Ground game
55 CThin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
- 0.89 takedowns / 15 at 64% accuracy
- 1.18 submission attempts / 15 · 10 career sub wins
Flyweight
“Raw Dawg”
18-9
SLpM
5.60
SApM
6.32
Str Acc
51%
Str Def
39%
TD Avg
0.89
TD Acc
64%
TD Def
42%
Sub Avg
1.18
Volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket, southpaw
Fight IQ
Built from FightMetric rates, method shares, and 3 loaded UFC rows. Timing and agility are tape proxies, not lab measurements.
IQ
Ground
Defense
Counter
Reaction
proxy
Agility
proxy
TD react
Chin
Durability
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
Timing & reaction
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Counter punching
This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.
Takedown reaction
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Brandon Royval “Raw Dawg” is a 34-year-old Southpaw flyweight out of USA, camped at FactoryX Muay Thai. The tape read: volume pressure striker — suspect hips against the shot, porous pocket, southpaw. Career mark 18-9-0 — 1 by KO/TKO, 10 by submission, 7 by decision. Fight IQ grades C (57).
What works. Durability is the standout at 76 (B). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game C on 0.89 TD/15 and 1.18 sub attempts. Striking defense D at 39% / 6.32 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility D (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction D on 42% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 3 loaded UFC rows.
Where it breaks. Timing & reaction is the soft spot (18, D). Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent. Opponents who take away their first look and make them solve a second problem have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.
Recent tape (3 bouts): L Van (Decision - Unanimous R3) · W Moreno (Decision - Split R5) · L Pantoja (Decision - Unanimous R5). Form index negative over the last 3. 1 of those wins reached the championship minutes — cardio and late IQ are real.
Thin offensive ground game. Wins come standing; once taken down this fighter is hunting a stand-up, not a sweep chain.
Defensive liability. Opponents land at a clip that turns every exchange into a finish window.
This is a first-strike, pressure profile more than a counter. Wins come from owning the center, not waiting.
Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.
Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.
A takedown magnet. Low TD defense plus submission losses — this is the hole a grappler builds a camp around.
Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.
| Date | Opponent | Res | Method | Rnd | Sig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2025 | Joshua Van | L | Decision - Unanimous | 3 5:00 | 215/467 |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Brandon Moreno | W | Decision - Split | 5 5:00 | 145/510 |
| Dec 17, 2023 | Alexandre Pantoja | L | Decision - Unanimous | 5 5:00 | 111/204 |