Felipe Bunes vs. Joshua Van
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Felipe Bunes
Full career not yet synced for Felipe Bunes — tier grading appears once their record documentation lands (refreshes weekly).
In the UFC: 0-2 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.8 wins over .500
Joshua Van
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 10 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.67 · 10 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 19 documented bouts
In the UFC: 7-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.7 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Felipe Bunes
Distance 97.9% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 2.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 7.3%)
Joshua Van
Distance 90.1% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 5.6% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 4.3% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Felipe Bunes
Head 78.7% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.9% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 8.4% (norm 9.3%)
Joshua Van
Head 82.6% (norm 75.9%) · Body 12.5% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 4.9% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Bunes L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Van L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 128 / 280 | 45.7% | 39.9% | 1230 / 2207 | 55.7% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 4 / 6 | too few to rate | 70.1% | 111 / 137 | 81.0% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 69.7% | 70 / 105 | 66.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 90 / 225 | 40.0% | 37.6% | 1050 / 2024 | 51.9% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 21 / 37 | 56.8% | 68.5% | 252 / 305 | 82.6% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 21 / 24 | too few to rate | 80.0% | 109 / 120 | 90.8% | 80.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Bunes L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Van L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 156 / 316 | 49.4% | 39.9% | 936 / 2231 | 42.0% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.8% | 43 / 63 | 68.3% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 23 / 30 | 76.7% | 70.4% | 17 / 24 | too few to rate | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 129 / 278 | 46.4% | 35.4% | 662 / 1860 | 35.6% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 41 / 60 | 68.3% | 67.9% | 162 / 241 | 67.2% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 20 / 23 | too few to rate | 80.2% | 172 / 217 | 79.3% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Van has more cage time on record.