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 | |
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Born | Brandon Matthew Royval[1] August 6, 1992 Denver, Colorado, United States |
Other names | Raw Dawg |
Nationality | American |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
Weight | 125 lb (57 kg; 8 st 13 lb) |
Division | Flyweight |
Reach | 68 in (173 cm)[2] |
Fighting out of | Denver, Colorado |
Team | factoryX Muay Thai |
Years active | 2012–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 17 |
Wins | 12 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 8 |
By decision | 1 |
Losses | 5 |
By knockout | 1 |
By decision | 4 |
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
- Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Fight of the Night (Two times) vs. Tim Elliott and Kai Kara France[10][13]
- Legacy Fighting Alliance
- Legacy Fighting Alliance Flyweight Champion (One time)[7]
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 |
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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. |
References
- Mixed martial arts show results Date: November 21, 2020
- "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 2020-10-04.
- "Rankings | UFC". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- Jake Howard. "Brandon "Raw Dog" Royval makes flyweight". mymetmedia.com.
- Bitter, Shawn (2019-03-28). "Welcome to the UFC: Casey Kenney". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-03-09.
- John Morgan (May 3, 2019). "LFA 65 results: Brandon Royval taps out UFC vet Joby Sanchez". mmajunkie.com.
- Thomas Gerbasi (2020-11-19). "Brandon Royval Knows He Belongs". UFC.com.
- Farah Hannoun (2020-05-21). "UFC adds Tim Elliott vs. Brandon Royval to May 30 lineup". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- Bitter, Shawn (2020-05-30). "UFC Vegas Results: Brandon Royval Submits Tim Elliott in Octagon Debut". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-05-31.
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- 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}}
- Fuentes, Jon (2020-09-26). "UFC 253 Results: Brandon Royval Makes Kai Kara-France Tap". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- Alexander K. Lee (2020-09-27). "UFC 253 bonuses: Israel Adesanya, Jan Blachowicz cash in with championship performances". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2020-09-27.
- DNA, MMA (2020-10-03). "Brandon Moreno still fights at UFC 255 and faces Brandon Royval" (in Dutch). mmadna. Retrieved 2020-10-03.
- Evanoff, Josh (2020-11-21). "UFC 255 Results: Brandon Moreno Finishes Injured Brandon Royval". Cageside Press. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- "Professor Brandon Royval". factoryxmuaythai.com. Retrieved December 11, 2020.
- Sherdog.com. "Brandon Royval". Sherdog. Retrieved 2020-08-07.