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Brandon Royval
American mixed martial arts fighter

Brandon Royval

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American mixed martial arts fighter
Gender
Male
Place of birth
Denver, Denver County, Colorado, USA
Age
32 years
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Biography

Brandon Matthew Royval (born August 16, 1992) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Flyweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). A professional competitor since 2012, Royval has also formerly competed for Legacy Fighting Alliance, where he is a former Legacy Fighting Alliance Flyweight Champion. As of February 17, 2023, he is #4 in the UFC flyweight rankings.

Background

Born and raised in Denver, Brandon was already training Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai at the age of 15. Royval has an older brother, Darian.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Royval took his first amateur bout at the age of 18, racking up a 5–0 record. Starting his professional career in 2012, Royval compiled an 8–3 record fighting mostly for Legacy Fighting Alliance, eventually culminating in a shot for the interim LFA Flyweight Championship against Casey Kenney, which he lostby unanimous decision.

Brandon Royval next faced UFC vet, Joby Sanchez at LFA 65 on May 3, 2019, losing the bout via submission due to an armbar in the first round.

Royval was going to face Jared Scoggins for the vacant LFA flyweight title on November 22, 2019 until Scoggins pulled out of the fight. Nate Williams stepped up as a replacement and Royval won the LFA Flyweight title via first round armbar.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brandon made his UFC debut on May 30, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns against Tim Elliott. He won the fight via submission in the second round. This fight earned Royval a Fight of the Night award.

Royval faced Kai Kara-France on September 27, 2020 at UFC 253. After both fighters being knocked down in the first round, Royval won the fight via submission in the second round. This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.

Royval was a replacement for Alex Perez against Brandon Moreno on November 21, 2020 at UFC 255. He lost the fight via technical knockout on round one.

Royval faced Alexandre Pantoja on August 21, 2021 UFC on ESPN 29. He lost the fight via rear-naked choke in round two.

Royval faced Rogério Bontorinon January 15, 2022 at UFC on ESPN 32. He won the fight via split decision.

Royval faced Matt Schnell on May 7, 2022 at UFC 274. He won the back-and-forth fight via a guillotine choke submission in the first round. The fight also won both men the Fight of the Night bonus award.

Royval was scheduled to face Askar Askarov on October 15, 2022 at UFC Fight Night 212.However the bout was cancelled the day before the event due to weight management issues.

Royval was set to face Amir Albazi at UFC Fight Night 216 on December 17, 2022. However, Royval pulled out of the bout in late November due to a broken wrist.

Royval faced Matheus Nicolau on April 15, 2023 at UFC on ESPN 44. He won the fight via knockout in the first round. This win earned him the Performance of the Night award.

Personal life

After the win against Kai Kara-France, Royval quit his full-time job in the juvenile justice system. He also works as the jiu-jitsu instructor at Factory X.

Championships and accomplishments

  • Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Legacy Fighting Alliance
    • Legacy Fighting Alliance Flyweight Champion (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

21 matches15 wins6 losses
By knockout41
By submission91
By decision24
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Win15–6Matheus NicolauKO (knee and elbows)UFC on ESPN: Holloway vs. AllenApril 15, 202312:09Kansas City, Missouri, United StatesUFC flyweight title eliminator. Performance of the Night.
Win14–6Matt SchnellSubmission (guillotine choke)UFC 274May 7, 202212:14Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesFight of the Night.
Win13–6Rogério BontorinDecision (split)UFC on ESPN: Kattar vs. ChikadzeJanuary 15, 202235:00Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss12–6Alexandre PantojaSubmission (rear-naked choke)UFC on ESPN: Cannonier vs. GastelumAugust 21, 202121:46Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Loss12–5Brandon MorenoTKO (punches)UFC 255November 21, 202014:59Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win12–4Kai Kara-FranceSubmission (guillotine choke)UFC 253September 27, 202020:48Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesFight of the Night.
Win11–4Tim ElliottSubmission (arm-triangle choke)UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. BurnsMay 30, 202023:18Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesFight of the Night.
Win10–4Nate WilliamsSubmission (armbar)LFA 79November 22, 201910:23Broomfield, Colorado, United StatesWon the vacant LFA Flyweight Championship.
Win9–4Joby SanchezSubmission (armbar)LFA 65May 3, 201913:17Vail, Colorado, United States
Loss8–4Casey KenneyDecision (unanimous)LFA 53November 9, 201855:00Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesFor the interim LFA Flyweight Championship.
Win8–3Charles JohnsonDecision (unanimous)LFA 48September 7, 201835:00Kearney, Nebraska, United States
Win7–3Jerome RiveraTKO (arm injury)LFA 39May 4, 201810:40Vail, Colorado, United States
Win6–3Demetrius WilsonSubmission (triangle choke)LFA 22September 8, 201722:00Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Loss5–3Nick UrsoDecision (split)LFA 10April 21, 201735:00Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Win5–2Rakan AdwanSubmission (armbar)LFA 5February 24, 201711:54Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win4–2Angel TorresSubmission (triangle choke)SCL 53October 15, 201610:34Denver, Colorado, United StatesFlyweight debut.
Loss3–2Ricky PalaciosDecision (unanimous)Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 5May 26, 201635:00Los Angeles, California, United States
Win3–1Danny MainusKO (knee)WSOF 29March 12, 201612:48Greeley, Colorado, United States
Win2–1Joey WelchTKO (punches)SCL: Mile High MayhemAugust 23, 201410:51Denver, Colorado, United States
Loss1–1Ben VomBaurDecision (unanimous)Kick Down MMA 104October 19, 201235:00Denver, Colorado, United StatesBantamweight debut.
Win1–0Sammy RindTKO (elbows)Kick Down MMA 102August 17, 201211:45Denver, Colorado, United StatesCatchweight (140 lb) bout.

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