Joshua Van captured the UFC Flyweight title in December 2025 when Alexandre Pantoja suffered a freak elbow injury just 26 seconds into their UFC 323 bout, thrusting the young champion into a crowded title picture. Pantoja retains strong rematch credentials and elite experience, while Kyoji Horiguchi’s high-profile return and callouts position him as an immediate threat with momentum from striking dominance. Van’s activity level and upcoming defenses against contenders like Tatsuro Taira and Manel Kape create volatility, as any loss or injury could shift the belt quickly in a division featuring multiple ranked veterans with realistic paths to contention before year-end. This depth and scheduling uncertainty keep the top probabilities tightly bunched.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedJoshua Van 36%
Alexandre Pantoja 25%
Tatsuro Taira 6.2%
Manel Kape 2.4%
$1,163,505 Vol.
$1,163,505 Vol.
Joshua Van
36%
Alexandre Pantoja
31%
Tatsuro Taira
6%
Manel Kape
16%
Steve Erceg
2%
Amir Albazi
1%
Tim Elliott
<1%
Asu Almabayev
<1%
Brandon Moreno
<1%
Brandon Royval
<1%
Kyoji Horiguchi
37%
Joshua Van 36%
Alexandre Pantoja 25%
Tatsuro Taira 6.2%
Manel Kape 2.4%
$1,163,505 Vol.
$1,163,505 Vol.
Joshua Van
36%
Alexandre Pantoja
31%
Tatsuro Taira
6%
Manel Kape
16%
Steve Erceg
2%
Amir Albazi
1%
Tim Elliott
<1%
Asu Almabayev
<1%
Brandon Moreno
<1%
Brandon Royval
<1%
Kyoji Horiguchi
37%
Only official UFC division champions will count. Interim champions will not count.
If the relevant belt is vacant at this market’s check time, or there is otherwise no champion in the specified division, this market will resolve to “Other”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC (https://www.ufc.com/athletes).
Market Opened: Jan 2, 2026, 5:45 PM ET
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...Only official UFC division champions will count. Interim champions will not count.
If the relevant belt is vacant at this market’s check time, or there is otherwise no champion in the specified division, this market will resolve to “Other”.
The primary resolution source for this market will be official information from the UFC (https://www.ufc.com/athletes).
Resolver
0x2F5e3684c...Joshua Van captured the UFC Flyweight title in December 2025 when Alexandre Pantoja suffered a freak elbow injury just 26 seconds into their UFC 323 bout, thrusting the young champion into a crowded title picture. Pantoja retains strong rematch credentials and elite experience, while Kyoji Horiguchi’s high-profile return and callouts position him as an immediate threat with momentum from striking dominance. Van’s activity level and upcoming defenses against contenders like Tatsuro Taira and Manel Kape create volatility, as any loss or injury could shift the belt quickly in a division featuring multiple ranked veterans with realistic paths to contention before year-end. This depth and scheduling uncertainty keep the top probabilities tightly bunched.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · Updated
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