#3Brandon RoyvalAll-Around

Flyweight · 18-9 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
5'8"
172.72 cm
Age
34
Elo Rating
1596.3

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 67 Flyweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Lands 5.60 significant strikes per minute — better than 98% of Flyweight fighters
  • Completes 64% of their takedown attempts — better than 98% of Flyweight fighters
  • Attempts 1.20 submissions per 15 minutes — better than 86% of Flyweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Avoids only 42% of opponents' significant strikes — worse than 97% of Flyweight fighters
  • Stops only 45% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 84% of Flyweight fighters
  • Absorbs 4.24 significant strikes per minute — worse than 83% of Flyweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    5.60
    Top 2%
  • Striking accuracy
    42%
    Bottom 34%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    4.24
    Bottom 17%
  • Striking defense
    42%
    Bottom 3%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    0.89
    Bottom 34%
  • Takedown accuracy
    64%
    Top 2%
  • Takedown defense
    45%
    Bottom 16%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    1.20
    Top 14%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1619, higher than 87% of Flyweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1596).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00Moreno25:00Taira15:00Van3:18Kape13:40Kavanagh
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
2026-07-11 · Submission, R3 3:40
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
2025-12-13 · KO/TKO, R1 3:18
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
2025-06-28 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
2024-10-12 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
2024-02-24 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
2023-12-16 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
2023-04-15 · KO/TKO, R1 2:09
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
2022-05-07 · Submission, R1 2:14
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze
2022-01-15 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
2021-08-21 · Submission, R2 1:46
UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
2020-11-21 · KO/TKO, R1 4:59
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
2020-09-26 · Submission, R2 0:48
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
2020-05-30 · Submission, R2 3:18