UFC UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Final

Brandon Royval vs Kai Kara-France

Brandon Royval

“Raw Dawg”

18-9

Winner

Kai Kara-France

“Don't Blink”

25-12

Winner

Brandon Royval

Submission (After Drop to Guard) · Round 2 — 0:48

26 September 2020 · Flash Forum, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Key takeaways

Brandon Royval beat Kai Kara-France by submission in round 2 at 0:48.
Brandon Royval landed 51 of 85 total strikes, with 1:31 of control time.
The judges scored it 10-9, 10-9, 10-9.

Tale of the tape

Brandon RoyvalKai Kara-France

18-9Record25-12

28Age on fight night27

5′9″ (175 cm)Height5′4″ (163 cm)

68″ (173 cm)Reach69″ (175 cm)

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

SouthpawStanceOrthodox

Factory XTeamCity Kickboxing

Denver, Colorado, United StatesFromAuckland, New Zealand

Fight statistics

51of 85 · 60%Total strikes landed22of 39 · 56%

36of 66Head strikes12of 29

10of 13Body strikes1of 1

5of 6Leg strikes9of 9

2Knockdowns1

1Submission attempts0

1:31Control time1:31

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

Round by round

Brandon Royval	Round	Kai Kara-France
43/70strikes0/0TD2KD1:31control	R1	13/29strikes0/0TD1KD1:24control
8/15strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control	R2	9/10strikes0/1TD0KD0:07control

Judges’ scorecards

Ahmed Korchi

10R19

10total9

Anders Ohlsson

10R19

10total9

Clemens Werner

10R19

10total9

Form going into the fight

Brandon Royval

WTim Elliottsubmission R2 3:182020

Kai Kara-France

WTyson Namunanimous decision2020
LBrandon Morenounanimous decision2019
WMark De La Rosaunanimous decision2019
WRaulian Paivasplit decision2019
WElias Garciaunanimous decision2018

Also on this card

Paulo Costa vs Israel AdesanyaKO/TKO R2 3:59Jan Blachowicz vs Dominick ReyesKO/TKO R2 4:36 Ketlen Vieira vs Sijara Eubanksunanimous decisionZubaira Tukhugov vs Hakeem Dawodusplit decisionAlex Da Silva vs Brad Riddellunanimous decision

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