Joshua Van holds a narrow edge in the flyweight title market as the reigning champion, having captured the belt via first-round TKO at UFC 323 when Alexandre Pantoja suffered an elbow injury just 26 seconds into their December 2025 bout. Van followed with a fifth-round stoppage of Tatsuro Taira in May 2026 at UFC 328, reinforcing his momentum and positioning him as the consensus leader among traders. Pantoja, cleared to return, sits second on the strength of his prior dominance and expected rematch opportunity, while Kyoji Horiguchi and Manel Kape climb on recent form and upcoming matchmaking that could accelerate their paths. The division's depth and short timelines to year-end weigh on longer-shot contenders like Taira and Steve Erceg.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data. This is not trading advice and plays no role in how this market resolves. · UpdatedAlexandre Pantoja 36%
Manel Kape 13.5%
Tatsuro Taira 2.6%
Amir Albazi <1%
$1,164,121 Vol.
$1,164,121 Vol.
Alexandre Pantoja
36%
Manel Kape
14%
Tatsuro Taira
3%
Amir Albazi
1%
Tim Elliott
<1%
Steve Erceg
<1%
Brandon Moreno
<1%
Asu Almabayev
<1%
Kyoji Horiguchi
<1%
Brandon Royval
<1%
Joshua Van
41%
Alexandre Pantoja 36%
Manel Kape 13.5%
Tatsuro Taira 2.6%
Amir Albazi <1%
$1,164,121 Vol.
$1,164,121 Vol.
Alexandre Pantoja
36%
Manel Kape
14%
Tatsuro Taira
3%
Amir Albazi
1%
Tim Elliott
<1%
Steve Erceg
<1%
Brandon Moreno
<1%
Asu Almabayev
<1%
Kyoji Horiguchi
<1%
Brandon Royval
<1%
Joshua Van
41%
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 holds a narrow edge in the flyweight title market as the reigning champion, having captured the belt via first-round TKO at UFC 323 when Alexandre Pantoja suffered an elbow injury just 26 seconds into their December 2025 bout. Van followed with a fifth-round stoppage of Tatsuro Taira in May 2026 at UFC 328, reinforcing his momentum and positioning him as the consensus leader among traders. Pantoja, cleared to return, sits second on the strength of his prior dominance and expected rematch opportunity, while Kyoji Horiguchi and Manel Kape climb on recent form and upcoming matchmaking that could accelerate their paths. The division's depth and short timelines to year-end weigh on longer-shot contenders like Taira and Steve Erceg.
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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