Brandon Royval

“Raw Dawg”
Brandon Royval
#3 Flyweight
OctagonStats Rating 1561
8-5-0
Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height5' 9" (175 cm)
Weight125 lbs. (57 kg)
Reach68" (173 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
BornAug 16, 1992
Age34
DivisionFlyweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM5.60
Str. Acc42%
SApM4.24
Str. Def42%
TD Avg0.89
TD Acc64%
TD Def-
Sub Avg1.2

Recent form

W L L W W
Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

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13 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.
Wins by method
1 KO/TKO wins · 4 sub wins · 3 decision wins
Losses by method
2 KO/TKO losses · 1 sub losses · 2 decision losses
Finish rate62%
Times finished60%
StreakW1
Best streak3
Avg fight11:42
Octagon time2h 32m
Opp win%77%
ActiveMay. 30, 2020 – Jul. 11, 2026 (7y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced9
Ranked wins4
Best ranked winTatsuro Taira (#4 Flyweight)
Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night1
Fight of the Night7
Total bonuses8
Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Brandon Royval "Raw Dawg" is an 18-9-0 submission specialist. 62% finish rate.

Brandon debuted May. 30, 2020 vs Tim Elliott (win). Longest win streak: 3. 7 years active (May. 30, 2020–Jul. 11, 2026).

Best wins: Tatsuro Taira (S-DEC R5, Oct. 12, 2024); Brandon Moreno (S-DEC R5, Feb. 24, 2024); Kai Kara-France (SUB Guillotine Choke R2, Sep. 26, 2020).

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Fight history

DateEventResultMethodRTimeKDStrTDSub
Jul. 11, 2026UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2W Lone'er KavanaghSUB Rear Naked Choke33:400 184 563 12 1
Dec. 13, 2025UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. KapeL Manel KapeKO/TKO Punches13:180 117 170 00 0
Jun. 28, 2025UFC 317: Topuria vs. OliveiraL Joshua VanU-DEC35:000 1215 2040 00 0
Oct. 12, 2024UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. TairaW Tatsuro TairaS-DEC55:000 0124 423 63 1
Feb. 24, 2024UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2W Brandon MorenoS-DEC55:000 0145 1121 30 0
Dec. 16, 2023UFC 296: Edwards vs. CovingtonL Alexandre PantojaU-DEC55:000 0111 950 80 1
Apr. 15, 2023UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. AllenW Matheus NicolauKO/TKO Knee12:091 013 20 00 0
May. 07, 2022UFC 274: Oliveira vs. GaethjeW Matt SchnellSUB Guillotine Choke12:140 114 120 01 0
Jan. 15, 2022UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. ChikadzeW Rogerio BontorinS-DEC35:000 040 280 83 0
Aug. 21, 2021UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. GastelumL Alexandre PantojaSUB Rear Naked Choke21:460 017 221 30 2
Nov. 21, 2020UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. PerezL Brandon MorenoKO/TKO Punches14:590 017 160 20 2
Sep. 26, 2020UFC 253: Adesanya vs. CostaW Kai Kara-FranceSUB Guillotine Choke20:482 139 220 01 0
May. 30, 2020UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. BurnsW Tim ElliottSUB Arm Triangle23:180 016 171 42 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.