Brandon Royval UFC Stats & Fight History

Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	11:32
Fight Completion Rate (xR%)	63.0%
Expected Rounds (xR)	2.31
% Fights Inside the Distance	58.3%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	66-27 (71.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	34-16 (68.0%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	32-11 (74.4%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	56.2%
% Time in Control	6.9%
% Time Controlled	36.9%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	15.7%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	8.66
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	6.62
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+2.04
Distance Strike Accuracy	39.3%
Distance Strike Defense	43.7%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	0.46
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.93
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.51
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	3.98
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	15.76
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	2.10

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Flyweight field

Brandon Royval League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Brandon Royval
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	41.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	5.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.3
Strike Differential	1.3/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	75.0%
Takedown Defense	45.2%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.6
Submission Attempts/15min	1.1
Control Time/15min	1:01
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	14.3%
Submission % of Wins	42.9%
Decision % of Wins	42.9%
Avg Fight Time	11:32
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.3
Reversals/15min	0.6

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	42.5%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	6.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	5.0
Takedown Accuracy	66.7%
Takedown Defense	50.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:45

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Manel Kape

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape • Dec 2025

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:18

Brandon Royval17/2665%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Manel Kape17/2374%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	17/26	65%	0/0	0:00	—
	Manel Kape	17/23	74%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Joshua Van

UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira • Jun 2025

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brandon Royval215/46746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Joshua Van204/30567%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	42/116	36%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joshua Van	52/79	66%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brandon Royval	87/174	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joshua Van	74/106	70%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Brandon Royval	86/177	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joshua Van	78/120	65%	0/0	0:09	1

WIN

vs. Tatsuro Taira

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira • Oct 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brandon Royval124/23253%TD 3/3Ctrl 2:23

Tatsuro Taira42/9942%TD 6/15Ctrl 12:13

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	17/55	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuro Taira	10/22	45%	1/3	0:44	—

R2	Brandon Royval	3/14	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuro Taira	5/7	71%	2/2	4:10	—

R3	Brandon Royval	56/78	72%	2/2	0:57	—
	Tatsuro Taira	5/21	24%	0/4	1:45	—

R4	Brandon Royval	5/11	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Tatsuro Taira	8/13	62%	1/3	4:29	—

R5	Brandon Royval	43/74	58%	1/1	1:26	—
	Tatsuro Taira	14/36	39%	2/3	1:05	—

WIN

vs. Brandon Moreno

UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 • Feb 2024

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brandon Royval145/51028%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:35

Brandon Moreno112/21153%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	12/43	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	15/23	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Brandon Royval	18/87	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	22/45	49%	1/1	0:37	—

R3	Brandon Royval	25/79	32%	0/1	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	17/31	55%	2/3	0:27	—

R4	Brandon Royval	49/161	30%	1/1	0:33	—
	Brandon Moreno	29/58	50%	0/1	0:00	—

R5	Brandon Royval	41/140	29%	0/0	0:02	—
	Brandon Moreno	29/54	54%	0/0	1:50	—

LOSS

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington • Dec 2023

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Brandon Royval111/20454%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:47

Alexandre Pantoja95/15661%TD 8/14Ctrl 15:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	13/30	43%	0/0	0:01	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	27/40	68%	1/2	2:50	—

R2	Brandon Royval	12/16	75%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	10/15	67%	2/3	3:44	—

R3	Brandon Royval	24/46	52%	0/1	0:06	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	17/26	65%	2/5	2:13	—

R4	Brandon Royval	7/14	50%	0/0	0:31	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	0/1	0%	1/2	4:21	—

R5	Brandon Royval	55/98	56%	0/0	0:09	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	41/74	55%	2/2	2:43	—

WIN

vs. Matheus Nicolau

UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen • Apr 2023

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 1, 2:09

Brandon Royval13/2259%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Matheus Nicolau2/540%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	13/22	59%	0/0	0:07	1
	Matheus Nicolau	2/5	40%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Matt Schnell

UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje • May 2022

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 1, 2:14

Brandon Royval14/3936%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:13

Matt Schnell12/3336%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:54

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	14/39	36%	0/0	0:13	—
	Matt Schnell	12/33	36%	0/0	0:54	1

WIN

vs. Rogerio Bontorin

UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze • Jan 2022

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Brandon Royval40/13230%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:43

Rogerio Bontorin28/5848%TD 8/9Ctrl 7:41

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	9/50	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rogerio Bontorin	10/20	50%	2/2	1:55	—

R2	Brandon Royval	12/23	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rogerio Bontorin	9/14	64%	4/5	3:49	—

R3	Brandon Royval	19/59	32%	0/0	1:43	—
	Rogerio Bontorin	9/24	38%	2/2	1:57	—

LOSS

vs. Alexandre Pantoja

UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum • Aug 2021

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:46

Brandon Royval17/6128%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:08

Alexandre Pantoja22/4055%TD 3/6Ctrl 2:51

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	14/39	36%	1/1	0:08	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	13/25	52%	2/4	1:49	—

R2	Brandon Royval	3/22	14%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alexandre Pantoja	9/15	60%	1/2	1:02	—

LOSS

vs. Brandon Moreno

UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez • Nov 2020

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:59

Brandon Royval17/5233%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Brandon Moreno16/3447%TD 2/2Ctrl 3:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	17/52	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brandon Moreno	16/34	47%	2/2	3:01	—

WIN

vs. Kai Kara-France

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa • Sep 2020

Submission (Guillotine Choke) • Rd 2, 0:48

Brandon Royval39/7155%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:31

Kai Kara-France22/3858%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	31/56	55%	0/0	1:31	2
	Kai Kara-France	13/28	46%	0/0	1:24	1

R2	Brandon Royval	8/15	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kai Kara-France	9/10	90%	0/1	0:07	—

WIN

vs. Tim Elliott

UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns • May 2020

Submission (Arm Triangle) • Rd 2, 3:18

Brandon Royval16/3348%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:04

Tim Elliott17/3253%TD 4/10Ctrl 4:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Brandon Royval	12/18	67%	1/1	0:24	—
	Tim Elliott	12/19	63%	3/8	3:08	—

R2	Brandon Royval	4/15	27%	0/0	1:40	—
	Tim Elliott	5/13	38%	1/2	0:53	—