Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval

Alexandre Pantoja

“The Cannibal”

30-6

Winner

“Raw Dawg”

18-9

Winner

Alexandre Pantoja

Submission (From Back Control) · Round 2 — 1:46

21 August 2021 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

Alexandre Pantoja beat Brandon Royval by submission in round 2 at 1:46.
Alexandre Pantoja landed 23 of 41 total strikes and 3 of 6 takedowns, with 2:51 of control time.
Brandon Royval landed more total strikes — 27 to 23 — and still lost the fight.
The judges scored it 10-9, 9-10, 10-9.

Alexandre PantojaBrandon Royval

30-6Record18-9

31Age on fight night29

5′5″ (165 cm)Height5′9″ (175 cm)

67.5″ (171 cm)Reach68″ (173 cm)

125 lb (56.7 kg)Weight125 lb (56.7 kg)

OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw

American Top TeamTeamFactory X

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilFromDenver, Colorado, United States

23of 41 · 56%Total strikes landed27of 79 · 34%

20of 38Head strikes22of 71

3of 3Body strikes3of 5

0Leg strikes2of 3

3of 6Takedowns1of 1

2Submission attempts0

2:51Control time0:08

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Alexandre Pantoja	Round	Brandon Royval
14/26strikes2/4TD0KD1:49control	R1	19/51strikes1/1TD0KD0:08control
9/15strikes1/2TD0KD1:02control	R2	8/28strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control