Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape
Flyweight5 rounds scheduled
Brandon Royval
United StatesBrandon Royval
“Raw Dawg”
18-9-0
RESULT

Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 3:18
WIN
Manel Kape
AngolaManel Kape
“StarBoy”
23-7-0
Sunday, December 14, 2025
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Manel Kape defeated Brandon Royval by TKO in round 1 (3:18) in the Flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape, held Sunday, December 14, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Brandon Royval
Manel Kape
0
Knockdowns
1
17 of 26
Significant strikes
17 of 23
65%
Sig. strike accuracy
74%
17 of 26
Total strikes
18 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:04
Significant strikes by target
5 of 10
Head
6 of 10
6 of 8
Body
5 of 6
6 of 8
Leg
6 of 7
17 of 26
Distance
15 of 21
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
2 of 2

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
17 of 26
Sig. str.
17 of 23
17 of 26
Total str.
18 of 24
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:04

Frequently asked questions

Who won Brandon Royval vs Manel Kape?

Manel Kape defeated Brandon Royval by TKO in round 1 (3:18) in the Flyweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs Kape, held Sunday, December 14, 2025 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.

Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Brandon Royval 39%61% Manel Kape

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCal Elo ratings. See all Elo ratings

Tale of the Tape

18-9-0
Record
23-7-0
1565
Elo rating
1639
1
Win Streak
4
33
Age
32
5'9"
175 cm
Height
5'5"
165 cm
68"
173 cm
Reach
68"
173 cm
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
Flyweight
Weight Class
Flyweight
United States
Nationality
Angola

Striking Profile

5.60
SLpM
4.68
42%
Str. Acc.
55%
4.24
SApM
3.88
42%
Str. Def.
57%

Grappling Profile

0.89
TD Avg.
0.36
64%
TD Acc.
30%
45%
TD Def.
78%
1.20
Sub. Avg.
0.20

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Brandon Royval · 3-2
  • W
    Lone'er Kavanagh
    UFC 329: McGregor vs Holloway 2Sat, Jul 11, 2026
    Submission · R3 · 3:40 · Flyweight
  • 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
Manel Kape · 4-1
  • W
    Kyoji Horiguchi
    UFC Fight Night: Kape vs HoriguchiSat, Jun 20, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 2:42 · Flyweight
  • W
    Brandon Royval
    UFC Fight Night: Royval vs KapeSun, Dec 14, 2025
    TKO · R1 · 3:18 · Flyweight
  • W
    Asu Almabayev
    UFC Fight Night: Kape vs AlmabayevSat, Mar 1, 2025
    TKO · R3 · 2:16 · Flyweight
  • W
    Bruno Silva
    UFC Fight Night: Covington vs BuckleySun, Dec 15, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:57 · Flyweight
  • L
    Muhammad Mokaev
    UFC 304: Edwards vs Muhammad 2Sat, Jul 27, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Flyweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 11 fights
65.5
Avg sig. strikes
52.7
0.69
Avg takedowns
0.27
1:06
Avg control time
0:20
215
Career high strikes
112
3
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Brandon Royval
Strike target
Manel Kape
79%
Head
67%
14%
Body
19%
7%
Leg
15%
Brandon Royval
Strike position
Manel Kape
86%
Distance
89%
6%
Clinch
4%
9%
Ground
7%