Bookmakers made Tatsuro Taira a favourite against Brandon Royval when they face off in their fight on Saturday 12th October 2024 at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira.
He is currently 4/9 (-230) to win the fight outright, while you can get 8/5 (+160) on Brandon Royval if you fancy the small upset.
That means that oddsmakers think there is 65% chance of Taira winning while giving Royval a 35% chance.
Taira opened as the favourite at 1/2 (-200) however, that price has now got wider by -47/50 (+110).
Royval opened at 17/10 (+170) which has got wider by -9/10 (+110).
The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means both fighters will have to make the weight limit of 125 pounds (8.75 stones or 56.82 KG) on the day of the weigh-in.
Full UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Odds
Main Event
Tatsuro Taira is currently 4/9 (-230) to beat Brandon Royval, while Royval is currently 8/5 (+160) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Jun Yong Park is made a favourite at 11/20 (-180) to come out the victor in a fight against Brad Tavares, while Tavares is currently 7/5 (+140) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Main Card
Grant Dawson sits at 1/4 (-400) to win against Rafa Garcia, while Garcia is currently 3/1 (+300) to win if you fancy the big upset.
Abdul Razak Alhassan is marked at 13/20 (-150) to be victorious against Josh Fremd, while Fremd is currently 6/5 (+120) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Daniel Rodriguez is currently 12/25 (-210) to defeat Alex Morono, while Morono is currently 13/8 (+160) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Prelims
Themba Gorimbo is made a favourite at 7/20 (-290) to beat Niko Price, while Price is currently 43/20 (+220) to win if you fancy the upset.
Chidi Njokuani sits at 8/15 (-190) to come out the victor in a fight against Jared Gooden, while Gooden is currently 6/4 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Clayton Carpenter is marked at 7/10 (-140) to win against Lucas Rocha, while Rocha is currently 23/20 (+110) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Jonathan Pearce is currently 3/4 (-130) to be victorious against Pat Sabatini, while Sabatini is currently 21/20 (+100) to win if you fancy the slight upset.
Cody Haddon is made a favourite at 13/25 (-190) to defeat Daniel Argueta, while Argueta is currently 31/20 (+150) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Julia Polastri sits at 16/25 (-160) to beat Cory McKenna, while McKenna is currently 5/4 (+130) to win if you fancy the small upset.
Junior Tafa is marked at 7/20 (-290) to come out the victor in a fight against Chris Barnett, while Barnett is currently 43/20 (+220) to win if you fancy the upset.
Royval vs Taira Head To Head
Brandon Royval steps into the octagon with a record of 16 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.
Tatsuro Taira will make his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 16 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 7 by submission.
The stats suggest Taira has a slight advantage in power over Royval, with a 31% knock out percentage over Royval's 25%.
Brandon Royval is the older man by 8 years, at 32 years old.
Royval has a height advantage of 2 inches over Taira.
Royval is arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 12 years and 1 month later than Taira, whose first professional fight was in . He has fought 22 more professional rounds, 49 to Taira's 27.
Royval vs Taira betting form
Royval has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.
In his last fight, he 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.
Taira remains undefeated as a professional, stopping 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he beat Alex Perez at UFC Fight Night: Perez vs. Taira on 15th June 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had beaten Carlos Hernandez at UFC Fight Night: Song vs. Gutierrez on 9th December 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had defeated Edgar Chairez at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
Before that, he was victorious against Jesus Santos Aguilar at UFC Fight Night on 4th February 2023 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
He had won against C.J. Vergara at UFC Fight Night: Grasso vs. Araujo on 15th October 2022 by submission in the 2nd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Who's been more active?
In terms of recent activity, Tatsuro Taira has been fighting more than Brandon Royval.
Brandon Royval last fought 7 months and 10 days ago, while Tatsuro Taira's last outing was 3 months and 19 days ago.
Royval's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.
Taira's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.
What’s the Latest Time I Can Bet on Royval vs Taira Pre Fight?
The fighters are expected to walk out at around 1:10 AM UTC , which is 9:10 PM EST or 6:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 2:10 AM BST in the UK.
