Joshua Van v Tatsuro Taira
UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland, Sat, May 9, 2026, Newark, New Jersey, USA
Referee Vitor Ribeiro
Referee Vitor Ribeiro
Joshua Van won by KO/TKO, R5 1:32. Punches to Head At Distance
“The Fearless”
Height 5'5", Reach 65", Stance Orthodox, Age 24 on the night
Coming in 9-1-0 in the UFC over 10 fights
“The Best”
Height 5'7", Reach 70", Stance Orthodox, Age 26 on the night
Coming in 8-1-0 in the UFC over 9 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Joshua Van | Tatsuro Taira | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 7 of 13 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 16 of 26 | 4 of 5 | 3:40 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 21 of 32 | 0 of 1 | 0:27 | 1 | 5 of 19 | 1 of 3 | 2:53 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 57 of 89 | 1 of 1 | 0:50 | 1 | 14 of 49 | 2 of 7 | 0:42 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 19 of 37 | 0 of 0 | 0:04 | 0 | 13 of 34 | 1 of 3 | 3:15 | 0 |
| Round 51:32 | 27 of 38 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 7 of 23 | 0 of 3 | 0:08 | 0 |
| Fight, 21:32 | 131 of 209 | 1 of 2 | 1:21 | 2 | 55 of 151 | 8 of 21 | 10:38 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 21.5 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.