Bunes vs Van

Who won Bunes vs Van?

Joshua Van beat Felipe Bunes by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 13th January 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

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).

Bunes vs Van stats

Felipe Bunes stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Joshua Van made his way to the cage with a record of 9 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Felipe Bunes' 2nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Joshua Van marked his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Felipe Bunes' UFC record stood at 1-1-0, while Joshua Van's came in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggested Van had a massive power advantage over Bunes, boasting a 56% knock out percentage over Bunes' 15%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Bunes had a massive advantage over Van, boasting a 62% submission rate over Van's 22%.

Felipe Bunes was the older man by 12 years, at 35 years old.

Bunes had a height advantage of 2 inches over Van.

Bunes was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in , 3 years and 8 months earlier than Van, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought the same amount of professional rounds, 37 to Van's 37.

Bunes vs Van form

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 had won against Rei Tsuruya at UFC 313 on 8th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Cody Durden at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Edgar Chairez at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas.

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

He was victorious 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.

Activity check

Van's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 16 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Bunes vs Van?

Felipe Bunes was a 11/5 (+220) underdog going into the contest, while Joshua Van made his way into the ring at 9/25 (-280) with oddsmakers.