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Yoel Romero

"Soldier of God"

Age47
NationalityπŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United States
Weight classMiddleweight
Height183 cm
Reach185 cm
StanceSouthpaw

MMA Record

23
fights
16
βœ… wins
7
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests

UFC Record

13
UFC fights
3 losses
current streak
9
βœ… UFC wins
4
❌ UFC losses
0
⬜ UFC draws
0
⬜ UFC no contests

Bonuses

8
bonuses
5
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
1
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night

Metrics

April 20, 2013
UFC debuts
March 07, 2020
UFC last fight
3h11:22
time in the cage
14:43
avg time by combat
69.2%
win rate
77.8%
finish rate

UFC Career Recap

Middleweight13win969%loss431%Kotko754%Splitdecision18%Unanimousdecision18%Unanimousdecision323%Splitdecision18%

⌚ Current Elo

1593
as of March 07, 2020

πŸ₯‡ Peak Elo

1640
on November 12, 2016

πŸ“ˆ Elo Evolution Over Fights

Clifford StarksRonny MarkesDerek BrunsonBrad TavaresTim KennedyLyoto MachidaJacare SouzaChris WeidmanRobert WhittakerLuke RockholdRobert WhittakerPaulo CostaIsrael Adesanya201320142015201620172018201920201500155016001650170017501800
dateeloCurrent Top P4P: Jon JonesInitial Elo

⭐ Global Score

82
πŸ“Š Global scores
StrikingKO PowerWrestlingJiu JitsuDefenseCareer020406080100

πŸ“ˆ Top 5 Strengths

Top Ability Score Value
1. Significant strikes per ko tko 96 95
2. Ko tko 96 7
3. Total strikes defense 92 58%
4. Knockdowns 88 0.26 / round
5. Takedowns defense 88 81%

πŸ“‰ Top 5 Weaknesses

Flop Ability Score Value
1. Submissions attempted 1 0.00 / round
2. Submission 1 0
3. Total strikes attempted 35 41.18 / round
4. Control time 35 38s / round
5. Body strikes landed 49 3.11 / round
70

Boxing Score

68

Kickboxing Score

πŸ“Š Striking Scores
Significant StrikesVolumeDifferentialKO PowerLow KicksAccuracyDefense020406080100
πŸ†š Striking Differential
+1.86 / round
πŸ’« Strike differential
12.7 / round
πŸ₯Š Distance strikes landed
14.0 / round
πŸ’’ Distance strikes taken
44.5%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
62.0%
🐒 Distance strikes defense
πŸ”‹ Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
123450%20%40%60%80%100%01234567
Significant Strikes LandedStriking AccuracyPercentage of fightsRoundChampionship Rounds
πŸ“ Strike Distance Repartition
Distance Clinch Ground 73% 12% 15% 44% 68% 71% accuracy accuracy accuracy
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
Strikes /round Score Target Accuracy Head Body Legs 10.53 48 60% 41% 3.11 50 18% 66% 3.79 77 22% 77%
53

Wrestling Score

1

Jiu Jitsu Score

πŸ“Š Grappling Scores
TakedownsControl TimeGround StrikesSubmission AttemptsSubmissionTakedownDefense020406080100
πŸ€Όβ€β™€οΈ Wrestling
1.6 / round
πŸ€Ύβ€β™‚οΈ Takedowns attempted
0.5 / round
πŸ’₯ Takedowns landed
33.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
80.6%
🐒 Takedown defense
πŸ”’ Control
38s / round
⏱ Control Time
16s / round
πŸ” Control time by opponent
πŸ”¨ Ground & Pound
2.6 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
71.4%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
πŸ₯‹ Jiu Jitsu
0
βœ… Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy

Yoel Romero's UFC Fight History

βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… βœ… ❌ βœ… ❌ ❌ ❌
March 07, 2020 - UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Middleweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 17, 2019 - UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Middleweight bout
Loss by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Middleweight bout
Loss by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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February 10, 2018 - UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (1:48).
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Middleweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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November 12, 2016 - UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Flying Knee) at round 3 (24s).
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December 12, 2015 - UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
Middleweight bout
Win by split decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Elbows) at round 3 (1:38).
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September 27, 2014 - UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 3 (58s).
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April 19, 2014 - UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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Fighter's fights