Yoel Romero
"Soldier of God"
| Age | 47 |
| Nationality | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 183 cm |
| Reach | 185 cm |
| Stance | Southpaw |
MMA Record
23
fights
16
✅ wins
7
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ 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
⌚ Current Elo
1593
as of March 07, 2020
🥇 Peak Elo
1640
on November 12, 2016
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
82
📊 Global scores
📈 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% |
📉 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
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+1.86
/ round
💫 Strike differential
12.7 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
14.0 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
44.5%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
62.0%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
53
Wrestling Score
1
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.6 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.5 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
33.3%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
80.6%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
38s / round
⏱ Control Time
16s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.6 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
71.4%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
0
✅ Submission wins
0.0 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
0%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Yoel Romero's UFC Fight History
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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June 09, 2018 - UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
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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July 08, 2017 - UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker
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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June 27, 2015 - UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
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