Royval vs Schnell

Who won Royval vs Schnell?

Brandon Royval beat Matt Schnell by submission in the 1st round during the prelims of UFC 274, on Saturday 7th May 2022 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

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 Schnell stats

Brandon Royval stepped into the octagon with a record of 13 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Matt Schnell made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

Brandon Royval's UFC record stood at 6-3-0, while Matt Schnell's came in at 6-6-0.

The stats suggested Royval had a slight advantage in power over Schnell, with a 23% knock out percentage over Schnell's 13%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Royval had a slight advantage over Schnell, with a 62% submission rate over Schnell's 53%.

Brandon Royval was the younger man by 3 years, at 31 years old.

Royval had a height advantage of 1 inch over Schnell. Despite this, Schnell had 2-inch reach advantage.

Royval's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Schnell's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 28 days earlier than Schnell, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 6 more professional rounds, 49 to Schnell's 43.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Matt Schnell had been fighting more than Brandon Royval.

Going to this contest, Brandon Royval had last fought 4 years, 5 months and 4 days ago, while Matt Schnell's last outing had been 2 years, 11 months and 11 days ago.

Royval's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 11 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 5 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

Schnell's last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Royval vs Schnell?

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