UFC UFC Fight Night: Emmett vs. Topuria Final

Flyweight

Joshua Van vs Zhalgas Zhumagulov

Joshua Van
Myanmar

Joshua Van

“The Fearless”

18-2

Winner

VS
Zhalgas Zhumagulov
Kazakhstan

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

“Zhako”

19-9-1

Winner

Joshua Van

Decision - Split · Round 3 — 5:00

24 June 2023 · Vystar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, USA

Key takeaways

  • Joshua Van beat Zhalgas Zhumagulov by split decision after three rounds.
  • Joshua Van landed 131 of 245 total strikes and 0 of 2 takedowns, with 0:01 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 29-28, 28-29, 29-28.

Tale of the tape

Joshua VanZhalgas Zhumagulov
18-2Record19-9-1
21Age on fight night34
5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)
65″ (165 cm)Reach66.5″ (169 cm)
125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
4oz. Fight ClubTeamAmerican Top Team
Hakha, Chin, MyanmarFromAktobe, Aktobe, Kazakhstan

Fight statistics

131of 245 · 53%Total strikes landed104of 291 · 36%
88of 189Head strikes45of 203
30of 42Body strikes28of 49
13of 14Leg strikes31of 39
0of 2Takedowns1of 5
0:01Control time1:10

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Joshua VanRoundZhalgas Zhumagulov
36/59strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR127/81strikes1/4TD0KD1:10control
51/100strikes0/0TD0KD0:01controlR238/94strikes0/1TD0KD0:00control
44/86strikes0/2TD0KD0:00controlR339/116strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Eric Colon

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Barry Luxenberg

9R11010R299R310

28total29

Sal D'amato

9R11010R2910R39

29total28

Form going into the fight

Joshua Van

No recorded fights.

Zhalgas Zhumagulov

  1. LCharles Johnsonsplit decision2022
  2. LJeff Molinasplit decision2022
  3. LManel KapeKO/TKO R1 4:022021
  4. WJerome Riverasubmission R1 2:022021
  5. LAmir Albaziunanimous decision2021

Also on this card

Josh Emmett vs Ilia TopuriaFeatherweightunanimous decisionAmanda Ribas vs Maycee BarberWomen's FlyweightKO/TKO R2 3:42Austen Lane vs Justin TafaHeavyweightcould not continue R1 0:29David Onama vs Gabriel SantosFeatherweightKO/TKO R2 4:13Bruno Silva vs Brendan AllenMiddleweightsubmission R1 4:39

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