Royval vs Kara-France

Who won Royval vs Kara-France?

Brandon Royval beat Kai Kara France by submission in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC 253, on Saturday 26th September 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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 Kara-France stats

Brandon Royval stepped into the octagon with a record of 11 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 7 by submission.

Kai Kara France made his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Brandon Royval's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Kai Kara France marked his 12th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Brandon Royval's UFC record stood at 7-3-0, while Kai Kara France's came in at 8-4-0.

The stats suggested France had an advantage in power over Royval, with a 43% knock out percentage over Royval's 27%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Royval had a massive advantage over France, boasting a 64% submission rate over France's 14%.

Brandon Royval was the same age as Kai Kara France, at 32 years old.

Royval had a height advantage of 5 inches over France. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Royval was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 14 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 8 months later than France, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 25 less professional rounds, 54 to France's 79.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Brandon Royval had last fought 5 years, 4 months and 8 days ago, while Kai Kara France's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 4 days ago.

Royval's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 10 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 11 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 2 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1 rounds on average.

France's last 2 fights had come over a period of 5 years, 6 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 9 months and 15 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 5 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.5 rounds on average.

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