Royval vs Bontorin

Who won Royval vs Bontorin?

Brandon Royval beat Rogerio Bontorin by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th January 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Brandon Royval.

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 Bontorin stats

Brandon Royval stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Rogerio Bontorin made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

Brandon Royval's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Rogerio Bontorin's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Royval had a slight advantage in power over Bontorin, with a 25% knock out percentage over Bontorin's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Royval had a slight advantage over Bontorin, with a 67% submission rate over Bontorin's 65%.

Brandon Royval was the same age as Rogerio Bontorin, at 32 years old.

Royval had a height advantage of 4 inches over Bontorin. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Royval's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Bontorin's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months earlier than Bontorin, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 7 more professional rounds, 49 to Bontorin's 42.

Activity check

Royval's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 5 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Bontorin's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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