Royval vs Kape

When is Royval vs Kape?

Brandon Royval is set to square off against Manel Kape in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 1st March 2025 at UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

The fight is scheduled for 5 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Royval vs Kape stats

Brandon Royval steps into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Manel Kape will make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This will be Brandon Royval's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Manel Kape will mark his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2021.

Brandon Royval's UFC record currently stands at 7-3-0, while Manel Kape's comes in at 5-3-0.

The stats suggest Kape has a massive power advantage over Royval, boasting a 60% knock out percentage over Royval's 24%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Royval will have a large advantage over Kape, boasting a 53% submission rate over Kape's 25%.

Brandon Royval is the older man by 1 year, at 32 years old.

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

Royval is the less experienced professional fighter, having had 3 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months later than Kape, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 7 less professional rounds, 54 to Kape's 61.

Royval vs Kape form

Royval has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight, he won against 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 had beaten 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 lost to 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 defeated 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 was victorious against Matt Schnell at UFC 274 on 7th May 2022 by submission in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Kape has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night: Covington vs. Buckley on 14th December 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Amalie Arena, Tampa, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Muhammad Mokaev at UFC 304 – Manchester on 27th July 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Co-op Live Arena, Manchester, United Kingdom.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Felipe dos Santos at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated David Dvorak at UFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs. Strickland on 17th December 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

He was victorious against Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC Fight Night on 4th December 2021 by knockout in the 1st round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Brandon Royval has been fighting more than Manel Kape.

Brandon Royval last fought 3 months and 1 day ago, while Manel Kape's last outing was 30 days ago.

Royval's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Kape's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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