankalaev vs. Walker on 13th January 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had beaten Kevin Borjas at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had defeated Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by split decision in their 3 round contest at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joshua Van had been fighting more than Cody Durden.

Going to this contest, Cody Durden had last fought 6 months and 7 days ago, while Joshua Van's last outing had been 6 months ago.

Durden's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Van's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 8 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 4 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Durden vs Van start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 12:15 AM UTC , which was 7:15 PM EST or 4:15 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 12:15 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Durden vs Van?

Cody Durden was a 7/5 (+140) underdog going into the contest, while Joshua Van made his way into the ring at 29/50 (-170) with oddsmakers.