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 15th 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 12-3-0, 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 2 years, at 34 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 26 more professional rounds, 80 to Royval's 54.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Alexandre Pantoja had last fought 3 years, 9 months and 28 days ago, while Brandon Royval's last outing had been 5 years and 12 days ago.

Pantoja's last 2 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 4 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Royval's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 7 months and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

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