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- Brandon Royval vs Tatsuro Taira
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UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Saturday, October 12, 2024 · Las Vegas · Nevada
Result
Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira
Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Jason HerzogChris Lee · 47-48Sal D'amato · 48-47Ron McCarthy · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00
Brandon RoyvalRound 5Tatsuro Taira
43 / 74Sig. strikes14 / 36
58%Accuracy39%
57 / 93Total strikes15 / 37
0Knockdowns0
1 / 1Takedowns2 / 3
2Sub. attempts0
1:26Control1:05
8.6Pace / min2.8
57%Control share43%
Brandon Royval
Targethead 100% · body 0% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 95% · clinch 2% · ground 2%
Tatsuro Taira
Targethead 86% · body 14% · leg 0%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Statistical signals
Output edgeBrandon Royval landed 43 significant strikes to 14.Striking edgeBrandon Royval struck at 58% accuracy to 39%.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R4
- Pace upBrandon Royval's significant-strike pace moved +760% from R4 to R5, 8.6 against 1.0 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftBrandon Royval's significant-strike accuracy moved +13 pts, 58% against 45%.
- Target shiftBrandon Royval's head share of landed strikes moved +20 pts, to 100% head with 0% body and 0% leg.
- Control swingBrandon Royval's control time moved +86s, 86s against 0s.
- Defensive driftBrandon Royval absorbed significant strikes +75% faster than in R4, 2.8 against 1.6 per minute.
- Pace upTatsuro Taira's significant-strike pace moved +75% from R4 to R5, 2.8 against 1.6 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftTatsuro Taira's significant-strike accuracy moved -23 pts, 39% against 62%.
- Phase shiftTatsuro Taira's ground share of landed strikes moved -50 pts, to 0% on the ground against 100% at distance.
- Control swingTatsuro Taira's control time moved -204s, 65s against 269s.
- Defensive driftTatsuro Taira absorbed significant strikes +760% faster than in R4, 8.6 against 1.0 per minute.
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.
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.
Tatsuro Taira
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
124Brandon Royval sig. strikes
42Tatsuro Taira sig. strikes
5rounds observed
+1767%largest pace swing, R2 to R3 (Brandon Royval)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 5 rounds · UFC Stats
124 / 232Sig. strikes42 / 99
53%Accuracy42%
172 / 287Total strikes80 / 143
0Knockdowns0
3 / 3Takedowns6 / 15
3Sub attempts1
2:23Control12:13
114Head34
10Body5
0Leg3
Brandon RoyvalTatsuro Taira
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
18-9-0Record18-2-0
32Age24
5'9"Height5'7"
68"Reach70"
SouthpawStanceOrthodox
5.60Sig. str./min2.87
0.89TD / 15 min3.57
Brandon Royval7-5 in archive
1KO/TKO wins
4Sub wins
71%Finish rate
