Royval vs Van

When is Royval vs Van?

Brandon Royval will square off against Joshua Van during the prelims of UFC 317, on Saturday 28th June 2025 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The fight will take place over 3 rounds in the Flyweight division, which means the weight limit will be 125 pounds (8.9 stone or 56.7 KG).

Royval vs Van 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.

Joshua Van will make his way to the cage with a record of 14 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This will be Brandon Royval's 10th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Joshua Van will mark his 8th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2023.

Brandon Royval's UFC record currently stands at 7-3-0, while Joshua Van's comes in at 7-1-0.

The stats suggest Van has a large advantage in power over Royval, boasting a 50% knock out percentage over Royval's 24%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Royval will have a massive advantage over Van, boasting a 53% submission rate over Van's 14%.

Brandon Royval is the older man by 9 years, at 32 years old.

Royval has a height advantage of 4 inches over Van.

Royval is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 9 years and 2 months earlier than Van, whose first professional fight was in 2021. He has fought 17 more professional rounds, 54 to Van's 37.

Royval vs Van 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.

Van has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight, he beat Bruno Silva at UFC 316 on 7th June 2025 by knockout in the 3rd round at Prudential Center, Newark, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Rei Tsuruya at UFC 313 on 8th March 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Cody Durden at UFC 310 on 7th December 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Edgar Chairez at UFC 306 on 14th September 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Sphere, Las Vegas.

He had been beaten by Charles Johnson at UFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs. Cortez on 13th July 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Ball Arena, Denver.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Joshua Van has been fighting more than Brandon Royval.

Brandon Royval last fought 7 months and 30 days ago, while Joshua Van's last outing was 4 days ago.

Royval's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 1 month and 4 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 7 months and 14 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Van's last 5 fights have come over a period of 10 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 2 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3 rounds on average.

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