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UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval
16-7 · USA
VS
Tatsuro Taira
Tatsuro Taira
16-0 · JPN
October 12, 2024 · Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Flyweight · 5 rounds · Main event
125.5lb
Weigh-in
125.5lb
Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira by S-DEC, R5 5:00
Performance
Round by round
SSTDKDCtrl
R1
Royval17/550/000:00
Taira10/221/300:44
R2
Royval3/140/000:00
Taira5/72/204:10
R3
Royval56/782/200:57
Taira5/210/401:45
R4
Royval5/110/000:00
Taira8/131/304:29
R5
Royval43/741/101:26
Taira14/362/301:05
Total
Royval124/2323/302:23
Taira42/996/15012:13

Scorecards

Royval vs Taira

RdChris LeeRon McCarthySal D'AmatoCommunity
R110-910-99-109.9-9.1
R29-109-109-108.9-10
R310-910-910-910-9
R49-109-109-109-10
R510-910-910-910-9
Total48-4748-4747-4847.8-47.1

Media (16 cards) · avg 4847 · 16 Royval · 0 Taira

Official cards + public consensus via MMA Decisions. Per round: Royval-Taira.

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 probabilityTaira
25.3%74.7%
KO / TKO
38%
Submission
29%
Decision
33%
Expected fight time: 14.4 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 Taira. Tap a bar for why.

Predicted outcomes
Royval25%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO9%34%
Submission8%34%
Decision8%32%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes50 (2168)act 124
Takedowns0.3 (0.01.4)act 3
Taira75%
Wins by
Model
Equity
Mkt
KO / TKO30%39%
Submission20%27%
Decision25%34%
Predicted output
Sig. strikes63 (2786)act 42
Takedowns2.5 (0.06.4)act 6
Combined totals~114 sig strikes~2.8 takedownsmkt —
How it ends
mkt —
R125%
R218%
R312%
R47%
R55%
Distance33%
Fighter props
Most sig. strikestie 0.8%
Royval
41.7%+138
Taira
-13857.5%
Most takedownstie 20.1%
Royval
8.3%+867
Taira
-86771.6%
Significant strikes — over/under
Royval
Expected: 50.1
50
Over 50
39.4%
+151
Exactly 50
1.0%
push
Under 50
59.6%
-151
063126
Taira
Expected: 63.5
63.5
Over 63.5
39.7%
+152
Under 63.5
60.3%
-152
080159
Takedowns — over/under
Royval
Expected: 0.3
0.5
Over 0.5
20.9%
+378
Under 0.5
79.1%
-378
035
Taira
Expected: 2.5
2.5
Over 2.5
46.1%
+117
Under 2.5
53.9%
-117
048

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 14.4 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
Royval25.3%27.4%−2.1+250
Taira74.7%72.6%+2.1-310

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
60.5Striking74.7
Taira +14.2
52.4Grappling75.6
Taira +23.2
Str/minStr accStr defAbsorbedTD/15TD accTD defSubs
Hover a point to see the values
RoyvalTaira
Tale of the tape
Ratings (Elo)
1577
Pound-for-pound
1624
1575
Divisional
1611
1529
Striking offense
1517
1488
Striking defense
1509
1499
Grappling offense
1521
1490
Grappling defense
1519
Physical
32 yrs
Age
24 yrs
5'9"
Height
5'7"
68"
Reach
70"
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
Striking (UFC career)
4.33
Strikes landed / min
3.56
37%
Strike accuracy
66%
3.42
Strikes absorbed / min
1.70
46%
Strike defense
47%
Grappling (UFC career)
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
2.35
60%
Takedown accuracy
47%
40%
Takedown defense
63%
1.1
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.1
Form & résumé
67%
UFC win rate
100%
+1
Win/loss streak
+6
80%
Last-5 win rate
100%
67%
Finish rate
67%
Recent opp. quality
231
Days since last fight
119
Recent form (last 5 UFC)
Brandon Royval
  • WBrandon MorenoS-DEC R5
    Close +2568mo before
  • LAlexandre PantojaU-DEC R5
    Close +16010mo before
  • WMatheus NicolauKO/TKO R1
    Close +1641y 6mo before
  • WMatt SchnellSUB R1
    Close -2602y 5mo before
  • WRogerio BontorinS-DEC R3
    Close -1682y 9mo before
Tatsuro Taira
  • WAlex PerezKO/TKO R2
    Close -2474mo before
  • WCarlos HernandezKO/TKO R2
    Close -60910mo before
  • WEdgar ChairezU-DEC R3
    Close -9001y 3mo before
  • WJesus AguilarSUB R1
    Close -14311y 8mo before
  • WCJ VergaraSUB R2
    opp missedClose -2702y before
Royval — win / loss by method
Record: 16-7-0

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
25% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
9 wins, 1 loss
W
56% of wins
L
14% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 5 losses
W
19% of wins
L
71% of losses
UFC
6win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
1 (17%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
3 (50%)Submission(33%) 1
2 (33%)Decision(33%) 1
Non-UFC
10win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
6 (60%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (10%)Decision(100%) 4
Taira — win / loss by method
Record: 16-0-0

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
5 wins, 0 losses
W
31% of wins
L
Submission
7 wins, 0 losses
W
44% of wins
L
Decision
4 wins, 0 losses
W
25% of wins
L
UFC
6win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
2 (33%)KO/TKO() 0
2 (33%)Submission() 0
2 (33%)Decision() 0
Non-UFC
10win0loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
3 (30%)KO/TKO() 0
5 (50%)Submission() 0
2 (20%)Decision() 0

Profiles

Experience
Royval
Taira
9
UFC fights
6
95.2 min · 10.6 avg
Octagon time
57.5 min · 9.6 avg
13y 11m
Career length
8y 0m
UFC schedule strength

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

Royval
Taira
173W–50L · 77.6%
Overall
70W–19L · 78.7%
107W–35L · 75.4%
Wins
70W–19L · 78.7%
66W–15L · 81.5%
Losses
0W–0L
Non-UFC schedule strength
Royval
Taira
96W–46L · 67.6%
Overall
110W–61L · 64.3%
71W–41L · 63.4%
Wins
110W–61L · 64.3%
25W–5L · 83.3%
Losses
0W–0L
Distance striking
Royval
Taira
7.47
Landed / min
4.95
34.4%
Accuracy
57.2%
47.1%
Defense
50.9%
0.47
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.52
49.9%
Time at distance
31.9%
Grappling & control
Royval
Taira
0.47
Takedowns / 15 min
2.35
60.0%
Takedown accuracy
47.4%
40.4%
Takedown defense
62.5%
1.10
Sub attempts / 15 min
2.09
15.6%
Control share
83.6%
Strike target map
Royval
  • Head72%(297)div 62%
  • Body20%(81)div 22%
  • Legs8%(34)div 16%
Taira
  • Head76%(155)div 62%
  • Body7%(15)div 22%
  • Legs17%(35)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.

Tatsuro Taira
CloseSSTDKDCtrl

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