UFC Fight Night - Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira Odds

Tatsuro Taira is favored against Brandon Royval at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira on Saturday, October 12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. This event is one of 14 fights on ESPN+. Royval is 16-7 in his career, including 6-3 in the UFC, while Taira is 16-0 in his career, including 6-0 in the UFC. There are a total of 14 fights, all on ESPN+ at UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira. Let’s look at the bout between Royval and Taira and UFC predictions.

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira takes place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada on Saturday, October 12 with 14 fights, all on ESPN+.

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Betting

Brandon Royval (16-7, 6-3 UFC)

Royval came into the UFC with a record of 10-4 and he has six wins and three losses in the UFC. He defeated Tim Elliott by arm-triangle choke submission, Kai Kara-France by guillotine choke submission, Rogério Bontorin by split decision, Matt Schnell by guillotine choke submission, Matheus Nicolau by KO, and Brandon Moreno by split decision; while losing to Brandon Moreno by TKO, and Alexandre Pantoja twice with once by rear-naked choke submission and once by unanimous decision. Royval has been a pro since 2012 and he has four wins by TKO/KO and nine by submission. He has 10 first round finishes.

Tatsuro Taira (16-0, 6-0 UFC)

Taira came into the UFC with a record of 10-0 and he has six wins and no losses in the UFC. He defeated Carlos Candelario by unanimous decision, C.J. Vergara by armbar submission, Jesús Santos Aguilar by triangle armbar submission, Edgar Chairez by unanimous decision, Carlos Hernandez by TKO, and Alex Perez by TKO. Taira has been a pro since 2018 and he has five wins by TKO/KO and seven by submission. He has seven first round finishes.

Striking Stats

Strikes landed per minute: Royval 4.33 /Taira 3.56

Striking Accuracy: Royval 36% /Taira 65%

Strikes absorbed per minute: Royval 3.42/Taira 1.70

Defense: Royval 46% /Taira 47%

Grappling Stats

Takedown average: Royval 0.47/Taira 2.35

Takedown Accuracy: Royval 60%/Taira 47%

Takedowns defended: Royval 40%/Taira 62%

Submission average: Royval 1.1/Taira 2.1

UFC Picks

Taira is listed as more than a 2-1 favorite in UFC betting odds to win this fight. Taira has been excellent on the mat and he will likely look to get this fight to the ground as soon as possible. The Japanese wrestler is a great attacker and he will look to get a quick takedown against Royval. If Royval doesn’t look any better than he did against Alexandre Pantoja in terms of submission defense, this one could be over quickly. We know that Royval is an aggressive fighter who takes chances and he would have the advantage if this fight stayed standing. That probably won’t happen though, as Royval simply isn’t good enough in his takedown defense. The best strategy for Royval would be to find a way to prolong this fight. He should look to get Taira moving from side to side and have him expend a lot of energy on takedowns. Whether he can do that or not is the ultimate question. The longer this fight goes the better chance Royval would have at getting the win.

I don’t lay prices that often in UFC betting, but I think Taira is the real deal and at just over 2-1 in UFC odds, I think the price is fair. I think Taira is simply a future title contender, while we already know what Royval can do, as he doesn’t match up well with the best fighters. I’ll lay the price in MMA odds and take Taira to get the win.

I also think the rounds will be worth looking at. I can’t see this fight going the distance and I think Taira will find a way to get the submission victory. That should mean that the rounds go under the total and if you want to take a UFC betting prop wager then taking Taira to win by submission is worth a flyer.

UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira Card & Odds

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