Brandon Royval

Brandon Matthew Royval (born August 6, 1992)[1] is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2012, he has also formerly competed for Legacy Fighting Alliance where he was the Flyweight Champion. As of November 9, 2020, he is #6 in the UFC flyweight rankings.[3]

Brandon Royval
BornBrandon Matthew Royval[1]
(1992-08-06) August 6, 1992
Denver, Colorado, United States
Other namesRaw Dawg
NationalityAmerican
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb)
DivisionFlyweight
Reach68 in (173 cm)[2]
Fighting out ofDenver, Colorado
TeamfactoryX Muay Thai
Years active2012–present
Mixed martial arts record
Total17
Wins12
By knockout3
By submission8
By decision1
Losses5
By knockout1
By decision4
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Background

Born and raised in Denver, Brandon was already training Brazilian jiu-jitsu and muay thai at the age of 15.[4] Royval has an older brother, Darian.[4]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Royval took his first amateur bout at the age of 18, racking up a 5–0 record.[4] Starting his professional career in 2012, Royval compiled a 8–3 record fighting mostly for Legacy Fighting Alliance, eventually culminating in a shot for the interim LFA Flyweight Championship agianst Casey Kenney, which he lost by unanimous decision.[5]

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.[6]

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.[7]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Brandon made his UFC debut on May 30, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns against Tim Elliott.[8] He won the fight via submission in the second round.[9] This fight earned Royval a Fight of the Night award.[10]

Royval faced Kai Kara France on September 27, 2020 at UFC 253.[11] After both fighters being knocked down in the first round, Royval won the fight via submission in the second round.[12] This fight earned him the Fight of the Night award.[13]

Royval was a replacement for Alex Perez against Brandon Moreno on November 21, 2020 at UFC 255.[14] He lost the fight via technical knockout on round one.[15]

Personal life

After the win against Kai Kara-France, Royval quit his full-time job in the juvenile justice system.[7] He also works as the jiu-jitsu instructor at Factory X.[16]

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
17 matches 12 wins 5 losses
By knockout 3 1
By submission 8 0
By decision 1 4
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 12–5 Brandon Moreno TKO (punches) UFC 255 November 21, 2020 1 4:59 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Win 12–4 Kai Kara-France Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 253 September 27, 2020 2 0:48 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Fight of the Night.
Win 11–4 Tim Elliott Submission (arm-triangle choke) UFC on ESPN: Woodley vs. Burns May 30, 2020 2 3:18 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Fight of the Night.
Win 10–4 Nate Williams Submission (armbar) LFA 79 November 22, 2019 1 0:23 Broomfield, Colorado, United States Won the vacant LFA Flyweight Championship.
Win 9–4 Joby Sanchez Submission (armbar) LFA 65 May 3, 2019 1 3:17 Vail, Colorado, United States
Loss 8–4 Casey Kenney Decision (unanimous) LFA 53 November 9, 2018 5 5:00 Phoenix, Arizona, United States For the interim LFA Flyweight Championship.
Win 8–3 Charles Johnson Decision (unanimous) LFA 48 September 7, 2018 3 5:00 Kearney, Nebraska, United States
Win 7–3 Jerome Rivera TKO (arm injury) LFA 39 May 4, 2018 1 0:40 Vail, Colorado, United States
Win 6–3 Demetrius Wilson Submission (triangle choke) LFA 22 September 8, 2017 2 2:00 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Loss 5–3 Nick Urso Decision (split) LFA 10 April 21, 2017 3 5:00 Pueblo, Colorado, United States
Win 5–2 Rakan Adwan Submission (armbar) LFA 5 February 24, 2017 1 1:54 Broomfield, Colorado, United States
Win 4–2 Angel Torres Submission (triangle choke) SCL 53 October 15, 2016 1 0:34 Denver, Colorado, United States Flyweight debut.
Loss 3–2 Ricky Palacios Decision (unanimous) Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 5 May 26, 2016 3 5:00 Los Angeles, California, United States
Win 3–1 Danny Mainus KO (knee) WSOF 29 March 12, 2016 1 2:48 Greeley, Colorado, United States
Win 2–1 Joey Welch TKO (punches) SCL: Mile High Mayhem August 23, 2014 1 0:51 Denver, Colorado, United States
Loss 1–1 Ben VomBaur Decision (unanimous) Kick Down MMA 104 October 19, 2012 3 5:00 Denver, Colorado, United States Bantamweight debut.
Win 1–0 Sammy Rind TKO (elbows) Kick Down MMA 102 August 17, 2012 1 1:45 Denver, Colorado, United States Catchweight (140 lb) bout.

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See also

References
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  3. "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  4. Jake Howard. "Brandon "Raw Dog" Royval makes flyweight". mymetmedia.com.
  5. Bitter, Shawn (2019-03-28). "Welcome to the UFC: Casey Kenney". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
  6. John Morgan (May 3, 2019). "LFA 65 results: Brandon Royval taps out UFC vet Joby Sanchez". mmajunkie.com.
  7. Thomas Gerbasi (2020-11-19). "Brandon Royval Knows He Belongs". UFC.com.
  8. Farah Hannoun (2020-05-21). "UFC adds Tim Elliott vs. Brandon Royval to May 30 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  9. Bitter, Shawn (2020-05-30). "UFC Vegas Results: Brandon Royval Submits Tim Elliott in Octagon Debut". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  10. Haynes, Stephie (2020-05-31). "UFC Las Vegas bonuses: Dern's record-setting kneebar wins POTN". Bloody Elbow. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
  11. Redactie (2020-07-27). "UFC Flyweightclash tussen Kai Kara-France en Brandon Royval op 26 september". mmadna.nl. Retrieved 2020-07-28.language=en-nl}}
  12. Fuentes, Jon (2020-09-26). "UFC 253 Results: Brandon Royval Makes Kai Kara-France Tap". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  13. Alexander K. Lee (2020-09-27). "UFC 253 bonuses: Israel Adesanya, Jan Blachowicz cash in with championship performances". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
  14. DNA, MMA (2020-10-03). "Brandon Moreno still fights at UFC 255 and faces Brandon Royval" (in Dutch). mmadna. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
  15. Evanoff, Josh (2020-11-21). "UFC 255 Results: Brandon Moreno Finishes Injured Brandon Royval". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
  16. "Professor Brandon Royval". factoryxmuaythai.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
  17. Sherdog.com. "Brandon Royval". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.
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