Kara-France vs Royval Result & Stats: Royval wins by SUB R2

UFCUFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa

Kai Kara-France

“Don't Blink” · 25-12-0 · #7

RESULT

Submission

ROUND 2 · 0:48

Flyweight3 rounds scheduled

Full card

Brandon RoyvalWIN

“Raw Dawg” · 18-9-0 · #9

Sunday, September 27, 2020UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Brandon Royval defeated Kai Kara-France by Submission in round 2 (0:48) in the Flyweight bout of UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa, held Sunday, September 27, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

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The result

Brandon RoyvalWIN

def. Kai Kara-France

Submission

Round 2 · 0:48

★ Fight of the Night

Referee: Lukasz Bosacki
Time format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)

Who called it

Every forecast, graded against the result

Kai Kara-FranceBrandon Royval

41%Power Index✓ Called it59%

65%Market · 9 sportsbooks✗ Missed35%

Model opinion, not betting advice. 18+. See the full Power Index

Betting Odds

Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.

Kai Kara-France

-212

68% implied win probability · Open: -213

Brandon Royval

+168

37% implied win probability · Open: +165

Line Movement

Kai Kara-FranceBrandon Royval

Every sportsbook is in the Odds tab.

What happened

Kai Kara-France dropped Brandon Royval once.
Brandon Royval dropped Kai Kara-France 2 times.
Brandon Royval out-landed Kai Kara-France 39 to 22 in significant strikes.

Tale of the tape

21-8-0

Record

11-4-0

Age

5'4" · 163 cm

Height

5'9" · 175 cm

69" · 175 cm

Reach

68" · 173 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Win Streak

1695

Power Index

1761

4-1

Last 5

4-1

Green marks the edge where one exists: younger, taller, longer, the streak, the higher rating and the better recent form. Record and stance are facts, not edges.

Fight stats: totals

Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts

Kai Kara-FranceBrandon Royval

Knockdowns

22 / 38

Significant strikes

39 / 71

58%

Sig. strike accuracy

55%

22 / 39

Total strikes

51 / 85

0 / 1

Takedowns

0 / 0

Submission attempts

1:31

Control time

1:31

Where it landed

Significant strikes landed by target in this fight

Kai Kara-FranceBrandon Royval

1255%

Head

2769%

15%

Body

718%

941%

Leg

513%

Where it happened

Where the landed significant strikes came from

Kai Kara-France

95%

Brandon Royval

87%10%

DistanceClinchGround

Range × target

Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell

Kai Kara-France22 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

1111/25

11/1

99/9

Clinch

11/3

Ground

Brandon Royval39 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

2323/50

66/8

55/6

Clinch

33/5

11/1

Ground

11/1

Betting Odds

Kai Kara-France

-212

68% implied win probability

Open: -213

Brandon Royval

+168

37% implied win probability

Open: +165

Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Kai Kara-FranceBrandon Royval

Sportsbook	Kai Kara-France	Brandon Royval
BetOnline	-191	+166
Bookmaker	-201	+162
Bovada	-225	+175
Cloudbet	-200	+170
MyBookie	-200	+160
Pinnacle	-209	+177
sportsbetio	-244	+159
sports-interaction	-220	+165
unibet	-230	+180

Odds are for information only.

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Insights

Brandon Royval absorbs 4.24 significant strikes a minute, more than 75% of UFC fighters.
Brandon Royval lands 5.60 significant strikes a minute, more than 94% of UFC fighters.

Style & credentials

Kai Kara-France

—Flyweight ChampionBragging Rights

Camp · City Kickboxing

Brandon Royval

No background on record

Camp · FactoryX Muay Thai

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

64%

Head

79%

15%

Body

14%

21%

Leg

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Kai Kara-Francelast 4 fights

69%14%17%

Brandon Royvallast 7 fights

59%12%29%

DistanceClinchGround

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Kai Kara-France Brandon Royval

Strikes landed / min

4.465.60

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Kara-France · Good · better than 79% of UFC fightersBrandon Royval · Elite · better than 94% of UFC fighters

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

3.244.24

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Kara-France · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersBrandon Royval · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.560.89

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Kara-France · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersBrandon Royval · Below avg · better than 39% of UFC fighters

Takedown accuracy

30%64%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Kara-France · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fightersBrandon Royval · Elite · better than 91% of UFC fighters

Takedown defence

84%45%

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Kara-France · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fightersBrandon Royval · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters

Submission attempts / 15 min

0.001.20

PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite

Kai Kara-France · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersBrandon Royval · Elite · better than 86% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

4.46

Strikes landed / min

5.60

3.24

Strikes taken / minfewer is better

4.24

0.56 / 1.9

Takedowns landed / 15 min

0.89 / 1.4

30%

Takedown accuracy

64%

84%

Takedown defence

45%

1:04

Control time / fight

1:06

0.00

Submission attempts / 15 min

1.20

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Kai Kara-France13 UFC fights · 712 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

50%357/1246

14%102/168

21%153/188

Clinch

2%16/25

0%0/0

Ground

12%82/140

0%2/2

0%0/0

Brandon Royval13 UFC fights · 852 landed

Head

Body

Leg

Distance

66%564/1591

13%109/157

7%56/82

Clinch

4%37/51

1%10/11

0%0/0

Ground

8%72/104

0%4/5

0%0/0

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

When it ends

Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended

Kai Kara-France16 of 29 ended early · 55%13 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

5 early stoppages have no logged time

Brandon Royval10 of 15 ended early · 67%5 went the distance

R1R2R3R4R5

finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended

Recent form · last 5

Kai Kara-France4-1

W
Tyson Nam
UFC Fight Night: Felder vs Hooker· Feb 23, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
L
Brandon Moreno
UFC 245: Usman vs Covington· Dec 14, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Mark De La Rosa
UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs Zhang· Aug 31, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Raulian Paiva
UFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva· Feb 10, 2019
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Elias Garcia
UFC Fight Night: Dos Santos vs Tuivasa· Dec 2, 2018
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Full record · 30 fights

W
Xiaoyu Shi
Glory of Heroes· Mar 4, 2018
Submission · Bantamweight
W
Huyixibai
WLF W.A.R.S. 19· Nov 11, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Aoriqileng
WLF W.A.R.S. 14· May 20, 2017
Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
W
Ze Wu
WLF W.A.R.S. 13· Apr 22, 2017
TKO · R1 · 2:01 · Bantamweight
W
Rodolfo Marques
Hex Fight Series 8· Mar 31, 2017
TKO · R3 · 2:59 · Bantamweight
L
Tatsumitsu Wada
Rizin 3 - Rizin Fighting World Grand Prix 2016: 2nd Round· Dec 29, 2016
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
W
Crisanto Pitpitunge
PXC 52· Mar 18, 2016
TKO · Flyweight
W
Josh Duenas
PXC 50· Dec 4, 2015
TKO · R1 · 1:28 · Flyweight
W
Shantaram Maharaj
Bragging Rights 7· Sep 27, 2015
TKO · R1 · 1:33 · Flyweight
W
Dindo Camansa
Mixed Martial A'rr· Jun 1, 2015
TKO · R1 · 0:12 · Flyweight
W
Ik Hwan Jang
PRO Fighting 10· May 9, 2015
TKO · R1 · 0:09 · Bantamweight
L
Ayideng Jumayi
Kunlun Fight 18· Jan 18, 2015
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
L
Mark Striegl
Malaysian Invasion 2· Oct 25, 2014
Submission · R1 · 2:10 · Bantamweight
L
Gustavo Falciroli
Australian FC 9· May 17, 2014
Submission · R1 · 4:55 · Bantamweight
W
Tieying Wu
Kunlun Fight 1· Jan 25, 2014
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
NC
Gustavo Falciroli
Australian FC 7· Dec 13, 2013
NC · R2 · 3:20 · Bantamweight
W
Tieying Wu
Philippines Regional· Oct 23, 2013
Submission
W
Yudi Cahyadi
Indonesia Regional· Sep 29, 2013
DEC
W
Ho Jun Kim
PRO Fighting 8· Aug 4, 2013
TKO · R1 · 3:44 · Bantamweight
L
Batgerel Danaa
Legend FC 11· Apr 27, 2013
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Caleb Lally
New Zealand Regional· Oct 13, 2012
DEC
W
Sam Chan
Legend FC 10· Aug 24, 2012
Submission · R1 · 3:21 · Bantamweight
L
Augustin Delarmino Jr.
Legend FC 8· Mar 30, 2012
TKO · R3 · 0:29 · Bantamweight
L
Chad George
New Zealand Regional· Dec 2, 2011
TKO
W
Ray Kaitiana
Supremacy Fighting Championship NZ· Nov 27, 2010
TKO

Brandon Royval4-1

W
Tim Elliott
UFC Fight Night: Woodley vs Burns· May 30, 2020
Submission · R2 · 3:18 · Flyweight
W
Nate Williams
LFA 79: Royval vs. Williams· Nov 22, 2019
Submission · R1 · 0:23 · Flyweight
W
Joby Sanchez
LFA 65: Royval vs. Sanchez· May 3, 2019
Submission · R1 · 3:17 · Flyweight
L
Casey Kenney
LFA 53: Royval vs. Kenney· Nov 9, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight
W
Charles Johnson
LFA 48: Stots vs. Lilley· Sep 7, 2018
Unanimous Decision · Flyweight

Full record · 15 fights

W
Jerome Rivera
LFA 39: Heinisch vs. Checco· May 4, 2018
TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Flyweight
W
Demetrius Wilson
LFA 22: Heinisch vs. Perez· Sep 8, 2017
Submission · R2 · 2:00 · Flyweight
L
Nick Urso
LFA 10: Heinisch vs. Rota· Apr 21, 2017
Split Decision · Flyweight
W
Rakan Adwan
LFA 5: Edwards vs. Townsend· Feb 24, 2017
Submission · R1 · 1:54 · Flyweight
W
Angel Torres
SCL 53· Oct 15, 2016
Submission · R1 · 0:34 · Flyweight
L
Ricky Palacios
Combate 7· May 9, 2016
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Danny Mainus
WSOF 29: Gaethje vs. Foster· Mar 12, 2016
TKO · R1 · 2:48 · Bantamweight
W
Joey Welch
SCL: Mile High Mayhem· Aug 23, 2014
Submission · R1 · 0:51 · Bantamweight
L
Ben Vom Baur
Kickdown 104· Oct 19, 2012
Unanimous Decision · Bantamweight
W
Sammy Rind
Kickdown 102· Aug 17, 2012
TKO · R1 · 1:45 · Catchweight

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Frequently asked questions

Who won Kai Kara-France vs Brandon Royval?

Brandon Royval defeated Kai Kara-France by Submission in round 2 (0:48) in the Flyweight bout of UFC 253: Adesanya vs Costa, held Sunday, September 27, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

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