Royval vs Taira

When is Royval vs Taira?

Brandon Royval is set to fight Tatsuro Taira in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 12th October 2024 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Royval vs Taira stats

Brandon Royval steps into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Tatsuro Taira will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.

Tatsuro Taira will mark his 6th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2022.

Brandon Royval's UFC record currently stands at 6-3-0, while Tatsuro Taira's comes in at 6-0-0.

The stats suggest Taira has a slight advantage in power over Royval, with a 31% knock out percentage over Royval's 25%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Royval will have an advantage over Taira, with a 56% submission rate over Taira's 44%.

Brandon Royval is the older man by 8 years, at 32 years old.

Royval has a height advantage of 2 inches over Taira.

Royval is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 12 years later than Taira, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 22 more professional rounds, 49 to Taira's 27.

Royval vs Taira form

Royval has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Previous to that, he had lost to Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Matheus Nicolau at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

Before that, he had defeated Matt Schnell at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He was victorious against Rogerio Bontorin at UFC Fight Night on 15th January 2022 by split decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Taira remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he beat Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Carlos Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Edgar Chairez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Jesus Santos Aguilar at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had won against C.J. Vergara at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Tatsuro Taira has been fighting more than Brandon Royval.

Brandon Royval last fought 6 months and 18 days ago, while Tatsuro Taira's last outing was 2 months and 27 days ago.

Royval's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

Taira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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