UFC 336 · Flyweight title fight · Main event
Joshua Van vs. Manel Kape
Saturday, January 30, 2027 at 9:00 PM ET · 5 rounds
Joshua Van (18-2-0) vs. Manel Kape (23-7-0): Flyweight title fight, 5 rounds, UFC 336, Saturday, January 30, 2027 at 9:00 PM ET.
Joshua Van vs. Manel Kape by the numbers
| Joshua Van | Manel Kape | |
|---|---|---|
| 18-2-0 | Pro record | 23-7-0 |
| 9 | Wins by KO/TKO | 15 |
| 2 | Wins by submission | 5 |
| 7 | Wins by decision | 3 |
| 25 | Age | 32 |
| 5 ft 5 in | Height | 5 ft 5 in |
| 65 in | Reach | 68 in |
| Orthodox | Stance | Southpaw |
| Myanmar | Country | Portugal |
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Van vs. Kape head-to-head
No earlier UFC meeting of Van and Kape in the bouts on record since 1993; earlier results are still being added.
Van vs. Kape: common opponents
4 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight, in the UFC bouts on record since 1993 (earlier results are still being added).
| Opponent | Van | Kape |
|---|---|---|
| Alexandre Pantoja | Win, Decision, Unanimous, R5 (Sep 2026) Win, KO/TKO, R1 (Dec 2025) | Loss, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Feb 2021) |
| Brandon Royval | Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Jun 2025) | Win, KO/TKO, R1 (Dec 2025) |
| Bruno Silva | Win, KO/TKO, R3 (Jun 2025) | Win, KO/TKO, R3 (Dec 2024) |
| Zhalgas Zhumagulov | Win, Decision, Split, R3 (Jun 2023) | Win, KO/TKO, R1 (Dec 2021) |
Last bouts
Joshua Van: UFC bouts on record since 1993
- Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja Joshua Van won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Van vs. Pantoja fight page
- Joshua Van vs. Tatsuro Taira Joshua Van won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 5 at 1:32Van vs. Taira fight page
- Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van Joshua Van won by KO/TKO, round 1 at 0:26Pantoja vs. Van fight page
- Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van Joshua Van won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Royval vs. Van fight page
- Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van Joshua Van won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 4:01Silva vs. Van fight page
Manel Kape: UFC bouts on record since 1993
- Manel Kape vs. Kyoji Horiguchi Manel Kape won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 2:42Kape vs. Horiguchi fight page
- Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape Manel Kape won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 1 at 3:18Royval vs. Kape fight page
- Manel Kape vs. Asu Almabayev Manel Kape won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 2:16Kape vs. Almabayev fight page
- Manel Kape vs. Bruno Silva Manel Kape won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 3 at 1:57Kape vs. Silva fight page
- Muhammad Mokaev vs. Manel Kape Muhammad Mokaev won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Mokaev vs. Kape fight page