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Yoel Romero

“Soldier of God”
  • Middleweight
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13-5-0
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • L
  • W
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UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

Middleweight Bout - Main Event
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I. Adesanya Israel Adesanya
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24-6-0
#9
live
Final
R5 5:00
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Y. Romero Yoel Romero
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13-5-0
Win By
U. Decision
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U. DEC
Win By
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Career statistics

  • 2
    Wins by knockout
  • 14:43
    Average fight time

Accuracy

  • 667 / 1352
    Striking accuracy
  • 21 / 63
    Takedown accuracy

Significant strikes by position

Striking

  • 3.49
    Significant strikes landed (per minute)
  • 3.2
    Significant strikes absorbed (per minute)
  • 61%
    Significant strikes defense
  • 0.78
    Knockdown average

Grappling

  • 1.65
    Takedown average (per 15 minutes)
  • 78%
    Takedown defense

Fighter details

  • Age
    49 (4/30/1977)
  • Stance
    Southpaw
  • Born
    Cuba
  • Fighting out of
    Cuba
  • Height
    6'0"
  • Weight
    185 lbs
  • Reach
    73.5"

Yoel Romero's fight history

  • 0
    Titles
  • 5 Fight of the Night
    Fight of the night
  • 2 Performance of the Night
    Performance of the night
Opponent Result Method Event Awarded Fight tracker
vs
I. Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
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L
U. DEC U. Decision
UFC 248 March 8, 2020
vs
P. Costa
Paulo Costa
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L
U. DEC U. Decision
UFC 241 August 18, 2019
vs
R. Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
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L
S. DEC S. Decision
UFC 225 June 10, 2018
vs
R. Whittaker
Robert Whittaker
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L
U. DEC U. Decision
UFC 213 July 9, 2017
vs
C. Weidman
Chris Weidman
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W
KO/TKO KO/TKO
UFC 205 November 13, 2016
vs
J. Souza
Jacare Souza
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W
S. DEC S. Decision
UFC 194 December 12, 2015
vs
L. Machida
Lyoto Machida
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W
KO/TKO KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night June 28, 2015
vs
B. Tavares
Brad Tavares
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W
U. DEC U. Decision
UFC on FOX April 19, 2014

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