Royval vs Bontorin

Who won Royval vs Bontorin?

Brandon Royval beat Rogerio Bontorin by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 15th January 2022 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced as 29-28, 29-28, 29-28 in favor of the winner Brandon Royval.

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).

Royval vs Bontorin stats

Brandon Royval stepped into the octagon with a record of 12 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 8 by submission.

Rogerio Bontorin made his way to the cage with a record of 17 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

This was Brandon Royval's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020.

Brandon Royval's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Rogerio Bontorin's came in at 2-3-0.

The stats suggested Royval had a slight advantage in power over Bontorin, with a 25% knock out percentage over Bontorin's 18%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Royval had a slight advantage over Bontorin, with a 67% submission rate over Bontorin's 65%.

Brandon Royval was the same age as Rogerio Bontorin, at 32 years old.

Royval had a height advantage of 4 inches over Bontorin. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Royval's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Bontorin's, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 7 months earlier than Bontorin, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 12 more professional rounds, 54 to Bontorin's 42.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Brandon Royval had last fought 3 years, 6 months and 20 days ago, while Rogerio Bontorin's last outing had been 2 years, 2 months and 10 days ago.

Royval's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

Bontorin's last 4 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 8 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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