UFC 296 · Flyweight title fight · Main card

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval

Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET · 5 rounds

Alexandre Pantoja def. Brandon Royval by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00. Flyweight title fight, 5 rounds, UFC 296, Dec 16, 2023. UFC records going in: Pantoja 10-3, Royval 5-2.

Result

Alexandre Pantoja won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00. Flyweight title fight.

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval by the numbers

Alexandre Pantoja		Brandon Royval
10-3	UFC record going in	5-2
30-7-0	Pro record today	18-9-0
8	Wins by KO/TKO	4
12	Wins by submission	10
10	Wins by decision	4
36	Age	34
5 ft 5 in	Height	5 ft 9 in
68 in	Reach	68 in
Orthodox	Stance	Southpaw
Brazil	Country	USA

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Pantoja vs. Royval head-to-head

1 earlier UFC meeting: Pantoja leads 1-0.

Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval UFC Fight Night · Flyweight · 3 roundsAlexandre Pantoja won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 2 at 1:46Pantoja vs. Royval fight page

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Pantoja vs. Royval: common opponents

2 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight.

Opponent	Pantoja	Royval
Brandon Moreno	Win, Decision, Split, R5 (Jul 2023) Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (May 2018)	Loss, KO/TKO, R1 (Nov 2020)
Matt Schnell	Win, KO/TKO, R1 (Dec 2019)	Win, Submission, R1 (May 2022)

Last bouts

Alexandre Pantoja: last 5 UFC bouts

Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja Title fight UFC 290 · Flyweight · 5 roundsAlexandre Pantoja won by Decision - Split, round 5 at 5:00Moreno vs. Pantoja fight page
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Alex Perez UFC 277 · Flyweight · 3 roundsAlexandre Pantoja won by Submission (Neck Crank), round 1 at 1:31Pantoja vs. Perez fight page
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval UFC Fight Night · Flyweight · 3 roundsAlexandre Pantoja won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 2 at 1:46Pantoja vs. Royval fight page
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Manel Kape UFC Fight Night · Flyweight · 3 roundsAlexandre Pantoja won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Pantoja vs. Kape fight page
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Askar Askarov UFC Fight Night · Flyweight · 3 roundsAskar Askarov won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Pantoja vs. Askarov fight page

Brandon Royval: last 5 UFC bouts

Brandon Royval vs. Matheus Nicolau UFC Fight Night · Flyweight · 3 roundsBrandon Royval won by KO/TKO (Knee), round 1 at 2:09Royval vs. Nicolau fight page
Brandon Royval vs. Matt Schnell UFC 274 · Flyweight · 3 roundsBrandon Royval won by Submission (Guillotine Choke), round 1 at 2:14Royval vs. Schnell fight page
Brandon Royval vs. Rogerio Bontorin UFC Fight Night · Flyweight · 3 roundsBrandon Royval won by Decision - Split, round 3 at 5:00Royval vs. Bontorin fight page
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Brandon Royval UFC Fight Night · Flyweight · 3 roundsAlexandre Pantoja won by Submission (Rear Naked Choke), round 2 at 1:46Pantoja vs. Royval fight page
Brandon Moreno vs. Brandon Royval UFC 255 · Flyweight · 3 roundsBrandon Moreno won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 1 at 4:59Moreno vs. Royval fight page