Fighter Profile›Flyweight

“Raw Dawg”

Brandon Royval

17-912 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Declining

4× Title

4× 5R

Early Chaos

Output Builds Late

Moderate Wear

5'9"ht·68"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightLManel Kape·KO/TKO·R1·5mo ago

Fighter Context

7–5UFC·

1KO

3Sub

3Dec

11.5min/fight

139UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

6–5(11 fights)

50%finish rate

+1.4str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.29

Positive

88%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.162

Average

49%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

⚠ TD accuracy based on a small number of career attempts. May shift with more data.

Durability

Average

26%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

42%

Passive

34%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Royval

Blitzer

Head Hunter

Flyweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min5.54

Str. Accuracy41%

768UFC landed/1,849attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

+0.5 vs avg4.25

Str. Defense43%

KD Rate / fight0.25

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Below Avg15%ile0.39

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

16%

Leg

By Position

Distance88%

Clinch5%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 112 rounds	Round 28 rounds	Round 35 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	18	18	42	20	46
Avg. Absorbed	17	18	25	12	28
Avg. Net	+1	+1	+17	+8	+18

Grappling

Royval

Control Wrestler

·48s ctrlAverage Control

Flyweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.65

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.87

TD Accuracy75%

6UFC landed/8attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10

3UFC wins/10attempted

Defense

TD Defense45%

28UFC defended/62opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

57%

Average

div avg 45%

How They Lose

5UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 7

Submission3 / 7

Decision3 / 7

KD → Finish

1/2Moderate

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO2 / 5

Submission1 / 5

Decision2 / 5

Loss Pattern

3 of 5 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 4 of 4 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

60%

6 of 10 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

0.3pts

W3 dec

3.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

3SD

0MD

60%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 80 more in second half of career

12 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=8

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

4.8

8.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

4.6

5.0

Diff

+0.2

+0.1

+3.4

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+37%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Royval — 12 UFC Fights

Result

Method

12 fights

Manel Kape

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 3:18Dec '25

·17 SS (65%)·17 abs·1 kd taken

Joshua Van

U-DEC R3Jun '25

+11

·215 SS (46%)·204 abs·1 kd taken

Tatsuro Taira

TITLE

S-DEC R5Oct '24

+82

·124 SS (53%)·42 abs·3/3 td·6 td taken·143s ctrl·3 sub att

Brandon MorenoVeteran

TITLE

S-DEC R5Feb '24

+33

·145 SS (28%)·112 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·35s ctrl

Alexandre PantojaVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '23

+16

·111 SS (54%)·95 abs·0/1 td·8 td taken·47s ctrl

Matheus Nicolau

KO/TKO R1 · 2:09Apr '23

+11

·13 SS (59%)·2 abs·7s ctrl·1 kd landed

Matt Schnell

SUB R1 · 2:14May '22

·14 SS (36%)·12 abs·13s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub att

Rogerio Bontorin

S-DEC R3Jan '22

+12

·40 SS (30%)·28 abs·8 td taken·103s ctrl·3 sub att

Alexandre Pantoja

SUB R2 · 1:46Aug '21

-5

·17 SS (28%)·22 abs·1/1 td·3 td taken·8s ctrl

Brandon Moreno

KO/TKO R1 · 4:59Nov '20

·17 SS (33%)·16 abs·2 td taken

All Fighters

Flyweight

“Raw Dawg”

Brandon Royval

17-912 UFC

Form

5'9"ht·68"reach·Southpawstance·33age

Last fightLManel Kape·KO/TKO·5mo ago

Fighter Context

7–5UFC·

1KO

3Sub

3Dec

11.5min/fight

139UFC min

vs. Winning Record6–5

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.29

88%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.162

49%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

26%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

42%

34%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Royval

Flyweight avg

BlitzerHead Hunter

Sig. Strikes / Min5.54

Str. Accuracy41%

768UFC landed/1,849attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

+0.5 vs avg4.25

Str. Defense43%

KD Rate / Fight0.25

3UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Below Avg15%ile0.39

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

78%

Body

16%

Leg

By Position

Dist88%

Clinch5%

Ground8%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=12	R2 n=8	R3 n=5	R4 n=3	R5 n=3
Landed	18	18	42	20	46
Absorbed	17	18	25	12	28
Net	+1	+1	+17	+8	+18

Grappling

Royval

Flyweight avg

Control Wrestler

48s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.65

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY0.87

TD Accuracy75%

6UFC landed/8attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min1.10

3UFC wins/10attempted

Defense

TD Defense45%

28UFC defended/62opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 6 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

57%

Average

Win Methods

1KO/TKO

3Sub

3Dec

Loss Methods

2KO/TKO

1Sub

2Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

60%6 of 10 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

0.3pts

W3 dec

3.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

2UD

3SD

0MD

60%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=12

R2n=8

R3n=5

Outputsig strikes / min

4.0

4.8

8.4

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.8

4.6

5.0

Diff

+0.2

+0.1

+3.4

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Royval — UFC Fight Log

Manel KapeTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '25

17 SS (65%)·17 abs·1 kd taken

Joshua Van

U-DEC·R3·Jun '25

215 SS (46%)·204 abs·1 kd taken

Tatsuro TairaTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Oct '24

124 SS (53%)·42 abs·3/3 td·6 td taken·143s ctrl·3 sub

Brandon MorenoVeteranTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Feb '24

145 SS (28%)·112 abs·1/2 td·3 td taken·35s ctrl

Alexandre PantojaVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '23

111 SS (54%)·95 abs·0/1 td·8 td taken·47s ctrl

Matheus Nicolau

KO/TKO·R1·Apr '23

13 SS (59%)·2 abs·7s ctrl·1 kd

Matt Schnell

SUB·R1·May '22

14 SS (36%)·12 abs·13s ctrl·1 kd taken·1 sub

Rogerio Bontorin

S-DEC·R3·Jan '22

40 SS (30%)·28 abs·8 td taken·103s ctrl·3 sub

Round 112 rounds

Round 28 rounds

Round 35 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+17

+18

n=12

n=8

n=5

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+17

+18