Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Alexandre Pantoja
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 14 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 2 | 0 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 14 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.51 · 16 tier-1/2 wins · 20 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 9-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +2.5 wins over .500
Brandon Royval
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 8 | 5 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 6 | 2 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 4 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.1 · 14 tier-1/2 wins · 14 finish wins over 27 documented bouts
In the UFC: 6-5 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +3.3 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Alexandre Pantoja
Distance 88.2% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 6.7% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.2% (norm 7.3%)
Brandon Royval
Distance 91.5% (norm 85.1%) · Clinch 3.1% (norm 6.0%) · Ground 5.4% (norm 7.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Alexandre Pantoja
Head 75.9% (norm 75.9%) · Body 14.4% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 9.7% (norm 9.3%)
Brandon Royval
Head 87.3% (norm 75.9%) · Body 8.6% (norm 13.0%) · Legs 4.1% (norm 9.3%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Pantoja L/A | Acc | Flyweight med | Royval L/A | Acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 888 / 1899 | 46.8% | 39.9% | 729 / 1830 | 39.8% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 110 / 144 | 76.4% | 70.1% | 47 / 62 | 75.8% | 70.1% |
| On the ground | 90 / 111 | 81.1% | 69.7% | 76 / 109 | 69.7% | 69.7% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 688 / 1634 | 42.1% | 37.6% | 673 / 1746 | 38.5% | 37.6% |
| To the body | 232 / 311 | 74.6% | 68.5% | 123 / 173 | 71.1% | 68.5% |
| To the legs | 168 / 209 | 80.4% | 80.0% | 56 / 82 | 68.3% | 80.0% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Flyweight: 73 fighters · Flyweight: 73 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Pantoja L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med | vs Royval L/A | Opp acc | Flyweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 879 / 1767 | 49.7% | 39.9% | 549 / 976 | 56.2% | 39.9% |
| In the clinch | 74 / 111 | 66.7% | 68.8% | 47 / 74 | 63.5% | 68.8% |
| On the ground | 61 / 88 | 69.3% | 70.4% | 49 / 78 | 62.8% | 70.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 835 / 1742 | 47.9% | 35.4% | 379 / 813 | 46.6% | 35.4% |
| To the body | 113 / 143 | 79.0% | 67.9% | 138 / 173 | 79.8% | 67.9% |
| To the legs | 66 / 81 | 81.5% | 80.2% | 128 / 142 | 90.1% | 80.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Pantoja has more cage time on record.