Yoel Romero

Middleweight · 13-5 · southpaw

Last 5
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Height
6'0"
182.88 cm
Reach
6'1"
185.42 cm
Age
49
Elo Rating
1631.1

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 166 Middleweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Avoids 60% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 86% of Middleweight fighters
  • Stops 78% of opponents' takedown attempts — better than 81% of Middleweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Attempts just 0.00 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 89% of Middleweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    3.44
    Top 41%
  • Striking accuracy
    49%
    Top 34%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    3.05
    Top 48%
  • Striking defense
    60%
    Top 14%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.57
    Top 43%
  • Takedown accuracy
    30%
    Bottom 27%
  • Takedown defense
    78%
    Top 19%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 11%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1661, higher than 93% of Middleweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1631).

Last 5 — Fight Time
051015202525:00Whittaker11:48Rockhold25:00Whittaker15:00Costa25:00Adesanya
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

LIsrael AdesanyaTitle
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
2020-03-07 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
LPaulo Costa
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2
2019-08-17 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
LRobert Whittaker
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2018-06-09 · Decision - Split, R5 5:00
WLuke Rockhold
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
2018-02-10 · KO/TKO, R3 1:48
LRobert WhittakerTitle
UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker
2017-07-08 · Decision - Unanimous, R5 5:00
WChris Weidman
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor
2016-11-12 · KO/TKO, R3 0:24
WJacare Souza
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor
2015-12-12 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
WLyoto Machida
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero
2015-06-27 · KO/TKO, R3 1:38
WTim Kennedy
UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso
2014-09-27 · KO/TKO, R3 0:58
WBrad Tavares
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne
2014-04-19 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
WDerek Brunson
UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
2014-01-15 · KO/TKO, R3 3:23
WRonny Markes
UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3
2013-11-06 · KO/TKO, R3 1:39
WClifford Starks
UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez
2013-04-20 · KO/TKO, R1 1:32