Fighter profile

Brandon Royval

“Raw Dawg”

Flyweight · UFC record 8-5 · 13 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 11 Jul 2026

Volume StrikerSubmission Hunter

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)84

Power73

Striking defense59

Takedown defense63

WrestlingProvisional measure79

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (13 detailed fights; as of Sat 11 Jul 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED75.7

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING76.0

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 175 cm (5'9")
Reach: 173 cm (5'8")
Stance: Southpaw
Age: 34

Last 3: W L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

13 detailed UFC fights · 34 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 11 Jul 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed25.1significant, per round

Strikes absorbed19.0per round

Striking differential+6.1per round

Takedown attempts0.41per round

Takedown defense45.3%of attempts stopped

Finish rate62.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 25.1
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 19.0
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +6.1
Striking accuracy: 42.6%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 42.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.09
Target: head / body / leg: 79.0% / 14.4% / 6.6%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 85.6% / 5.5% / 8.9%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.41
Takedowns landed per round: 0.26
Takedown accuracy: 64.3%
Takedown defense: 45.3%
Control time per round: 0:25
Submission attempts per round: 0.35
Reversals per round: 0.18

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 8-5-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 62.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 1 · 4 · 3
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 2 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 3 / 5
Average fight time: 11:60 (over 12 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Brandon Royval — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 11 Jul 2026	Lone'er Kavanagh	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R3 3:40	UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Sat 13 Dec 2025	Manel Kape	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 3:18	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
Sat 28 Jun 2025	Joshua Van	L	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
Sat 12 Oct 2024	Tatsuro Taira	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Sat 24 Feb 2024	Brandon Moreno	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2

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Brandon Royval — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 16 Dec 2023	Alexandre Pantoja	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Sat 15 Apr 2023	Matheus Nicolau	W	KO/TKO Knee	R1 2:09	UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
Sat 7 May 2022	Matt Schnell	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R1 2:14	UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
Sat 15 Jan 2022	Rogerio Bontorin	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze
Sat 21 Aug 2021	Alexandre Pantoja	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R2 1:46	UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Sat 21 Nov 2020	Brandon Moreno	L	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:59	UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
Sat 26 Sep 2020	Kai Kara-France	W	SUB Guillotine Choke	R2 0:48	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Sat 30 May 2020	Tim Elliott	W	SUB Arm Triangle	R2 3:18	UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns

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