The impending September 19 rematch between current UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van and former titleholder Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 drives the tight market split. Van captured the belt in December 2025 when Pantoja suffered an elbow injury 26 seconds into their first meeting, then defended successfully against Tatsuro Taira in May. Pantoja, now fully recovered and ranked No. 1, brings extensive experience and a strong recent record into the highly anticipated sequel, where intense press-conference exchanges underscore the rivalry. With limited other contenders positioned for immediate title contention before year-end, traders view the winner of this clash as the likeliest champion at the close of 2026.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedAlexandre Pantoja 52%
Joshua Van 46%
Manel Kape 2.1%
Tim Elliott <1%
$1,178,524 Vol.
$1,178,524 Vol.
Alexandre Pantoja
52%
Joshua Van
46%
Manel Kape
2%
Tim Elliott
<1%
Amir Albazi
<1%
Asu Almabayev
<1%
Tatsuro Taira
<1%
Kyoji Horiguchi
<1%
Brandon Moreno
<1%
Brandon Royval
<1%
Steve Erceg
<1%
Alexandre Pantoja 52%
Joshua Van 46%
Manel Kape 2.1%
Tim Elliott <1%
$1,178,524 Vol.
$1,178,524 Vol.
Alexandre Pantoja
52%
Joshua Van
46%
Manel Kape
2%
Tim Elliott
<1%
Amir Albazi
<1%
Asu Almabayev
<1%
Tatsuro Taira
<1%
Kyoji Horiguchi
<1%
Brandon Moreno
<1%
Brandon Royval
<1%
Steve Erceg
<1%
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...The impending September 19 rematch between current UFC flyweight champion Joshua Van and former titleholder Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 331 drives the tight market split. Van captured the belt in December 2025 when Pantoja suffered an elbow injury 26 seconds into their first meeting, then defended successfully against Tatsuro Taira in May. Pantoja, now fully recovered and ranked No. 1, brings extensive experience and a strong recent record into the highly anticipated sequel, where intense press-conference exchanges underscore the rivalry. With limited other contenders positioned for immediate title contention before year-end, traders view the winner of this clash as the likeliest champion at the close of 2026.
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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