Moreno vs Royval II

Who won Moreno vs Royval II?

Brandon Royval beat Brandon Moreno by split decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 24th February 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City.

The scorecards were announced as 48-47, 49-46, 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).

Moreno vs Royval II stats

Brandon Moreno stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 11 by submission.

Brandon Royval made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This was Brandon Moreno's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2016. Brandon Royval marked his 10th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Brandon Moreno's UFC record stood at 11-5-2, while Brandon Royval's came in at 7-3-0.

The stats suggested Royval had a slight advantage in power over Moreno, with a 27% knock out percentage over Moreno's 24%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Royval had a slight advantage over Moreno, with a 60% submission rate over Moreno's 52%.

Brandon Moreno was the younger man by 1 year, at 31 years old.

Royval had a height advantage of 2 inches over Moreno. Despite this, both fighters had a equal reach.

Moreno was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2011, 1 year and 3 months earlier than Royval, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 42 more professional rounds, 96 to Royval's 54.

Moreno vs Royval II form

Moreno had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Kai Kara France at UFC 277 on 30th July 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round in their championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Previous to that, he had lost to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 270 on 22nd January 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had drawn with Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 256 on 12th December 2020 by majority draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had drawn with Askar Askarov at UFC on ESPN+ 17 on 21st September 2019 by split draw in their 3 round contest at Arena Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico.

Royval had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Tatsuro Taira at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on 12th October 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Brandon Moreno at UFC Fight Night: Moreno vs. Royval 2 on 24th February 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at Arena CDMX, Mexico City, Mexico.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alexandre Pantoja 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 had won against Matheus Nicolau at UFC Fight Night – Holloway vs. Allen on 15th April 2023 by knockout in the 1st round at T-Mobile Center, Kansas City.

He had beaten Matt Schnell at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Brandon Royval had been fighting more than Brandon Moreno.

Going to this contest, Brandon Moreno had last fought 2 years, 10 months and 14 days ago, while Brandon Royval's last outing had been 8 months and 1 day ago.

Moreno's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 8 months and 23 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 1 month and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

Royval's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 6 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

What were the odds on Moreno vs Royval II?

Brandon Moreno was a 1/3 (-320) favourite going into the contest, while Brandon Royval made his way into the ring at 8/25 (+150) with oddsmakers.