Pantoja vs Royval III

When is Pantoja vs Royval III?

Alexandre Pantoja could potentially square off against Brandon Royval, in Autumn/Fall 2024 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Pantoja vs Royval III stats

Alexandre Pantoja would step into the octagon with a record of 28 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Brandon Royval would make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This will be Alexandre Pantoja's 15th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017.

Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record currently stands at 12-3-0, while Brandon Royval's comes in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggest Pantoja would have a slight advantage in power over Royval, with a 29% knock out percentage over Royval's 25%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Royval would have an advantage over Pantoja, with a 56% submission rate over Pantoja's 36%.

Alexandre Pantoja is the older man by 3 years, at 34 years old.

Royval has a height advantage of 4 inches over Pantoja. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pantoja is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years earlier than Royval, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 31 more professional rounds, 80 to Royval's 49.

Pantoja vs Royval III form

Alexandre Pantoja has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Steve Erceg at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Previous to that, he had beaten Brandon Royval 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 defeated Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Alex Perez at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

He had won against Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

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

In his last fight, he defeated 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 defeated 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 was victorious against Matt Schnell at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

He had won 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

In terms of recent activity, Brandon Royval has been fighting more than Alexandre Pantoja.

Alexandre Pantoja last fought 2 months and 20 days ago, while Brandon Royval's last outing was 5 months ago.

Pantoja's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Royval's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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