UFC 328 results: Joshua Van stops Tatsuro Taira with late TKO in thrilling Fight of the Year contender
Joshua Van looked like a real champion at UFC 328.
The youngest champion in the UFC has his first title defense. Flyweight beltholder Joshua Van took out challenger Tatsuro Taira in a wild back-and-forth bout at UFC 328 , notching the win via fifth-round TKO. Taira didn’t love the stoppage, but he was clearly in an unreasonable amount of trouble after sustaining significant punishment throughout the fight.
Joshua Van stops Tatsuro Taira in the 5th. Tough test, gritty performance — a strong first title defense. pic.
twitter. com/ob0GCDHV2K — Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) May 10, 2026 Van (17-2) originally won his belt via an absolute fluke — the freak injury of Alexandre Pantoja — but this win was completely earned. Van out-landed Taira 131-55 in significant strikes while stuffing 13 of 21 takedown attempts.
Taira (18-2) didn’t do much with the attempts that landed either. The bout had the distinction of being the youngest title fight in UFC history with the 24-year-old Van and 26-year-old Taira. It was also the first time two Asian-born men fought for a UFC title.