Royval Beats Taira by Split Decision at UFC Vegas 98
UFC Fight Night: Royval vs. Taira took place October 12, 2024, at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Brandon Royval won the flyweight main event by split decision, handing Tatsuro Taira his first professional loss. Below is the final card and official result recap.
Royval Takes the Main Event
Royval and Taira went five rounds in a competitive flyweight bout. Two judges scored it 48–47 for Royval, while the third scored it 48–47 for Taira. Royval earned the split decision after a back-and-forth contest that kept him in the title picture. The official scorecards show the judges’ totals.
Main Card Results
- Flyweight: Brandon Royval def. Tatsuro Taira by split decision (48–47, 48–47, 47–48)
- Middleweight: JunYong Park def. Brad Tavares by split decision
- Welterweight: Chidi Njokuani def. Jared Gooden by unanimous decision
- Lightweight: Grant Dawson def. Rafa Garcia by second-round TKO
- Welterweight: Daniel Rodriguez def. Alex Morono by split decision
Preliminary Results
- Flyweight: Ramazan Temirov def. C.J. Vergara by first-round TKO
- Featherweight: Pat Sabatini def. Jonathan Pearce by first-round submission
- Welterweight: Themba Gorimbo def. Niko Price by unanimous decision
- Heavyweight: Junior Tafa def. Sean Sharaf by second-round TKO
- Women’s strawweight: Julia Polastri def. Cory McKenna by split decision
- Bantamweight: Cody Haddon def. Dan Argueta by unanimous decision
- Flyweight: Clayton Carpenter def. Lucas Rocha by second-round technical submission
Card Changes and Context
The card changed before the event: Chris Barnett withdrew and Sean Sharaf replaced him opposite Junior Tafa. The UFC’s official event recap lists the final results.
Sources
UFC: Main card results and event recap
UFC: Preliminary results
UFC: Official judges’ scorecards
