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.

Felipe Bunes' UFC record stood at 0-1-0, while Joshua Van's came in at 3-0-0.

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 34 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 , 2 years and 6 months earlier than Van, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He had fought 14 more professional rounds, 36 to Van's 22.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Joshua Van had been fighting more than Felipe Bunes.

Going to this contest, Felipe Bunes had last fought 1 year, 9 months and 18 days ago, while Joshua Van's last outing had been 5 months and 15 days ago.

Bunes' last 2 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

Van's last 2 fights had come over a period of 10 months and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 2 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 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.