UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira

When Was UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira?

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira took place on Saturday, October 12th, 2024, at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada in the United States.

Who won the main event at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira?

Brandon Royval beat Tatsuro Taira by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 48-47, 48-47 in favor of the winner Brandon Royval.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

What were the results at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira?

At UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira in the co-main event, Brad Tavares was defeated by Jun Yong Park by decision in their Middleweight contest.

On the main card, Grant Dawson beat Rafa Garcia by knockout in a Lightweight bout, Cory McKenna was overcome by Julia Polastri by decision at Women’s Strawweight, Daniel Rodriguez was victorious over Alex Morono on points in their Welterweight contest, and UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira beat UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira by decision.

Rounding off the main portion of the card, Chidi Njokuani defeated Jared Gooden on points in a Welterweight bout.

On the prelim card, C.J. Vergara lost to Ramazan Temurov by knockout in a Flyweight bout, Jonathan Pearce was overcome by Pat Sabatini by submission at Featherweight, Niko Price was defeated by Themba Gorimbo on points in their Welterweight contest, and UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira beat UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira by decision.

Rounding off the prelim portion of the card, Daniel Argueta was overcome by Cody Haddon on points in a Bantamweight bout, and Clayton Carpenter was victorious over Lucas Rocha by submission at Flyweight.

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Results.

These are the fight results from the main card of UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira:

Main Event

• Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira, Split Decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) (Flyweight - 5 Rounds)

Co Main Event

• Jun Yong Park def. Brad Tavares, Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (Middleweight - 3 Rounds)

Main Card

• Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia, KO, Round 2 (Lightweight - 3 Rounds)
• Julia Polastri def. Cory McKenna, Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) (Women’s Strawweight - 3 Rounds)
• Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono, Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira vs UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira (UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira - Rounds)
• Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden, Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)

Prelims

• Ramazan Temurov def. C.J. Vergara, KO, Round 1 (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)
• Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce, Sub, Round 1 (Featherweight - 3 Rounds)
• Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price, Unanimous Decision (Welterweight - 3 Rounds)
• UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira vs UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira (UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira - Rounds)
• Cody Haddon def. Daniel Argueta, Unanimous Decision (Bantamweight - 3 Rounds)
• Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha, Sub, Round 2 (Flyweight - 3 Rounds)

Who broadcasted UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira?

In the US, the ESPN+ show was expected to begin at 7:00 PM EST / 4:00 PM PST. In the UK, the TNT Sports 1 broadcast of the card was expected to start at 12:00 AM (BST).