Brandon Royval had to dig deep to hand Tatsuro Taira his first career loss.
Here is a by-the-numbers look at UFC Vegas 98, with statistics courtesy of UFCStats.com.
124: Significant strikes landed by Royval. Taira, meanwhile, landed 42. Royval notably outlanded his foe 56 to 5 in Round 3 and 43 to 14 in Round 5. Royval also held a 172-to-80 edge in total strikes landed.
12:13: Total control time for Taira. The majority of that occurred in Round 2 and 4, when Taira took Royval’s back and logged a combined 8:39 of control time. Royval enjoyed just 2:23 of control time in the bout.
6: Takedowns landed in 15 attempts for Taira. Royval landed all three of his takedowns and also attempted three submmissions in the fight.
7: Career UFC flyweight triumphs for Royval, tying him with Henry Cejudo, Tim Elliott and Muhammad Mokaev for 10th most in division history.
25: Octagon appearances for Brad Tavares, who fell to Jun Yong Park via split decision in the UFC Vegas 98 co-main event. Tavares surpassed Michael Bisping for the most middleweight bouts in promotion history on Saturday night.
5:22:35: Total fight time for Tavares, who also moved past Bisping to take the No. 1 position in this category on Saturday. The 36-year-old Hawaiian has been fighting in the Las Vegas-based promotion since 2010.
105: Significant strikes landed by Chidi Njokuani in a lopsided unanimous decision triumph over Jared Gooden at welterweight. Njokuani outlanded his opponent 21 to 3 in Round 1, 52 to 11 in Round 2 and 32 to 6 in Round 3.
56: Significant clinch strikes for Njokuani. By comparison, Gooden landed six.
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1: KO/TKO defeat in 20 professional appearances for Rafa Garcia, as Grant Dawson become the first person to finish the Mexican lightweight in that fashion with a second-round technical knockout victory.
39: Significant ground strikes landed by Dawson. Garcia, meanwhile, failed to land a single significant strike on the canvas. Overall, Dawson outlanded his foe 44 to 5 in significant strikes and 80 to 29 in total strikes.
123: Significant strikes landed by Daniel Rodriguez in a split-decision victory over Alex Morono at welterweight. That marks the fifth time in Rodriguez’s 12-bout UFC tenure that he has exceeded 100 significant strikes. Morono, meanwhile, landed 74 significant strikes in defeat.
5: Consecutive first-round finishes for Ramazonbek Temirov, who continued that streak in his Octagon debut with a technical knockout win over C.J. Vergara at the 2:50 mark of Round 1 in their flyweight encounter. Temirov has won his last 10 professional outings.
3: Knockdowns landed by Temirov in the opening round. That ties him with four others for the most knockdowns landed in a fight in UFC flyweight history. John Lineker twice scored three knockdowns in a bout while competing at 125 pounds.
7: Career victories via rear-naked choke for Pat Sabatini, who earned his first such triumph in the UFC with the maneuver by eliciting a tap from Jonathan Pearce 4:06 into the opening frame of their featherweight duel. Sabatini has earned 12 of his 18 professional triumphs by way of submission overall.
68: Significant strikes landed by Themba Gorimbo in a clear-cut three-round verdict over Niko Price at welteweight. Price, meanwhile, landed 16 significant strikes in defeat. Gorimbo was also successful on seven of nine takedown attempts while racking up 9:14 of control time in the bout.
28: Significant strikes by which Junior Tafa outlanded Sean Sharaf during the decisive second round of their heavyweight bout. Tafa put his exhausted opponent away at the 2:15 mark of Round 2 after being outlanded by a 46-to-35 count in the opening stanza.
32: Significant clinch strikes landed by Julia Polastri in a split-decision triumph over Cory McKenna at strawweight. By comparison, McKenna landed just five significant strikes in the clinch. The Brazilian also held a 35-to-6 edge in significant body strikes.
20: Takedowns defended out of 24 attempts by Cody Haddon in a unanimous decision triumph against Dan Argueta at bantamweight. Haddon also outlanded his opponent 140 to 54 in significant strikes.