UFC ON ESPN 32: Royval vs Bontorin 01/15/2022 Preview, Spread and Fight Analysis
UFC ON ESPN 32: Royval vs Bontorin 01/15/2022 – The Ultimate Fighting Championship has come up with an intense fight card to start the year with UFC on ESPN 32 set to happen this Saturday, January 15. The UFC Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada will be the location of the event and fans can get to safely watch the fights at home by subscribing to Pay Per View or UFC Fight Pass.Β The main event will be featuring a featherweight but between Calvin Kattar taking on rising star Giga Chikadze. Brandon Royval will be competing at the main card and he takes on Rogerio Bontorin at flyweight. According to UFC fight odds, Rogerio Bontorin is going to be the safer pick as compared to Brandon Royval.
UFC ON ESPN 32: Royval vs Bontorin 01/15/2022
| When: | Saturday, January 15, 7:00 PM ET |
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| Where: | UFC APEX, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| TV: | Pay Per View |
| Stream: | UFC Fight Pass |
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UFC ON ESPN 32: Royval vs Bontorin 01/15/2022 Odds
| Fighter | Odds | Fighter | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Royval | -167 | Rogerio Bontorin | +147 |
Main Card
Brandon Royval
Brandon Royval is known as βRaw Dawgβ whenever he steps inside the MMA cage and this fighter hails from Englewood, Colorado in the United States. He gets to represent the Factory X stable in his professional bouts. Royval is just about to reach his 30s this year and this natural flyweight stands at five-foot-seven. He owns a professional MMA record of 12-6 and eight of those wins came from submissions. It has been a rough road for Royval for the past few fights as he lost back-to-back entering this bout. The first was against Brandon Moreno and the more recent was with Alexandre Pantoja in UFC on ESPN 23 in August 2021.
Rogerio Bontorin
Rogerio Bontorin is a 29-year-old fighter and he came all the way from Adrianopois, Parana in Brazil to be in this fight. He has been busy sharpening his MMA skills at the Gile Ribeiro Team fight stable. Bontorin stands are five-foot-five and he has been comfortable competing at the bantamweight division. He owns a professional record of 17-3 and those wins are divided into 11 submissions, three knockouts, and three decisions. After losing back-to-back matches against Ray Borg and Kai Kara France, Bontorin was able to make a bounce-back victory against Matt Schnell in UFC 262. This match ended with Bontorin securing all the nods of the judges after three rounds.
Royval vs Bontorin Betting Numbers
| Record | 12-6-0 | 17-3-0 (1 NC) |
| Last Fight | Loss | Win |
| Country | United States | Brazil |
| Height | 5’9″ | 5’5″ |
| Weight (lbs) | 125 | 125 |
| Reach (in) | 68 | 67 |
| Win by KO/TKO | 25% | 18% |
| Win by Submission | 67% | 65% |
| Decisions | 8% | 18% |
| Strikes landed per minute | 3.44 | 2.82 |
| Striking accuracy | 41% | 53% |
| Striking absorbed per minute | 2.98 | 3.41 |
| Striking defense | 46% | 43% |
| Takedown average | 1.16 | 1.68 |
| Takedown accuracy | 100% | 43% |
| Takedown defense | 52% | 51% |
| Submission average | 1.70 | 1.20 |
Royval vs Bontorin Betting Picks
With the way Brandon Royval has been slipping for the past few matches, Rogerio Bontorin is given the edge in the best online sportsbook to win. This fight should end up in the judges’ scorecards with Rogerio securing another decision win.
