Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval Head to Head Record

Last Modified Feb 25, 2024 08:59 GMT
Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval
Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval Head to Head Record

Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval 2 was a mixed martial arts fight organized and sponsored by the Ultimate Fighting Championship. This fight headlined the Fight Night event (also known as UFC Fight Night 237) on February 24, 2024. The venue for the event is Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. Brandon Royval emerged victorious in this bout via a split decision.

The event marks UFC’s first event in Mexico since September 2019, where Yair Rodriguez headlined against Jeremy Stephens. Initially, a flyweight bout between Brandon Moreno and Amir Albazi was supposed to headline the event on February 24, 2024. But got canceled as Albazi withdrew due to unknown reasons and was replaced by the former UFC flyweight title challenger Brandon Royval.

Brandon Moreno is coming off a split decision loss to the current flyweight champion, Alexandre Pantoja, at UFC 290 on July 8, 2023. Meanwhile, Royval also is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Pantoja for his last fight at UFC 296 on December 16, 2023. Both fighters are considered to be the best in their division. Hence, Brandon Moreno is ranked as the No.1 flyweight in UFC, and Royval is the No.3 contender in the same division.

Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval Tale of the Tape

StatsBrandon MorenoBrandon Royval
MMA Record21-8-216-7-0
UFC Ranking (Flyweight)No.1No.3
Last FightLossWin
NationalityMexicanAmerican
Height5 feet 7 inches5 feet 7 inches
Weight136 lbs124.50 lbs
Reach70 in68 in
Leg Reach38 in38.5 in
Striking Accuracy43%43%
Takedown Accuracy46%67%
Takedown Defense64%40%
Win Streak (Active)--
MMA Debut20112012

Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval 1

Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval 1 took place on November 21, 2020 at UFC 255 in Las Vegas, United States. Moreno TKO’d Rouval around the final seconds in the first round and won the bout. Hence, Moreno was given a title shot immediately after dropping down Royval for the first time inside the octagon.

Brandon Moreno Record

Starting his professional MMA career in 2011, the former UFC flyweight champion currently boasts a record of 21 wins, 8 losses, and 2 draws. Moreno has most of his wins via submission(11) and knockout(5). He also has 8 first-round finishes, garnishing his fight resume.

31 matches21 wins8 losses
By knockout50
By submission110
By decision58
Draws2

Brandon Royval Record

The former LFA flyweight champion, Brandon Royval, made his MMA debut in 2012 and currently boasts a record of 16 wins and 7 losses.

23 matches16 wins7 losses
By knockout51
By submission81
By decision35

*Last updated on February 25, 2024.

FAQs

A. Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval headlined UFC Fight Night 237 on February 24, 2024.

A. Starting his professional MMA career in 2011, the former UFC flyweight champion currently boasts a record of 21 wins, 8 losses and 2 draws.

A. The former LFA flyweight champion, Brandon Royval made his MMA debut in 2012 and currently boasts a record of 16 wins and 7 losses.

A. The venue for this event was Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico.

A. Moreno TKO’d Royval around the final seconds in the first round and won the bout.

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