UFC Fight Night 244: Brandon Royval vs. Tatsuro Taira Prediction for Saturday, 10/12/24

The Main Event at UFC Fight Night 244 will see Brandon Royval take on Tatsuro Taira. This will be a fight in the UFC Flyweight division. Royval enters this fight with an MMA record of 16-7 and he is 6-3 in the UFC. He averages 4.33 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 36%. Royval absorbs 3.42 strikes and has a striking defense of 46%. His grappling is decent at best, averaging 0.47 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.1 submission attempts during the same period. Royval has a takedown accuracy of 60% and a takedown defense of 40%.

Taira enters this fight with an MMA record of 16-0 and he is 6-0 in the UFC. He averages 3.56 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 65%. Taira absorbs 1.70 strikes and has a striking defense of 47%. His grappling has been elite, averaging 2.35 takedowns every 15 minutes and 2.1 submission attempts during the same period. Taira has a takedown accuracy of 47% and his takedown defense is 62%.

Taira is a significant favorite in this fight, so instead we will be looking for this fight to end inside the distance. Royval has seen 2 of his last 4 UFC fights end inside the distance, while 4 of Taira’s last 5 UFC fights have also ended inside the distance. Because of this, backing this fight to also end inside the distance will be our best bet.