Brandon Royval
7W · 5L
Southpaw
Flyweight
57% finish rate100% as favorite50% as underdog
1489
ELO Rating
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Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#33of 50 active
Age
33
Aug 16, 1992
Height
5'9" (175.26 cm)
Reach
172.72 cm
Win Rate
58.3%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.54
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.25
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+1.29
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
43%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
0.65
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
45%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
1.10
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerSubmission threat
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
3.9
Sig. Strikes
0.7
Takedowns
1.4
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO1 (14%)
Submission3 (43%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO2 (40%)
Submission1 (20%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
100%
2W – 0L in 2 fights
As Underdog
50%
4W – 4L in 8 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Manel Kape
-13.61489
lost to Joshua Van
-8.71503
def. Tatsuro Taira
+6.11511
def. Brandon Moreno
+3.81505
lost to Alexandre Pantoja
-2.91502
def. Matheus Nicolau
+2.41504
def. Matt Schnell
+1.31502
def. Rogerio Bontorin
+1.31501
lost to Alexandre Pantoja
-1.11499
lost to Brandon Moreno
-0.71500
def. Kai Kara-France
+0.61501
def. Tim Elliott
+0.51501
Division ELO Rankings
Flyweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Joshua Van
1577
Tatsuro Taira
1545
Asu Almabayev
1538
Andre Lima
1537
Alden Coria
1534
Manel Kape
1534
Kyoji Horiguchi
1533
Joseph Morales
1533
Edgar Chairez
1528
Rafael Estevam
1527
Fight History (12 fights)
vs Manel Kape
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape · Dec 13, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →vs Joshua Van
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira · Jun 28, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira · Oct 12, 2024
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 · Feb 24, 2024
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington · Dec 16, 2023
Loss
View Analysis →UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen · Apr 15, 2023
vs Matt Schnell
UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje · May 7, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze · Jan 15, 2022
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum · Aug 21, 2021
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez · Nov 21, 2020
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa · Sep 26, 2020
vs Tim Elliott
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns · May 30, 2020