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UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval
17-9 · USA
VS
Lone'er Kavanagh
Lone'er Kavanagh
10-1 · GBR
July 11, 2026 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 3 rounds
125.0lb
Weigh-in
126.0lb
Brandon Royval def. Lone'er Kavanagh by SUB (Rear Naked Choke), R3 3:40
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Royval32/591/201:15
Kavanagh19/341/100:16
R2
Royval31/661/300:34
Kavanagh34/550/111:53
R3 · 3:40
Royval21/271/103:04
Kavanagh3/50/000:00
Total
Royval84/1523/604:53
Kavanagh56/941/212:09

Pre-fight

The model's read going in

The walk-forward model's call at the time of the bout — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.

Prediction
RoyvalWin probabilityKavanagh
36.5%63.5%
KO / TKO
35%
Submission
19%
Decision
46%
Expected fight time: 10.1 min
Retrospective pick: the walk-forward model's call at the time of the fight — persisted out-of-sample, with no hindsight about the result.
What drives the pick

Each bar is a feature's push on the model from the center axis. Red pushes toward Royval, blue toward Kavanagh. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Royval37%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO12%31%6%
Submission12%32%11%
Decision13%37%17%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes47 (1964)act 84
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.5)act 3
Kavanagh63%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO24%37%27%
Submission7%11%5%
Decision32%52%35%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2168)act 56
Takedowns0.9 (0.03.1)act 1
Combined totals~97 sig strikes~1.2 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R128%
R215%
R311%
Distance46%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 1.0%
Royval
46.9%+111
Kavanagh
-11152.1%
Most takedownstie 40.0%
Royval
17.1%+250
Kavanagh
-25042.8%
Significant strikes — over/under
Royval
Expected: 46.9
47
Over 47
39.1%
+153
Exactly 47
1.0%
push
Under 47
59.9%
-153
059118
Kavanagh
Expected: 50.4
50.5
Over 50.5
39.6%
+152
Under 50.5
60.4%
-152
063126
Takedowns — over/under
Royval
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
26.8%
+273
Under 0.5
73.2%
-273
035
Kavanagh
Expected: 0.9
1
Over 1
31.6%
+157
Exactly 1
18.8%
push
Under 1
49.6%
-157
035

Odds are model-implied (no real prop market is priced for these). The “most” prices are draw-no-bet — a tie (for takedowns, usually 0–0) is a push, so each side is priced off its chance of winning given a result, while the % shown is the raw chance of landing strictly more. Drag a line in half-point steps: a half line (e.g. 2.5) is a clean over/under, while a whole number adds a third outcome — landing exactly on it, a push — so over, exact and under sum to 100%. On a whole number the over/under odds are draw-no-bet (priced off the decisive mass, since the push refunds), so the two sides stay mirror images rather than implying an arbitrage.

Expected fight time 10.1 min. Predicted-output ranges are percentiles of the model’s simulated fights: sig strikes the middle 50% (25th–75th); takedowns the wider 10th–90th, since they’re 0 in most fights so a narrow band would collapse to 0. Win-by-method = win probability × that fighter’s own method split: the model forecasts how the fight ends, and that forecast is divided between the corners by each fighter’s finishing record — UFC wins in full, earlier-career wins at half weight, as of fight night — reconciled so the fighters’ totals still equal their win probabilities and the methods still total the fight-level forecast above. “Equity” is each of those over that fighter’s win % — how they win given that they win — so a column adds to 100%, and it differs by corner. A fighter with no classifiable wins at any level leans on the fight-level split. “How it ends” is the model’s round-of-finish split. “Mkt” is the de-vigged market prop (consensus across books), shown for context, not as a betting signal; rounds & totals slots fill as that data lands. Percentages are apportioned by largest remainder, so each set adds to its total exactly and an individual figure can sit a point off its own rounding.

Model vs market
Final
ModelMarketGapLine
To win
Royval36.5%32.4%+4.1+194
Kavanagh63.5%67.6%−4.1-245
By method
Royval by KO/TKO12.8%5.9%+6.9+1366
Royval by submission6.8%11.0%−4.2+684
Royval by decision16.9%16.8%+0.1+412
Kavanagh by KO/TKO22.3%26.7%−4.4+222
Kavanagh by submission11.9%4.7%+7.2+1737
Kavanagh by decision29.3%35.1%−5.8+144
Total rounds (over)
Over 1.5 rds71.6%73.1%−1.5-366
Over 2.5 rds56.8%60.2%−3.4-181
Goes the distance
Fight goes to decision46.1%54.9%−8.8-142

Market % is the de-vigged (no-vig) consensus across the books that price both fighters; the line is the average across books with the min–max range in parentheses. Gap is the model minus the market in points (+ = the model rates that outcome above the market). Thin or one-sided markets are flagged or left blank rather than shown as a fabricated %. Shown for context, not as a bet — the closing line is the sharpest public price and the model trails it on average. For 5-round bouts the model splits its round-3+ finish mass into rounds 3–5 by the historical within-bucket rate, so the over-3.5 / 4.5 lines carry a model estimate.

Trait web
62.5Striking68.1
Kavanagh +5.6
54.3Grappling54.4
Kavanagh +0.0
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RoyvalKavanagh
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1564
Pound-for-pound
1561
1562
Divisional
1561
1537
Striking offense
1501
1478
Striking defense
1509
1491
Grappling offense
1484
1497
Grappling defense
1516
Physical
33 yrs
Age
27 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'6"
68"
Reach
67"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
5.54
Strikes landed / min
4.10
42%
Strike accuracy
48%
4.25
Strikes absorbed / min
3.47
43%
Strike defense
56%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
75%
Takedown accuracy
45%
45%
Takedown defense
94%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.2
Form & résumé
58%
UFC win rate
75%
-2
Win/loss streak
+1
40%
Last-5 win rate
75%
57%
Finish rate
0%
Recent opp. quality
210
Days since last fight
133
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Royval
  • LManel KapeKO/TKO R1
    Close +2087mo before
  • LJoshua VanU-DEC R3
    Close +1131y before
  • WTatsuro TairaS-DEC R5
    Close +2501y 9mo before
  • WBrandon MorenoS-DEC R5
    Close +2562y 5mo before
  • LAlexandre PantojaU-DEC R5
    Close +1602y 7mo before
Lone'er Kavanagh
  • WBrandon MorenoU-DEC R5
    Close +1684mo before
  • LCharles JohnsonKO/TKO R2
    Close -26111mo before
  • WFelipe dos SantosU-DEC R3
    Close -2631y 4mo before
  • WJose OchoaU-DEC R3
    Close -3391y 8mo before
Royval — win / loss by method
Record: 17-9-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 2 losses
W
24% of wins
L
22% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
53% of wins
L
11% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 6 losses
W
24% of wins
L
67% of losses
UFC
7win5loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (14%)KO/TKO(40%) 2
3 (43%)Submission(20%) 1
3 (43%)Decision(40%) 2
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(100%) 4
Kavanagh — win / loss by method
Record: 10-1-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
4 wins, 1 loss
W
40% of wins
L
100% of losses
Submission
1 win, 0 losses
W
10% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
5 wins, 0 losses
W
50% of wins
L
0% of losses
UFC
3win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
0 (0%)KO/TKO(100%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
3 (100%)Decision(0%) 0
Non-UFC
7win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (57%)KO/TKO() 0
1 (14%)Submission() 0
2 (29%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Royval
Kavanagh
12
UFC fights
4
138.5 min · 11.5 avg
Octagon time
64.6 min · 16.1 avg
13y 11m
Career length
7y 5m
UFC schedule strength

Opponents' records on fight night — toggle their full cross-promotional record vs UFC bouts only.

Royval
Kavanagh
224W–59L · 79.2%
Overall
55W–18L · 75.3%
123W–35L · 77.8%
Wins
38W–11L · 77.6%
101W–24L · 80.8%
Losses
17W–7L · 70.8%
Non-UFC schedule strength
Royval
Kavanagh
96W–46L · 67.6%
Overall
24W–10L · 70.6%
71W–41L · 63.4%
Wins
24W–10L · 70.6%
25W–5L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Royval
Kavanagh
9.01
Landed / min
4.95
39.3%
Accuracy
45.8%
43.7%
Defense
60.0%
0.32
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.00
54.0%
Time at distance
70.1%
Grappling & control
Royval
Kavanagh
0.65
Takedowns / 15 min
1.16
75.0%
Takedown accuracy
45.5%
45.2%
Takedown defense
94.1%
1.08
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.23
15.7%
Control share
44.5%
Strike target map
Royval
  • Head77%(595)div 63%
  • Body15%(119)div 22%
  • Legs7%(54)div 16%
Kavanagh
  • Head58%(153)div 63%
  • Body23%(62)div 22%
  • Legs19%(50)div 16%

Where each fighter lands significant strikes (career). “div” = the weight-class average.

Brandon Royval
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.

Lone'er Kavanagh
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.