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

France had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Brandon Moreno at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Askar Askarov at UFC Fight Night Columbus on 26th March 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Nationwide Arena, Columbus.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Cody Garbrandt at UFC 269 on 11th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Brandon Royval at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

He had defeated Mark De La Rosa at UFC on ESPN+ 15 on 31st August 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Universiade Sports Centre, Shenzhen, China.

Activity check

Royval's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 2 months and 22 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 7 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

France's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

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