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Brandon Royval — MMA Stats, Record & Analysis | BestMMAStats
FIGHTER DOSSIER
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ID-2E2C15
SIGNAL
LOCKED
▮
FRAME · L
Flyweight
“Raw Dawg”
Brandon Royval
Flyweight
●
STANCE · SOUTHPAW
●
AGE · 33
●
CONTROL WRESTLER
STREAK
L2
Overall
17-9
65%
UFC
7-5
58%
Finish
13 · 76%
TALE-OF-THE-TAPE
HT
5'9"
REACH
68.0"
GYM
factoryX Muay Thai
BORN
United States
DOB
Aug 16, 1992
CAREER TIMELINE
CHRONOLOGY
PRO DEBUT
13y 11m ago
LAST FIGHT
6mo ago
UFC DEBUT
6y 1m ago
PRE-UFC
7y 10m
UFC · 6y 1m ago
UFC
6y 1m
Pro Career
FINISH METRICS
TERMINATIONS
Wins by KO/TKO
0
Wins by Submission
0
Round 1 Finishes
0
Avg Fight · Pro
9:20
Avg Fight · UFC
11:32
Fights/Yr · Pro
1.9
Fights/Yr · UFC
2
Performance Matrix
26
bouts recorded
vs
Flyweight
division
Brandon Royval
· Flyweight
Current selection: striking · overall · overall
Striking
Grappling
Schedule
Odds
Advanced
Significant
Overall
Per Round
SCOPE
Overall
Wins
Losses
Landed / Min
8.79
Absorbed / Min
4.57
Off. Accuracy
41.5%
Def. Avoidance
43.0%
Metric
Offense
Defense
Landed / Absorbed
768
589
Attempted
1849
1034
Per Minute
8.79
4.57
Accuracy
41.5%
43.0%
O
D
Net Advantage
Net Landed
+179
Net Attempted
+815
Total fight time: 02:18:32
MMA Record
Fight #26
Brandon Royval
L
17-8
via TKO
Flyweight Bout
Right Hook to Ground Punches · 3:18 · R1
UFC Fight Night
December 13, 2025
W
Manel Kape
21-7
Current: 17-3-0
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Manel Kape
UFC Fight Night
December 13, 2025
Right Hook to Ground Punches · 3:18 · R1
Fight #25
Brandon Royval
L
17-7
via DEC
Flyweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
June 28, 2025
W
Joshua Van
14-2
Current: 10-6-0
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Joshua Van
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
June 28, 2025
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #24
Brandon Royval
W
16-7
via DEC
Flyweight Bout
Decision · Split
UFC Fight Night
October 12, 2024
L
Tatsuro Taira
16-0
Current: 19-7-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Tatsuro Taira
UFC Fight Night
October 12, 2024
Decision · Split
Fight #23
Brandon Royval
W
15-7
via DEC
Flyweight Bout
Decision · Split
UFC Fight Night
February 24, 2024
L
Brandon Moreno
21-7-2
Current: 15-10-0, 1 NC
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Brandon Moreno
UFC Fight Night
February 24, 2024
Decision · Split
Fight #22
Brandon Royval
L
15-6
via DEC
UFC Flyweight Championship
Decision · Unanimous
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
December 16, 2023
W
Alexandre Pantoja
26-5
Current: 30-6-0
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Alexandre Pantoja
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
December 16, 2023
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #21
Brandon Royval
W
14-6
via TKO
Flyweight Bout
Knee & Punches · 2:09 · R1
UFC Fight Night
April 15, 2023
L
Matheus Nicolau
19-2-1
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Matheus Nicolau
UFC Fight Night
April 15, 2023
Knee & Punches · 2:09 · R1
Fight #20
Brandon Royval
W
13-6
via SUB
Flyweight Bout
Guillotine Choke · 2:14 · R1
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
May 7, 2022
L
Matt Schnell
15-5
Current: 25-12-0, 1 NC
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Matt Schnell
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
May 7, 2022
Guillotine Choke · 2:14 · R1
Fight #19
Brandon Royval
W
12-6
via DEC
Flyweight Bout
Decision · Split
UFC Fight Night
January 15, 2022
L
Rogério Bontorin
16-3
Current: 17-6-0, 2 NC
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Rogério Bontorin
UFC Fight Night
January 15, 2022
Decision · Split
Fight #18
Brandon Royval
L
12-5
via SUB
Flyweight Bout
Rear Naked Choke · 1:46 · R2
UFC Fight Night
August 21, 2021
W
Alexandre Pantoja
23-5
Current: 30-6-0
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Alexandre Pantoja
UFC Fight Night
August 21, 2021
Rear Naked Choke · 1:46 · R2
Fight #17
Brandon Royval
L
12-4
via TKO
Flyweight Bout
Shoulder Injury & Ground & Pound · 4:59 · R1
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
November 21, 2020
W
Brandon Moreno
17-5-1
Current: 15-10-0, 1 NC
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Brandon Moreno
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
November 21, 2020
Shoulder Injury & Ground & Pound · 4:59 · R1
Fight #16
Brandon Royval
W
11-4
via SUB
Flyweight Bout
Guillotine Choke · 0:48 · R2
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
September 26, 2020
L
Kai Kara-France
21-8
Current: 17-10-0, 1 NC
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Kai Kara-France
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
September 26, 2020
Guillotine Choke · 0:48 · R2
Fight #15
Brandon Royval
W
10-4
via SUB
Flyweight Bout
Arm Triangle Choke · 3:18 · R2
UFC Fight Night
May 30, 2020
L
Tim Elliott
15-10-1
Current: 10-3-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Tim Elliott
UFC Fight Night
May 30, 2020
Arm Triangle Choke · 3:18 · R2
Fight #14
Brandon Royval
W
9-4
via SUB
LFA Vacant Flyweight Championship
Armbar · 0:23 · R1
LFA 79: Royval vs. Williams
November 22, 2019
L
Nate Williams
29-18
Current: 10-1-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Nate Williams
LFA 79: Royval vs. Williams
November 22, 2019
Armbar · 0:23 · R1
Fight #13
Brandon Royval
W
8-4
via SUB
Flyweight Bout
Armbar · 3:17 · R1
LFA 65: Royval vs. Sanchez
May 3, 2019
L
Joby Sanchez
12-4
Current: 6-3-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Joby Sanchez
LFA 65: Royval vs. Sanchez
May 3, 2019
Armbar · 3:17 · R1
Fight #12
Brandon Royval
L
8-3
via DEC
LFA Interim Flyweight Championship
Decision · Unanimous
LFA 53: Royval vs. Kenney
November 9, 2018
W
Casey Kenney
9-1-1
Current: 16-4-1
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Casey Kenney
LFA 53: Royval vs. Kenney
November 9, 2018
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #11
Brandon Royval
W
7-3
via DEC
Flyweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
LFA 48: Stots vs. Lilley
September 7, 2018
L
Charles Johnson
7-1
Current: 14-4-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Charles Johnson
LFA 48: Stots vs. Lilley
September 7, 2018
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #10
Brandon Royval
W
6-3
via TKO
Flyweight Bout
Injury · 0:40 · R1
LFA 39: Heinisch vs. Checco
May 4, 2018
L
Jerome Rivera
7-1
Current: 17-2-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Jerome Rivera
LFA 39: Heinisch vs. Checco
May 4, 2018
Injury · 0:40 · R1
Fight #9
Brandon Royval
W
5-3
via SUB
Flyweight Bout
Triangle Choke · 2:00 · R2
LFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez
September 8, 2017
L
Demetrius Wilson
5-1
Current: 13-5-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Demetrius Wilson
LFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez
September 8, 2017
Triangle Choke · 2:00 · R2
Fight #8
Brandon Royval
L
5-2
via DEC
Flyweight Bout
Decision · Split
LFA 10: Heinisch vs. Rota
April 21, 2017
W
Nick Urso
9-3
Current: 10-3-0
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Nick Urso
LFA 10: Heinisch vs. Rota
April 21, 2017
Decision · Split
Fight #7
Brandon Royval
W
4-2
via SUB
Flyweight Bout
Armbar · 1:54 · R1
LFA 5: Edwards vs. Townsend
February 24, 2017
L
Rakan Adwan
3-1
Current: 6-10-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Rakan Adwan
LFA 5: Edwards vs. Townsend
February 24, 2017
Armbar · 1:54 · R1
Fight #6
Brandon Royval
W
3-2
via SUB
Flyweight Bout
Triangle Choke · 0:34 · R1
SCL 53
October 15, 2016
L
Angel Torres
0-0
Current: 3-5-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Angel Torres
SCL 53
October 15, 2016
Triangle Choke · 0:34 · R1
Fight #5
Brandon Royval
L
3-1
via DEC
Bantamweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
Combate 7
May 9, 2016
W
Ricky Palacios
6-1
Current: 11-2-0
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Ricky Palacios
Combate 7
May 9, 2016
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #4
Brandon Royval
W
2-1
via TKO
Bantamweight Bout
Knee · 2:48 · R1
WSOF 29: Gaethje vs. Foster
March 12, 2016
L
Danny Mainus
3-4
Current: 4-2-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Danny Mainus
WSOF 29: Gaethje vs. Foster
March 12, 2016
Knee · 2:48 · R1
Fight #3
Brandon Royval
W
1-1
via SUB
Bantamweight Bout
Triangle Choke · 0:51 · R1
SCL: Mile High Mayhem
August 23, 2014
L
Joey Welch
5-7
Current: 5-7-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Joey Welch
SCL: Mile High Mayhem
August 23, 2014
Triangle Choke · 0:51 · R1
Fight #2
Brandon Royval
L
1-0
via DEC
Bantamweight Bout
Decision · Unanimous
Kickdown 104
October 19, 2012
W
Ben Vom Baur
1-0
Current: 3-0-0
Brandon Royval
L
vs
W
Ben Vom Baur
Kickdown 104
October 19, 2012
Decision · Unanimous
Fight #1
Brandon Royval
W
0-0
via TKO
Catchweight Bout
Punches · 1:45 · R1
Kickdown 102
August 17, 2012
L
Sammy Rind
0-4
Current: 0-2-0
Brandon Royval
W
vs
L
Sammy Rind
Kickdown 102
August 17, 2012
Punches · 1:45 · R1
13
y
11
m
UFC Career
6
y
1
m
Gap Now
6
m
6
d
Avg Layoff
6
m
14
d
Longest Off
1
y
10
m
Quickest Turn
1
m
26
d
Rnds · Pro
58
Rnds · UFC
31
After Win
6
m
After Loss
7
m
15
d