“Raw Dawg” Flyweight
Brandon Royval
8-5-0
UFC record, 13 fights, 152.2 min
18-9-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
0-1
in 1 title fight
- Height
- 5'9"
- Reach
- 68"
- Weight
- 125 lb
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Born
- Sun, Aug 16, 1992, age 34
- First UFC fight
- Sat, May 30, 2020
- Latest UFC fight
- Sat, Jul 11, 2026
01/How he wins
in 8 wins
4 submissions (arm triangle from side control, guillotine choke after drop to guard, guillotine choke from bottom guard, rear naked choke), 1 KO/TKO, 3 decisions in 8 wins
| How the fight ended | His wins | His losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 2 |
| Submission | 4 | 1 |
| Decision | 3 | 2 |
| All | 8 | 5 |
02/Career rates
13 fights, 152.2 min
Sig strikes landed
5.60 per min
852 in 152.2 min, 13 fights
Sig strike accuracy
42.6%
852 of 2,001 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.24 per min
645 of 1,128 landed on him in 152.2 min
Takedowns
0.89 per 15 min
9 of 14 · 152.2 min
Takedown accuracy
64.3%
9 of 14 attempts
Takedown defence
29 of 64
defended of attempted on him, 152.2 min
Control time
1:25 per 15 min
14:24 of 152:12
Knockdowns
3
scored in 152.2 min, 13 fights
Submission attempts
1.18 per 15 min
12 in 152.2 min
Where his sig strikes land
86% distance, 6% clinch, 9% ground
729 distance, 47 clinch, 76 ground of 852 landed
What he hits
79% head, 14% body, 7% leg
673 head, 123 body, 56 leg of 852 landed
Cage time
152:12
13 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in
03/Title fights
0-1 in 1
- Lv Alexandre PantojaFlyweight, title fight. Sat, Dec 16, 2023, UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
04/By division
1 division
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flyweight | 13 | 8-5-0 | 152.2 | 852 of 2,001 | 5.60 | 9 of 14 | 14:24 of 152:12 | 3 | 5 in 8 |
| All | 13 | 8-5-0 | 152.2 | 852 of 2,001 | 5.60 | 9 of 14 | 14:24 of 152:12 | 3 | 5 in 8 |
05/By year
2020 to 2026
| Fights | Record | Min | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Finishes in wins | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 13.7 | 84 of 152 | 6.15 | 3 of 6 | 4:53 of 13:40 | 0 | 1 in 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0-2-0 | 18.3 | 232 of 493 | 12.68 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 of 18:18 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2024 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 50.0 | 269 of 742 | 5.38 | 4 of 5 | 2:58 of 50:00 | 0 | 0 in 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1-1-0 | 27.1 | 124 of 226 | 4.57 | 0 of 1 | 0:54 of 27:09 | 1 | 1 in 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 2-0-0 | 17.2 | 54 of 171 | 3.13 | 0 of 0 | 1:56 of 17:14 | 0 | 1 in 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0-1-0 | 6.8 | 17 of 61 | 2.51 | 1 of 1 | 0:08 of 6:46 | 0 | 0 in 0 |
| 2020 | 3 | 2-1-0 | 19.1 | 72 of 156 | 3.77 | 1 of 1 | 3:35 of 19:05 | 2 | 2 in 2 |
| All | 13 | 8-5-0 | 152.2 | 852 of 2,001 | 5.60 | 9 of 14 | 14:24 of 152:12 | 3 | 5 in 8 |
A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.
06/By round
in the fights that reached it
| Fights reached | Min in it | Sig strikes | Per min | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sub att | Ended here | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | 13 of 13 | 57.7 | 243 of 605 | 4.21 | 3 of 4 | 3:39 of 57:40 | 3 | 2 | 4, won 2 |
| Round 2 | 9 of 13 | 35.9 | 178 of 432 | 4.96 | 1 of 3 | 2:14 of 35:52 | 0 | 3 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 3 | 6 of 13 | 28.7 | 231 of 466 | 8.06 | 3 of 5 | 5:50 of 28:40 | 0 | 5 | 3, won 2 |
| Round 4 | 3 of 13 | 15.0 | 61 of 186 | 4.07 | 1 of 1 | 1:04 of 15:00 | 0 | 0 | |
| Round 5 | 3 of 13 | 15.0 | 139 of 312 | 9.27 | 1 of 1 | 1:37 of 15:00 | 0 | 2 | 3, won 2 |
Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.
07/Fight log
13 fights, newest first
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Jul 11, 2026UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 | Lone'er KavanaghFlyweight | WSubmission, R3 3:40Rear Naked Choke | 84 of 152 | 3 of 6 | 4:53 | 0 | 13:40 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 13, 2025UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | Manel KapeFlyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 3:18Punches to Head On Ground | 17 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 3:18 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jun 28, 2025UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | Joshua VanFlyweight | LUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Ron McCarthy 28 - 29. Clemens Werner 27 - 30. | 215 of 467 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Oct 12, 2024UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | Tatsuro TairaFlyweight | WSplit decision, R5 5:00Chris Lee 47 - 48. Sal D'amato 48 - 47. Ron McCarthy 47 - 48. | 124 of 232 | 3 of 3 | 2:23 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Feb 24, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | Brandon MorenoFlyweight | WSplit decision, R5 5:00Mike Bell 47 - 48. Junichiro Kamijo 49 - 46. Chris Lee 47 - 48. | 145 of 510 | 1 of 2 | 0:35 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Dec 16, 2023UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | Alexandre PantojaFlyweight, title fight | LUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Junichiro Kamijo 45 - 50. Ron McCarthy 45 - 50. Eric Colon 46 - 49. | 111 of 204 | 0 of 1 | 0:47 | 0 | 25:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Apr 15, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen | Matheus NicolauFlyweight | WKO/TKO, R1 2:09Knee to Head At Distance | 13 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0:07 | 1 | 2:09 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 7, 2022UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje | Matt SchnellFlyweight | WSubmission, R1 2:14Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard | 14 of 39 | 0 of 0 | 0:13 | 0 | 2:14 | Rounds |
| Sat, Jan 15, 2022UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze | Rogerio BontorinFlyweight | WSplit decision, R3 5:00Eric Colon 28 - 29. Doug Crosby 29 - 28. Chris Lee 28 - 29. | 40 of 132 | 0 of 0 | 1:43 | 0 | 15:00 | Rounds |
| Sat, Aug 21, 2021UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | Alexandre PantojaFlyweight | LSubmission, R2 1:46Rear Naked Choke | 17 of 61 | 1 of 1 | 0:08 | 0 | 6:46 | Rounds |
| Sat, Nov 21, 2020UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez | Brandon MorenoFlyweight | LKO/TKO, R1 4:59Punches to Head On Ground | 17 of 52 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 4:59 | Rounds |
| Sat, Sep 26, 2020UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | Kai Kara-FranceFlyweight | WSubmission, R2 0:48Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard | 39 of 71 | 0 of 0 | 1:31 | 2 | 5:48 | Rounds |
| Sat, May 30, 2020UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns | Tim ElliottFlyweight | WSubmission, R2 3:18Arm Triangle From Side Control | 16 of 33 | 1 of 1 | 2:04 | 0 | 8:18 | Rounds |
UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.