Pantoja vs Royval

Who won Pantoja vs Royval?

Alexandre Pantoja beat Brandon Royval by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 34, on Saturday 21st August 2021 at UFC APEX in Enterprise.

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).

Pantoja vs Royval stats

Alexandre Pantoja stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Brandon Royval made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

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

Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record stood at 12-3-0, while Brandon Royval's came in at 6-3-0.

The stats suggested Pantoja had a slight advantage in power over Royval, with a 35% knock out percentage over Royval's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Royval had a massive advantage over Pantoja, boasting a 67% submission rate over Pantoja's 35%.

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

Royval had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pantoja. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pantoja was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years earlier than Royval, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 31 more professional rounds, 80 to Royval's 49.

Pantoja vs Royval form

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

In his last fight leading up to 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

Pantoja's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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

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