Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval — UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Alexandre Pantoja vs Brandon Royval

Flyweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Alexandre PantojaWinner

Photo: Sexto Round · CC BY 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons

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UFC 296: Edwards vs. Covington

Saturday, December 16, 2023 · Las Vegas · Nevada

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Result

Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Royval

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardJunichiro Kamijo · 45-50Ron McCarthy · 45-50Eric Colon · 46-49Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Alexandre PantojaRound 5Brandon Royval

41 / 74Sig. strikes55 / 98

55%Accuracy56%

49 / 82Total strikes70 / 115

0Knockdowns0

2 / 2Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

2:43Control0:09

8.2Pace / min11.0

95%Control share5%

Alexandre Pantoja

Targethead 73% · body 5% · leg 22%

Phasedistance 83% · clinch 0% · ground 17%

Brandon Royval

Targethead 98% · body 2% · leg 0%

Phasedistance 96% · clinch 4% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeBrandon Royval landed 55 significant strikes to 41.Control edgeAlexandre Pantoja held 163s of control to 9s.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R4

Accuracy shiftAlexandre Pantoja's significant-strike accuracy moved +55 pts, 55% against 0%.
Control swingAlexandre Pantoja's control time moved -98s, 163s against 261s.
Defensive driftAlexandre Pantoja absorbed significant strikes +686% faster than in R4, 11.0 against 1.4 per minute.
Pace upBrandon Royval's significant-strike pace moved +686% from R4 to R5, 11.0 against 1.4 per minute.
Phase shiftBrandon Royval's ground share of landed strikes moved -86 pts, to 0% on the ground against 96% at distance.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Alexandre Pantoja

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Brandon Royval

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

95Alexandre Pantoja sig. strikes

111Brandon Royval sig. strikes

5rounds observed

+686%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Brandon Royval)