All fightersBrandon Royval
“Raw Dawg”
Flyweight18-9RECORD
4KO / TKO WINS
10SUBMISSION WINS
4DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Raw Dawg |
| Date of birth | 16 Aug 1992 |
| Nationality | American |
| Birthplace | Denver, Colorado, U.S. |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Flyweight |
| Team | Factory X |
| Height | 175 cm (5′9″) |
| Reach | 173 cm (68″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Weight | 56.7 kg (125 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 17 Aug 2012 |
| UFC debut | 30 May 2020 |
| Last fight | 11 Jul 2026 |
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Fight history
27 professional fights on file (13 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Lone'er Kavanagh | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 3:40 | UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 | 11 Jul 2026 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Manel Kape | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:18 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Kape | 13 Dec 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Joshua Van | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira | 28 Jun 2025 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 28-29, Ron McCarthy 28-29, Clemens Werner 27-30 | |||||||
| Win | Tatsuro Taira | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira | 12 Oct 2024 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Jason HerzogScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Chris Lee 48-47, Sal D'amato 47-48, Ron McCarthy 48-47 | |||||||
| Win | Brandon Moreno | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 | 24 Feb 2024 | Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 48-47, Junichiro Kamijo 46-49, Chris Lee 48-47 | |||||||
| Loss | Alexandre Pantoja | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington | 16 Dec 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout UFC Flyweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Junichiro Kamijo 45-50, Ron McCarthy 45-50, Eric Colon 46-49 | |||||||
| Win | Matheus Nicolau | KO/TKO (knee) | 1 | 2:09 | UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Allen | 15 Apr 2023 | Kansas City, Missouri, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Nick BerensScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Matt Schnell | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:14 | UFC 274: Oliveira vs. Gaethje | 7 May 2022 | Phoenix, Arizona, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Ryan BrueggemanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Rogerio Bontorin | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Kattar vs. Chikadze | 15 Jan 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Eric Colon 29-28, Doug Crosby 28-29, Chris Lee 29-28 | |||||||
| Loss | Alexandre Pantoja | Submission (rear naked choke) | 2 | 1:46 | UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Gastelum | 21 Aug 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Loss | Brandon Moreno | KO/TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:59 | UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez | 21 Nov 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Kai Kara-France | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 0:48 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | 26 Sep 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Lukasz BosackiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Tim Elliott | Submission (arm triangle) | 2 | 3:18 | UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs. Burns | 30 May 2020 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Flyweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Nate Williams | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:23 | LFA 79 | 22 Nov 2019 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
| Win | Joby Sanchez | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:17 | LFA 65 | 3 May 2019 | Vail, Colorado, United States |
| Loss | Casey Kenney | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | LFA 53 | 9 Nov 2018 | Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
| Win | Charles Johnson | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | LFA 48 | 7 Sep 2018 | Kearney, Nebraska, United States |
| Win | Jerome Rivera | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 0:40 | LFA 39 | 4 May 2018 | Vail, Colorado, United States |
| Win | Demetrius Wilson | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 2:00 | LFA 22 | 8 Sep 2017 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
| Loss | Nick Urso | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | LFA 10 | 21 Apr 2017 | Pueblo, Colorado, United States |
| Win | Rakan Adwan | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 1:54 | LFA 5 | 24 Feb 2017 | Broomfield, Colorado, United States |
| Win | Angel Torres | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 0:34 | Sparta Combat League 53 | 15 Oct 2016 | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Loss | Ricky Palacios | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Combate Americas: Road to the Championship 5 | 26 May 2016 | Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Win | Danny Mainus | KO (knee) | 1 | 2:48 | WSOF 29 | 12 Mar 2016 | Greeley, Colorado, United States |
| Win | Joey Welch | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 0:51 | Sparta Combat League: Mile High Mayhem | 23 Aug 2014 | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Loss | Ben VomBaur | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Kick Down MMA 104: BOOM | 19 Oct 2012 | Denver, Colorado, United States |
| Win | Sammy Rind | TKO (elbows) | 1 | 1:45 | Kick Down MMA 102: Rebels | 17 Aug 2012 | Denver, Colorado, United States |