Tim Elliott vs Brandon Royval 5/30/2020 – UFC Fight Night Pick & Prediction
The flyweight bout here is going to feature Elliott taking on Royval. Now, something that is impressive is the fact that Elliott is coming in as the favorite, but has racked up 10 losses out of 27 fights with one no decision. When it comes to Royval he has not really done that bad, but still has 4 losses out of the 14 fights that he has been involved in.
The last fight that Tim Elliott was involved in was a unanimous decision loss. The loss came at the hands of Askar Askarov, but it was his 3rd loss out of the last 5 fights. The loss ended up dropping Elliott to a 16-10-1 record. When it comes to the TKO/KO fight he has posted a 3-1 record and in submission fights he is sitting on a 6-4 record. Elliott is coming into the fight here throwing 3.49 significant strikes per minute, but has ended up getting 46.33% of those to land.
Royval is coming into the fight here after picking up a win in his last two fights by submission. The last fight was against Nate Williams who ended up submitting in the first round of the fight. The win allowed Royval to improve to a 10-4 record professionally with a 3-0 record in the TKO/KO fights and he is 6-0 in the submission fights.
When it comes to the tale of the tape Elliott is heading into the fight standing at 5’7” and 125 pounds. However, he does not have a good reach at 66 inches. For Royval he is coming into the fight here standing at 5’9” with 125 pounds. Brandon is coming into the fight with a significant reach advantage that is sitting at 70 inches.
Tim Elliott vs Brandon Royval Odds: Brandon Royval +158, Tim Elliott -183
Round Total: Over 2.5 -130, Under 2.5 +100
Tim Elliott vs Brandon Royval Prediction: Brandon Royval +158, Over 2.5 -130
Odds Provided By Betonline.ag
The fight here is going to feature Elliott who is very experience in the UFC taking on Royval who has experience, but not so much with the UFC. However, Royval is a great submission fighter and that will actually make a difference in the fight here as he is able to get in close enough to keep Elliott in limbo and with how quickly Royval is able to take anything and turn it into a submission it will be hard to see Elliott avoiding a loss in the fight.