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Brandon Royval
“Raw Dawg”
United States
Ranked #3 · FlyweightOfficial UFC rankings
18-9-0W-L-D
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5'9"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 68"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- FlyweightFlyweight: Up to 125 lb (57 kg). The lightest division. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- FactoryX Muay Thai
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1756
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- L
- W
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Royval is a finisher with a 78% finish rate. Ten submissions, four KO/TKO wins and four decisions. Submissions are his most common way to win, and he throws 1.2 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
- Recent Form
- Most recent, he submitted Lone'er Kavanagh (10-2-0) in round 3. Before that, he lost to Manel Kape (23-7-0) by round 1 KO/TKO, and to Joshua Van (18-2-0) by unanimous decision.
- Style
- Southpaw who lands 5.6 significant strikes a minute at 43% accuracy, a true volume striker. He absorbs 4.24 a minute with 43% defense. Takedown defense is 45%, and he attempts 0.89 takedowns per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 4 KO/TKO (22%)
- 10 Submission (56%)
- 4 Decision (22%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 78%
- Last fought
- 4 months ago
18 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 93-23-2
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1839
- Winvs Lone'er Kavanagh10-2-0 · Power Index 1736Submission · R3 · 3:40Jul 11, 2026 · UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2
- Lossvs Manel Kape23-7-0 · Power Index 1831KO/TKO · R1 · 3:18Dec 14, 2025 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape
- Lossvs Joshua Van18-2-0 · Power Index 1915Decision - Unanimous · R3 · 5:00Jun 29, 2025 · UFC 317: Topuria vs Oliveira
- Winvs Tatsuro Taira18-2-0 · Power Index 1892Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00Oct 12, 2024 · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
- Winvs Brandon Moreno24-10-2 · Power Index 1821Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00Feb 25, 2024 · UFC Mexico City
Career Stats
Based on 13 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.60
- Striking accuracy
- 43%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.24
- Striking defense
- 43%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.89
- Takedown accuracy
- 64%
- Takedown defense
- 45%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.20