Tsuruya vs Van

Who won Tsuruya vs Van?

Joshua Van beat Rei Tsuruya by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 313, on Saturday 8th March 2025 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).

Tsuruya vs Van stats

Rei Tsuruya stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 10 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 4 by submission.

Joshua Van made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Rei Tsuruya's 5th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2023. Joshua Van marked his 7th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Rei Tsuruya's UFC record stood at 4-1-0, while Joshua Van's came in at 6-1-0.

The stats suggested Van had a slight advantage in power over Tsuruya, with a 50% knock out percentage over Tsuruya's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Tsuruya had a large advantage over Van, boasting a 40% submission rate over Van's 17%.

Rei Tsuruya was the younger man by 1 year, at 22 years old.

Tsuruya had a height advantage of 1 inch over Van.

Tsuruya was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2021, 7 months earlier than Van, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 13 less professional rounds, 21 to Van's 34.

Tsuruya 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 Cody Durden at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, 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.

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

He was victorious against Kevin Borjas at UFC 295 on 11th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Van's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What time did Tsuruya vs Van start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 1:05 AM UTC , which was 8:05 PM EST or 5:05 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 1:05 AM GMT in the UK.

What were the odds on Tsuruya vs Van?

Rei Tsuruya was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Joshua Van made his way into the ring at 18/25 (-140) with oddsmakers.