UFC Middleweight Title Bout

Yoel Romero

“Soldier of God”

Record: 9-4-0
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 6' 0"
Reach: 73"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Apr 30, 1977

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 13
Minutes: 191.4
Knockdowns: 10
Sig. accuracy: 49.3%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 33.3%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 1:55

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted667/1352

Accuracy49.3%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head60.4%
Body17.8%
Leg21.7%

Position

Distance73.0%
Clinch12.0%
Ground15.0%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head48.0%
Body26.5%
Leg25.5%

Position absorbed

Distance90.1%
Clinch6.2%
Ground3.7%

Grappling

For

Takedowns21/63

TD accuracy33.3%

TD per 151.6

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals0

Control24:30

Control per 151:55

Against

Takedowns absorbed7/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced1

Control conceded10:09

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.5/1.2	43.9%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.6/1.9	30.2%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.4/1.1	38.9%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/2	16.5%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1.7	19.8%	—

Recent fights

Loss vs Israel Adesanya
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. RomeroMar 7, 2020
KD 0 · Sig 40/89 · TD 0/3 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Paulo Costa
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2Aug 17, 2019
KD 1 · Sig 125/284 · TD 1/4 · Ctrl 0:12
Loss vs Robert Whittaker
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2Jun 9, 2018
KD 2 · Sig 111/240 · TD 3/10 · Ctrl 4:21
Win vs Luke Rockhold
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:48
UFC 221: Romero vs. RockholdFeb 10, 2018
KD 1 · Sig 45/92 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:08
Loss vs Robert Whittaker
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 213: Romero vs. WhittakerJul 8, 2017
KD 0 · Sig 48/107 · TD 4/18 · Ctrl 5:15
Win vs Chris Weidman
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:24
UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregorNov 12, 2016
KD 1 · Sig 18/40 · TD 2/3 · Ctrl 1:52
Win vs Jacare Souza
Decision - Split · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregorDec 12, 2015
KD 1 · Sig 46/92 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 1:58
Win vs Lyoto Machida
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:38
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs RomeroJun 27, 2015
KD 0 · Sig 42/70 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 0:05
Win vs Tim Kennedy
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 0:58
UFC 178: Johnson vs CariasoSep 27, 2014
KD 2 · Sig 39/80 · TD 3/4 · Ctrl 2:06
Win vs Brad Tavares
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs BrowneApr 19, 2014
KD 0 · Sig 31/48 · TD 7/12 · Ctrl 6:48

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