Joshua Van and Alexandre Pantoja headline UFC 331 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The main card starts at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+, with prelims beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Full UFC 331 Card
Main Card (9 p.m. ET, Paramount+)
- Main Event: Flyweight Championship – Joshua Van (17-2) vs. Alexandre Pantoja (30-6)
- Lightweight (5 rounds) – Arman Tsarukyan (23-3) vs. Mauricio Ruffy (14-2)
- Featherweight – Patricio Pitbull (37-9) vs. Doo Ho Choi (17-4-1)
- Heavyweight – Gable Steveson (4-0) vs. Sean Sharaf (4-2)
- Light Heavyweight – Alonzo Menifield (18-6-1) vs. Iwo Baraniewski (9-0)
Preliminary Card (7 p.m. ET, Paramount+)
- Bantamweight – Charles Jourdain (18-8-1) vs. Marlon Vera (22-11-1)
- Heavyweight – Tai Tuivasa (14-10) vs. Robelis Despaigne (5-2)
- Featherweight – Michael Aswell Jr. vs. Joo Sang Yoo
- Middleweight – Ryan Gandra (10-1) vs. Ozzy Diaz (10-4)
Early Preliminary Card (5 p.m. ET, Paramount+, UFC Fight Pass)
- Middleweight – Edmen Shahbazyan (16-5) vs. Brunno Ferreira (15-4)
- Women’s Flyweight – Casey O’Neill (11-2) vs. Eduarda Moura (12-2)
- Featherweight – Giga Chikadze (15-6) vs. Joanderson Brito (18-5-1)
UFC 331 Info
- Date: Saturday, September 19, 2026
- Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, California
- Main Card: 9 p.m. ET on Paramount+
- Prelims: 7 p.m. ET on Paramount+
- Early Prelims: 5 p.m. ET on Paramount+, UFC Fight Pass
Main Event: Joshua Van vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2
Joshua Van (17-2) holds the UFC flyweight championship. Van won the belt at UFC 323 in December 2025, stopping Pantoja via TKO at 0:26 of round one after Pantoja sustained an arm injury. Van made his first successful title defense at UFC 328 in May 2026, stopping Tatsuro Taira by TKO in the fifth round. Before the title win, Van defeated Felipe Bunes by TKO (punches) in January 2024. Van enters this fight on a seven-fight winning streak.
Alexandre Pantoja (30-6) is the former UFC flyweight champion. Pantoja lost the title in his last outing at UFC 323 in December 2025, stopped via TKO in the opening 26 seconds due to an arm injury. Prior to that loss, Pantoja defended the title against Kai Kara-France by submission (rear-naked choke) in round three at UFC 317 in June 2025, and stopped Kai Asakura by submission (rear-naked choke) in round two at UFC 310 in December 2024. Pantoja held five consecutive championship victories before the loss to Van.
UFC 331 Odds
Opening odds for the UFC 331 main card via BestFightOdds:
- Joshua Van -143 vs. Alexandre Pantoja +118 – Flyweight Championship
- Arman Tsarukyan -307 vs. Mauricio Ruffy +239 – Lightweight
- Doo Ho Choi -291 vs. Patricio Pitbull +228 – Featherweight
- Iwo Baraniewski -240 vs. Alonzo Menifield +198 – Light Heavyweight
- Gable Steveson -1240 vs. Sean Sharaf +942 – Heavyweight
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