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• ▸ Across 20 recorded matches, Royce sits at 12 wins and 8 losses. That is a workhorse record built on staying active rather than one big highlight run.
• ▸ Of his 12 wins, 8 came by decision and only 2 by submission. He is clearly comfortable grinding out close matches and playing the clock.
• ▸ His submission win rate on record is 17 percent, well under the site average of 40 percent. When he finishes, it is varied rather than one signature move: 1 Bow and Arrow and 1 Baratoplata.
• ▸ He has competed 12 times in nogi versus 6 in gi. The heavier nogi schedule lines up with his work at events like the 2019 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship.
• ▸ The 2019 IBJJF Pan No-Gi Championship is his most frequent event with 3 appearances, and 2 of his notable wins came there over Vinicius Wong and Kenji Sette.