Joshua Van cemented his status as flyweight champion with a gritty fifth-round TKO over Tatsuro Taira in their UFC 328 co-main event war on May 9, a Fight of the Year contender that highlighted the division's relentless pace and vulnerability to upsets. Yet trader consensus bunches the top outcomes tightly around 35-42%, reflecting deep contender talent: Manel Kape's knockout power and recent dominance over Brandon Royval and Asu Almabayev position him as frontrunner ahead of his June 20 eliminator against veteran Kyoji Horiguchi, whose grappling submission threat recently vaulted him into top-five rankings. Former champ Alexandre Pantoja eyes a rematch post-arm injury recovery, while Van's bottom game resilience tempers concerns but underscores the competitive path to year-end resolution.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedAlexandre Pantoja 49%
Joshua Van 38%
Steve Erceg 1.0%
Brandon Moreno <1%
$14,625 Vol.
$14,625 Vol.
Alexandre Pantoja
37%
Joshua Van
35%
Steve Erceg
1%
Brandon Moreno
<1%
Asu Almabayev
<1%
Tim Elliott
<1%
Amir Albazi
<1%
Brandon Royval
<1%
Manel Kape
46%
Tatsuro Taira
27%
Kyoji Horiguchi
34%
Alexandre Pantoja 49%
Joshua Van 38%
Steve Erceg 1.0%
Brandon Moreno <1%
$14,625 Vol.
$14,625 Vol.
Alexandre Pantoja
37%
Joshua Van
35%
Steve Erceg
1%
Brandon Moreno
<1%
Asu Almabayev
<1%
Tim Elliott
<1%
Amir Albazi
<1%
Brandon Royval
<1%
Manel Kape
46%
Tatsuro Taira
27%
Kyoji Horiguchi
34%
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 cemented his status as flyweight champion with a gritty fifth-round TKO over Tatsuro Taira in their UFC 328 co-main event war on May 9, a Fight of the Year contender that highlighted the division's relentless pace and vulnerability to upsets. Yet trader consensus bunches the top outcomes tightly around 35-42%, reflecting deep contender talent: Manel Kape's knockout power and recent dominance over Brandon Royval and Asu Almabayev position him as frontrunner ahead of his June 20 eliminator against veteran Kyoji Horiguchi, whose grappling submission threat recently vaulted him into top-five rankings. Former champ Alexandre Pantoja eyes a rematch post-arm injury recovery, while Van's bottom game resilience tempers concerns but underscores the competitive path to year-end resolution.
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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