Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira
Flyweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval
“Raw Dawg”
17-9-0
RESULT

Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Tatsuro Taira
Tatsuro Taira
“The Best”
18-2-0
Saturday, October 12, 2024
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Brandon Royval defeated Tatsuro Taira by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira, held Saturday, October 12, 2024 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Brandon Royval
Tatsuro Taira
0
Knockdowns
0
124 of 232
Significant strikes
42 of 99
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
42%
172 of 287
Total strikes
80 of 143
3 of 3
Takedowns
6 of 15
100%
Takedown accuracy
40%
3
Submission attempts
1
2
Reversals
0
2:23
Control time
12:13
Significant strikes by target
114 of 216
Head
34 of 91
10 of 16
Body
5 of 5
0 of 0
Leg
3 of 3
97 of 203
Distance
38 of 93
11 of 12
Clinch
0 of 1
16 of 17
Ground
4 of 5

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
17 of 55
Sig. str.
10 of 22
17 of 55
Total str.
11 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:44
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
3 of 14
Sig. str.
5 of 7
11 of 22
Total str.
29 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:10
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
56 of 78
Sig. str.
5 of 21
81 of 105
Total str.
7 of 23
2 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 4
1
Sub. att
1
0:57
Ctrl
1:45
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
5 of 11
Sig. str.
8 of 13
6 of 12
Total str.
18 of 25
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
4:29
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
43 of 74
Sig. str.
14 of 36
57 of 93
Total str.
15 of 37
1 of 1
Takedowns
2 of 3
2
Sub. att
0
1:26
Ctrl
1:05
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

17-9-0
Record
18-2-0
0
Win Streak
0
33
Age
26
5'9"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
70"
—
Stance
—
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

5.54
SLpM
2.87
41%
Str. Acc.
54%
4.25
SApM
3.10
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.65
TD Avg.
3.57
75%
TD Acc.
43%
45%
TD Def.
46%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Brandon Royval · 2-3
  • L
    Manel Kape
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:18 · Flyweight
  • L
    Joshua Van
    UFC 317: Topuria vs OliveiraSat, Jun 28, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Tatsuro Taira
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Brandon Moreno
    UFC Mexico CitySun, Feb 25, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • L
    Alexandre Pantoja
    UFC 296: Edwards vs CovingtonSat, Dec 16, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
Tatsuro Taira · 3-2
  • L
    Joshua Van
    UFC 328: Chimaev vs StricklandSat, May 9, 2026
    TKO · R5 · 1:32 · Flyweight
  • W
    Brandon Moreno
    UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2Sat, Dec 6, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 2:24 · Flyweight
  • W
    HyunSung Park
    UFC Fight Night: Taira vs ParkSat, Aug 2, 2025
    Submission · R2 · 1:06 · Flyweight
  • L
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs TairaSat, Oct 12, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Flyweight
  • W
    Alex Perez
    UFC Fight Night: Perez vs TairaSat, Jun 15, 2024
    TKO · R2 · 2:59 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 12 fights · 10 fights
64.0
Avg sig. strikes
33.7
0.50
Avg takedowns
2.80
0:48
Avg control time
6:20
215
Career high strikes
61
3
Career high TDs
8

Strike Distribution

Brandon Royval
Strike target
Tatsuro Taira
77%
Head
78%
15%
Body
8%
7%
Leg
14%
Brandon Royval
Strike position
Tatsuro Taira
88%
Distance
54%
5%
Clinch
4%
8%
Ground
42%