Pantoja vs Royval

Who won Pantoja vs Royval?

Alexandre Pantoja beat Brandon Royval by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC Vegas 34, on Saturday 21st August 2021 at UFC APEX in Enterprise.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Pantoja vs Royval stats

Alexandre Pantoja stepped into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Brandon Royval made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Alexandre Pantoja's 16th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Brandon Royval marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record stood at 13-3-0, while Brandon Royval's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Pantoja had a slight advantage in power over Royval, with a 35% knock out percentage over Royval's 25%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Royval had a massive advantage over Pantoja, boasting a 67% submission rate over Pantoja's 35%.

Alexandre Pantoja was the older man by 3 years, at 35 years old.

Royval had a height advantage of 4 inches over Pantoja. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pantoja was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 11 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years earlier than Royval, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 28 more professional rounds, 82 to Royval's 54.

Pantoja vs Royval form

Alexandre Pantoja had beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kai Asakura at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Steve Erceg at UFC 301 on 4th May 2024 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Brandon Royval at UFC 296 on 16th December 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Brandon Moreno at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by split decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Alex Perez at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

Pantoja's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 10 months and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Royval's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 1 month and 2 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 4 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.3 rounds on average.

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