Brandon Royval had to dig deep to hand Tatsuro Taira his first career loss.
headliner, but it was “Raw Dawg” who ultimately earned a split-decision triumph on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Though Royval struggled with the grappling of his Japanese opponent, he was able to assert himself on the feet to earn the nod from two of the three cageside judges. While Taira’s perfect record is a thing of the past, he will likely see his stock rise in defeat.Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC Vegas 98, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.
124: Significant strikes landed by Royval. Taira, meanwhile, landed 42. Royval notably outlanded his foe 56 to 5 in Round 3 and 43 to 14 in Round 5. Royval also held a 172-to-80 edge in total strikes landed. 12:13: Total control time for Taira. The majority of that occurred in Round 2 and 4, when Taira took Royval’s back and logged a combined 8:39 of control time. Royval enjoyed just 2:23 of control time in the bout.
6: Takedowns landed in 15 attempts for Taira. Royval landed all three of his takedowns and also attempted three submmissions in the fight.5:22:35: Total fight time for Tavares, who also moved past Bisping to take the No. 1 position in this category on Saturday. The 36-year-old Hawaiian has been fighting in the Las Vegas-based promotion since 2010.at welterweight. Njokuani outlanded his opponent 21 to 3 in Round 1, 52 to 11 in Round 2 and 32 to 6 in Round 3.
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