Brandon Royval “Raw Dawg”
Flyweight · ORCA rating 57/100 · peak 60 · Volume striker · 8–5 in 13 graded UFC bouts
ORCA analysis
Brandon Royval holds an ORCA rating of 57 (peak 60), 20th of 55 active flyweights on the ORCA board. Striking offence grades 79 (total strikes landed per minute 95), 8th of 55 active flyweights, the high point of the profile. Striking defence trails at 36. 5 of 8 UFC wins came inside the distance (1 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).
Grades
| Family | Grade | Flyweight rank | Best reliable sub-grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Striking offence | 79 | 8 of 55 | Total strikes landed per minute 95 |
| Striking defence | 36 | 39 of 55 | — |
| Grappling offence | 63 | 16 of 55 | Submission attempts per 15 minutes 94 |
| Grappling defence | 37 | 42 of 55 | Control time conceded, seconds per minute 11 |
Strongest sub-grade: Total strikes landed per minute 95. Weakest: Takedowns conceded per 15 minutes 8.
Profile
- Division
- Flyweight
- ORCA rating
- 57 (peak 60)
- Flyweight rank
- 20 of 55 active
- UFC record
- 8–5
- Pro record
- 18–9
- Graded UFC bouts
- 13
- Style
- Volume striker
- Age
- 34
- Height
- 5′9″ (175 cm)
- Reach
- 68″ (173 cm)
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Gym
- Mile High Militia
Career stats
- Significant strikes landed per minute: 5.63
- Significant strike accuracy: 45%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute: 4.29
- Significant strike defence: 44%
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes: 0.89
- Takedown accuracy: 67%
- Takedown defence: 45%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes: 1.22
Fight history
- 2026-07-11 · W vs Lone'er Kavanagh · Submission · UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
- 2025-12-13 · L vs Manel Kape · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape
- 2025-06-28 · L vs Joshua Van · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira
- 2024-10-12 · W vs Tatsuro Taira · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
- 2024-02-24 · W vs Brandon Moreno · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2
- 2023-12-16 · L vs Alexandre Pantoja · Decision - Unanimous · UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington
- 2023-04-15 · W vs Matheus Nicolau · KO/TKO · UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen
- 2022-05-07 · W vs Matt Schnell · Submission · UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje
- 2022-01-15 · W vs Rogerio Bontorin · Decision - Split · UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze
- 2021-08-21 · L vs Alexandre Pantoja · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum
- 2020-11-21 · L vs Brandon Moreno · KO/TKO · UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez
- 2020-09-26 · W vs Kai Kara-France · Submission · UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
- 2020-05-30 · W vs Tim Elliott · Submission · UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns
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