Royval vs Kara-France

Who won Royval vs Kara-France?

Brandon Royval beat Kai Kara France by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 253, on Saturday 26th September 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Royval vs Kara-France stats

Brandon Royval stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Kai Kara France made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

Brandon Royval's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Kai Kara France's came in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggested France had an advantage in power over Royval, with a 43% knock out percentage over Royval's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Royval had a massive advantage over France, boasting a 64% submission rate over France's 14%.

Brandon Royval was the same age as Kai Kara France, at 31 years old.

Royval had a height advantage of 5 inches over France. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Royval was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than France, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 49 to France's 78.

Royval vs Kara-France form

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

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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.

Activity check

Royval's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 3 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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