UFC 331 Results: Van Retains
UFC 331 took place in Los Angeles on September 19, 2026. Joshua Van defeated Alexandre Pantoja by unanimous decision to retain the flyweight title, while Arman Tsarukyan knocked out Mauricio Ruffy in the first round.
The title fight went to the scorecards
Van’s rematch with Pantoja lasted five rounds, and the judges returned scores of 49–46, 48–47 and 50–45. The unanimous decision kept the championship with Van after a full-distance title contest.
Tsarukyan’s lightweight fight ended at 4:56 of round one when elbows stopped Ruffy. The card therefore paired a championship decision with a fast finish, giving its top results different competitive shapes.
A card with distinct outcomes
Official UFC results also list the rest of the main card, including other stoppages and decisions. These individual outcomes should be read as separate bouts rather than compressed into one general claim about the event.
The promotion’s results page and official scorecards are the record for the winner, title status and judges’ totals. The report leaves post-event matchmaking speculation out unless it is confirmed in a separate UFC announcement.
UFC also recorded first-round knockouts for Patricio Pitbull over Dooho Choi and Sean Sharaf over Gable Steveson, alongside a split decision for Alonzo Menifield. These separate outcomes give the event recap a wider view of the main card’s pace and variety.
Sources
- UFC 331 event page
- UFC 331 results
- jp.ufc.com: cryptocom ufc 331 van vs pantoja 2 results
- UFC: official UFC 331 scorecards
