Flyweight · “Raw Dawg”
Brandon Royval
18-9-0 UFC 8-5-0
5'9"Height
68"Reach
SouthpawStance
1992-08-16Born
1KO wins
4Sub wins
62.5%Finish rate
11:42Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.6
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.24
Striking accuracy42.6%
Striking defense42.8%
Takedowns / 15 min0.89
Takedown accuracy64.3%
Takedown defense45.3%
Sub attempts / 15 min1.18
Control time9.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents6-5
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
13 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Lone'er Kavanagh 3-1 walk-in Submission · R3 3:40 — UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07-11
84/152Sig. strikes
56/94Absorbed
3/6Takedowns
4:53Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
L Manel Kape 6-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:18 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · 2025-12-13
17/26Sig. strikes
17/23Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Joshua Van 7-1 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · 2025-06-28
215/467Sig. strikes
204/305Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Tatsuro Taira 6-0 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · 2024-10-12
124/232Sig. strikes
42/99Absorbed
3/3Takedowns
2:23Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Brandon Moreno 9-4-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · 2024-02-24
145/510Sig. strikes
112/211Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Alexandre Pantoja 10-3 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · 2023-12-16
111/204Sig. strikes
95/156Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:47Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matheus Nicolau 7-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 2:09 — UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen · 2023-04-15
13/22Sig. strikes
2/5Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:07Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Matt Schnell 5-3 walk-in Submission · R1 2:14 — UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · 2022-05-07
14/39Sig. strikes
12/33Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:13Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Rogerio Bontorin 2-2 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze · 2022-01-15
40/132Sig. strikes
28/58Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:43Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
L Alexandre Pantoja 7-3 walk-in Submission · R2 1:46 — UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · 2021-08-21
17/61Sig. strikes
22/40Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Brandon Moreno 5-2-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 4:59 — UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · 2020-11-21
17/52Sig. strikes
16/34Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Kai Kara-France 4-1 walk-in Submission · R2 0:48 — UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · 2020-09-26
39/71Sig. strikes
22/38Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
1:31Control
2Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Tim Elliott 4-8 walk-in Submission · R2 3:18 — UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · 2020-05-30
16/33Sig. strikes
17/32Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
2:04Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Brandon Royval) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
10
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
1
Decision
6
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
13
LFA
8
Sparta Combat League
2
Kick Down MMA
2
Combate Americas
1
WSOF
1
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Lone'er Kavanagh | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC 329
2026-07-11 |
UFC | 3 | 3:40 |
| L | Manel Kape | KO (punches) | UFC on ESPN: Royval vs. Kape
2025-12-13 |
UFC | 1 | 3:18 |
| L | Joshua Van | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 317
2025-06-28 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Tatsuro Taira | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | Decision (split) | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
2024-02-24 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 296
2023-12-16 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Matheus Nicolau | KO (knee and elbows) | UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. Allen
2023-04-15 |
UFC | 1 | 2:09 |
| W | Matt Schnell | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 274
2022-05-07 |
UFC | 1 | 2:14 |
| W | Rogério Bontorin | Decision (split) | UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. Chikadze
2022-01-15 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2021-08-21 |
UFC | 2 | 1:46 |
| L | Brandon Moreno | TKO (punches) | UFC 255
2020-11-21 |
UFC | 1 | 4:59 |
| W | Kai Kara-France | Submission (guillotine choke) | UFC 253
2020-09-27 |
UFC | 2 | 0:48 |
| W | Tim Elliott | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns
2020-05-30 |
UFC | 2 | 3:18 |
| W | Nate Williams | Submission (armbar) | LFA 79
2019-11-22 |
LFA | 1 | 0:23 |
| W | Joby Sanchez | Submission (armbar) | LFA 65
2019-05-03 |
LFA | 1 | 3:17 |
| L | Casey Kenney | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 53
2018-11-09 |
LFA | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Charles Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | LFA 48
2018-09-07 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Jerome Rivera | TKO (arm injury) | LFA 39
2018-05-04 |
LFA | 1 | 0:40 |
| W | Demetrius Wilson | Submission (triangle choke) | LFA 22
2017-09-08 |
LFA | 2 | 2:00 |
| L | Nick Urso | Decision (split) | LFA 10
2017-04-21 |
LFA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Rakan Adwan | Submission (armbar) | LFA 5
2017-02-24 |
LFA | 1 | 1:54 |
| W | Angel Torres | Submission (triangle choke) | Sparta Combat League 53
2016-10-15 |
Sparta Combat League | 1 | 0:34 |
| L | Ricky Palacios | Decision (unanimous) | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 5
2016-05-26 |
Combate Americas | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Danny Mainus | KO (knee) | WSOF 29
2016-03-12 |
WSOF | 1 | 2:48 |
| W | Joey Welch | Submission (triangle choke) | Sparta Combat League: Mile High Mayhem
2014-08-23 |
Sparta Combat League | 1 | 0:51 |
| L | Ben VomBaur | Decision (unanimous) | Kick Down MMA 104: BOOM
2012-10-19 |
Kick Down MMA | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Sammy Rind | TKO (elbows) | Kick Down MMA 102: Rebels
2012-08-17 |
Kick Down MMA | 1 | 1:45 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Brandon Royval) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Flyweight average, over 66 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.