UFC 317: Brandon Royval vs. Joshua Van Prediction for Tomorrow, 06/28/25

The third fight on the Main Card at UFC 317 will see Brandon Royval take on Joshua Van. This will be a fight in the UFC Flyweight division. Royval enters this fight with an MMA record of 17-7 and 7-3 in the UFC. He averages 4.46 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 39%. Royval absorbs 3.06 strikes and has a striking defense of 47%. His grappling is decent at best, averaging 0.75 takedowns every 15 minutes and 1.2 submission attempts during the same period. Royval has a takedown accuracy of 75% and a takedown defense of 45%.

Van enters this fight with an MMA record of 14-2 and 7-1 in the UFC. He averages 8.20 significant strikes per minute and has a striking accuracy of 54%. Van absorbs 5.26 strikes and has a striking defense of 59%. His grappling is also decent, averaging 0.96 takedowns every 15 minutes. Van has a takedown accuracy of 63% and a takedown defense of 81%.

Van is the small favorite in this fight and looks to be the best betting option. Van has the clear advantage in striking volume, plus he has a slight edge in grappling. Royval is, however, better at forcing submissions, but Van also has an elite takedown defense that should prevent this. Given that Van has had a successful UFC career thus far, backing him to win will be our best bet.