Pantoja vs Royval III

When is Pantoja vs Royval III?

Alexandre Pantoja could potentially square off against Brandon Royval, in Autumn/Fall 2025 at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit would be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Pantoja vs Royval III stats

Alexandre Pantoja would step into the octagon with a record of 30 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 12 by submission.

Brandon Royval would make his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

This will be Alexandre Pantoja's 17th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2017. Brandon Royval will mark his 11th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2020.

Alexandre Pantoja's UFC record currently stands at 14-3-0, while Brandon Royval's comes in at 7-4-0.

The stats suggest Pantoja would have a slight advantage in power over Royval, with a 27% knock out percentage over Royval's 24%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Royval would have an advantage over Pantoja, with a 53% submission rate over Pantoja's 40%.

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

Royval has a height advantage of 4 inches over Pantoja. This also extends to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Pantoja is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years earlier than Royval, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 28 more professional rounds, 85 to Royval's 57.

Pantoja vs Royval III form

Alexandre Pantoja has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Kai Kara France at UFC 317 on 28th June 2025 by submission in the 3rd round in their UFC Flyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, he was victorious against 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.

He had won 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.

Royval has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Joshua Van at UFC 317 on 28th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had defeated 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.

Before that, 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.

He was victorious 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.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Alexandre Pantoja has been fighting more than Brandon Royval.

Alexandre Pantoja last fought 6 days ago, while Brandon Royval's last outing was 6 days ago.

Pantoja's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4 rounds on average.

Royval's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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