Brandon Royval
“Raw Dawg”
Professional record
Last 5: WLLWW
Profile
- Age
- 34 (born August 16, 1992)
- Born in
- Denver
- Height
- 5' 9"
- Weight
- 125 lbs.
- Reach
- 68"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- UFC record
- 8-5
- Title fights
- 1
How the fights ended
Wins in the UFC8
- KO/TKO 1
- Submission 4
- Decision 3
Losses in the UFC5
- KO/TKO 2
- Submission 1
- Decision 2
UFC career stats
Striking
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.6 top 2%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.24
Grappling
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 0.89 top 62%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 1.2
Next fight
In the record book
- #8 · Most head strikes in a fight (all-time)179
- #1 · Most significant strikes in a fight (flyweight)215
- #1 · Most total strikes in a fight (flyweight)281
- #1 · Most head strikes in a fight (flyweight)179
- #1 · Most guillotine choke wins (flyweight)2
- #2 · Most significant strikes landed per minute (flyweight)5.60
- #3 · Most submission wins (flyweight)4
- #3 · Most reversals (flyweight)6
- #3 · Highest finish rate (flyweight)62.5%
About Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval "Raw Dawg" is a flyweight mixed martial artist, born in Denver, United States, on August 16, 1992. Royval stands 5' 9", has a 68" reach and fights from a southpaw stance. Royval is ranked #3 in the official UFC flyweight rankings.
Royval turned professional in 2012, debuting with Kick Down MMA. A 10-4 record outside the UFC came first. Royval made a UFC debut at UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns in May 2020 and beat Tim Elliott by arm triangle from side control. In the UFC, Royval is 8-5 across 13 fights.
A submission specialist, Royval has 4 UFC submission wins, most often by guillotine choke. By the numbers, Royval lands more significant strikes per minute than 98% of flyweights and attempts more submissions than 83% of flyweights. A notable win came against Brandon Moreno, a UFC title-fight winner.
Most recently, Royval beat Lone'er Kavanagh by rear naked choke at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 in July 2026.
UFC fight history
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W
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R3 3:40
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Jul 11, 2026
84Str 3TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 3:18
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
Dec 13, 2025
17Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
Jun 28, 2025
215Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Oct 12, 2024
124Str 3TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
Feb 24, 2024
145Str 1TD 0KD -
L
Alexandre Pantoja Title
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
Dec 16, 2023
111Str 0TD 0KD -
W
KO/TKO · Knee to Head At Distance · R1 2:09
UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
Apr 15, 2023
13Str 0TD 1KD -
W
Submission · Guillotine Choke From Bottom Guard · R1 2:14
May 7, 2022
14Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Decision - Split · R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze
Jan 15, 2022
40Str 0TD 0KD -
L
Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R2 1:46
UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
Aug 21, 2021
17Str 1TD 0KD -
L
KO/TKO · Punches to Head On Ground · R1 4:59
Nov 21, 2020
17Str 0TD 0KD -
W
Submission · Guillotine Choke After Drop to Guard · R2 0:48
Sep 26, 2020
39Str 0TD 2KD -
W
Submission · Arm Triangle From Side Control · R2 3:18
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
May 30, 2020
16Str 1TD 0KD
Full MMA career
Brandon Royval is 18-9 across 27 professional fights in 6 promotions, since a pro debut on August 17, 2012 (Kick Down MMA). 14 of those fights were outside the UFC.
Pro wins18
- KO/TKO 4
- Submission 10
- Decision 4
Pro losses9
- KO/TKO 2
- Submission 1
- Decision 6
- Finish rate
- 78% of wins
- Longest win streak
- 4
Fights by promotion
| Promotion | Record | First fight |
|---|---|---|
| UFC | 8-5 | 2020 |
| LFA | 6-2 | 2017 |
| Kick Down MMA | 1-1 | 2012 |
| Sparta Combat League | 2-0 | 2014 |
| Combate Americas | 0-1 | 2016 |
| WSOF | 1-0 | 2016 |
All professional fights
| Result | Opponent | Date |
|---|---|---|
| W | Lone'er Kavanagh | Jul 11, 2026 |
| L | Manel Kape | Dec 13, 2025 |
| L | Joshua Van | Jun 28, 2025 |
| W | Tatsuro Taira | Oct 12, 2024 |
| W | Brandon Moreno | Feb 24, 2024 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Dec 16, 2023 |
| W | Matheus Nicolau | Apr 15, 2023 |
| W | Matt Schnell | May 7, 2022 |
| W | Rogério Bontorin | Jan 15, 2022 |
| L | Alexandre Pantoja | Aug 21, 2021 |
| L | Brandon Moreno | Nov 21, 2020 |
| W | Kai Kara-France | Sep 26, 2020 |
| W | Tim Elliott | May 30, 2020 |
| W | Nate Williams | Nov 22, 2019 |
| W | Joby Sanchez | May 3, 2019 |
| L | Casey Kenney | Nov 9, 2018 |
| W | Charles Johnson | Sep 7, 2018 |
| W | Jerome Rivera | May 4, 2018 |
| W | Demetrius Wilson | Sep 8, 2017 |
| L | Nick Urso | Apr 21, 2017 |
| W | Rakan Adwan | Feb 24, 2017 |
| W | Angel Torres | Oct 15, 2016 |
| L | Ricky Palacios | May 26, 2016 |
| W | Danny Mainus | Mar 12, 2016 |
| W | Joey Welch | Aug 23, 2014 |
| L | Ben VomBaur | Oct 19, 2012 |
| W | Sammy Rind | Aug 17, 2012 |
Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Quick answers
What is Brandon Royval's record?
Brandon Royval's professional MMA record is 18 wins, 9 losses and 0 draws.
How old is Brandon Royval?
Brandon Royval is 34 years old, born on August 16, 1992.
How tall is Brandon Royval and what is their reach?
Brandon Royval stands 5' 9" with a 68" reach.
Who did Brandon Royval fight last?
Brandon Royval beat Lone'er Kavanagh by Submission at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 on Jul 11, 2026.