Yoel Romero

Statistic	Yoel Romero
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	49.3%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.5
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.1
Strike Differential	0.4/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	33.3%
Takedown Defense	80.6%
Takedowns Landed/15min	1.6
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:55
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	77.8%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	22.2%
Avg Fight Time	14:43
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.8
Reversals/15min	0.0

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	45.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.6
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.1
Takedown Accuracy	22.9%
Takedown Defense	100.0%
Control Time/Fight	1:59

LOSS

vs. Israel Adesanya

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020

Yoel Romero40/8945%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

Israel Adesanya48/13236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yoel Romero	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	11/29	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yoel Romero	9/14	64%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Yoel Romero	6/22	27%	0/2	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	11/33	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Yoel Romero	14/33	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	12/29	41%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Paulo Costa

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 • Aug 2019

Yoel Romero125/28444%TD 1/4Ctrl 0:12KD 1

Paulo Costa118/21355%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:06KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	32/69	46%	0/2	0:06	1
	Paulo Costa	37/69	54%	0/0	0:04	1

R2	Yoel Romero	40/91	44%	1/1	0:01	—
	Paulo Costa	37/71	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yoel Romero	53/124	43%	0/1	0:05	—
	Paulo Costa	44/73	60%	0/0	0:02	—

LOSS

vs. Robert Whittaker

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018

Yoel Romero111/24046%TD 3/10Ctrl 4:21KD 2

Robert Whittaker128/32639%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	9/24	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	33/85	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yoel Romero	20/48	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	29/77	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yoel Romero	36/77	47%	2/6	2:11	1
	Robert Whittaker	18/42	43%	0/0	0:37	—

R4	Yoel Romero	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	34/93	37%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Yoel Romero	26/47	55%	1/3	2:10	1
	Robert Whittaker	14/29	48%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Luke Rockhold

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:48 • UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold • Feb 2018

Yoel Romero45/9249%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:08KD 1

Luke Rockhold45/11938%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	10/27	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Luke Rockhold	18/41	44%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yoel Romero	24/46	52%	0/0	0:06	—
	Luke Rockhold	17/51	33%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yoel Romero	11/19	58%	0/0	0:02	1
	Luke Rockhold	10/27	37%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Robert Whittaker

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00 • UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker • Jul 2017

Yoel Romero48/10745%TD 4/18Ctrl 5:15

Robert Whittaker74/22133%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	12/18	67%	1/4	0:53	—
	Robert Whittaker	7/25	28%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yoel Romero	6/12	50%	2/6	3:20	—
	Robert Whittaker	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yoel Romero	5/16	31%	0/3	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	11/53	21%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Yoel Romero	7/18	39%	1/4	1:02	—
	Robert Whittaker	19/42	45%	0/0	0:05	—

R5	Yoel Romero	18/43	42%	0/1	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	31/79	39%	0/0	1:28	—

WIN

vs. Chris Weidman

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 3, 0:24 • UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor • Nov 2016

Yoel Romero18/4045%TD 2/3Ctrl 1:52KD 1

Chris Weidman12/4726%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:25

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Chris Weidman	7/24	29%	1/4	0:25	—

R2	Yoel Romero	8/21	38%	2/3	1:48	—
	Chris Weidman	4/21	19%	0/4	0:00	—

R3	Yoel Romero	7/9	78%	0/0	0:04	1
	Chris Weidman	1/2	50%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jacare Souza

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor • Dec 2015

Yoel Romero46/9250%TD 0/1Ctrl 1:58KD 1

Jacare Souza30/5258%TD 1/7Ctrl 2:33

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	27/57	47%	0/0	1:45	1
	Jacare Souza	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yoel Romero	6/14	43%	0/1	0:05	—
	Jacare Souza	7/13	54%	0/4	0:08	—

R3	Yoel Romero	13/21	62%	0/0	0:08	—
	Jacare Souza	18/23	78%	1/3	2:25	—

WIN

vs. Lyoto Machida

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 1:38 • UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero • Jun 2015

Yoel Romero42/7060%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:05

Lyoto Machida31/6448%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	15/30	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Lyoto Machida	12/28	43%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Yoel Romero	17/27	63%	0/1	0:00	—
	Lyoto Machida	16/26	62%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Yoel Romero	10/13	77%	1/1	0:05	—
	Lyoto Machida	3/10	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Tim Kennedy

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:58 • UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso • Sep 2014

Yoel Romero39/8049%TD 3/4Ctrl 2:06KD 2

Tim Kennedy30/8635%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	12/20	60%	2/2	0:15	—
	Tim Kennedy	4/28	14%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Yoel Romero	9/32	28%	1/2	1:15	—
	Tim Kennedy	25/57	44%	0/2	0:01	—

R3	Yoel Romero	18/28	64%	0/0	0:36	2
	Tim Kennedy	1/1	100%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brad Tavares

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00 • UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne • Apr 2014

Yoel Romero31/4865%TD 7/12Ctrl 6:48

Brad Tavares21/7030%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:08

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	16/23	70%	4/4	2:45	—
	Brad Tavares	6/15	40%	0/2	0:27	—

R2	Yoel Romero	5/9	56%	1/6	2:16	—
	Brad Tavares	6/21	29%	0/0	0:41	—

R3	Yoel Romero	10/16	62%	2/2	1:47	—
	Brad Tavares	9/34	26%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Derek Brunson

KO/TKO (Elbows) • Rd 3, 3:23 • UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou • Jan 2014

Yoel Romero60/9464%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:53

Derek Brunson38/9440%TD 3/5Ctrl 2:58

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	11/19	58%	0/2	0:02	—
	Derek Brunson	12/28	43%	2/2	0:55	—

R2	Yoel Romero	12/28	43%	0/2	0:00	—
	Derek Brunson	10/32	31%	1/2	2:03	—

R3	Yoel Romero	37/47	79%	0/0	0:51	—
	Derek Brunson	16/34	47%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Ronny Markes

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 1:39 • UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 • Nov 2013

Yoel Romero50/10448%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:49KD 1

Ronny Markes18/7524%TD 2/6Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	16/41	39%	0/1	0:00	—
	Ronny Markes	4/22	18%	2/4	0:48	—

R2	Yoel Romero	21/43	49%	0/0	0:41	—
	Ronny Markes	8/38	21%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Yoel Romero	13/20	65%	0/0	0:08	1
	Ronny Markes	6/15	40%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Clifford Starks

KO/TKO (Flying Knee) • Rd 1, 1:32 • UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez • Apr 2013

Yoel Romero12/12100%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Clifford Starks3/1817%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Fighter Profile

Career Statistics

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Fight History

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Yoel Romero	12/12	100%	0/1	0:03	1
	Clifford Starks	3/18	17%	0/0	0:00	—