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Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
CubaMiddleweightActiveage 49
13-5
72% win rate
L3 streak
Peak Vertex
2018-02-10 → 2018-02-1048held 3 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2018-02-10
Retired at career peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Draw / No contest
- Title
9 wins4 losseslast 5: L L L W Ldrag to scroll · 1993–2020
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(13) | R2(12) | R3(12) | R4(3) | R5(3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 15.9 | 14.6 | 38.5 | 11.0 | 19.3 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 12.1 | 14.7 | 17.4 | 21.3 | 19.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.59 | 0.33 | 0.33 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.38 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Control time | 0:27 | 0:48 | 0:51 | 0:21 | 0:43 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero2020-03-07L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 22019-08-17L·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 22018-06-09L·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold2018-02-10W·KO·R3 · 1:48
- UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker2017-07-08L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor2016-11-12W·KO·R3 · 0:24
- UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor2015-12-12W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero2015-06-27W·KO·R3 · 1:38
- UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso2014-09-27W·KO·R3 · 0:58
- UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne2014-04-19W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou2014-01-15W·KO·R3 · 3:23
- UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 32013-11-06W·KO·R3 · 1:39
- UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez2013-04-20W·KO·R1 · 1:32
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Darren Till and Yoel Romero locked in one of combat sports' most intense staredowns at the BKFC 94 press conference in Manchester on Tuesday, neither fighter willing to yield first. The two former…
- Sherdog
Former UFC fighters Darren Till and Yoel Romero will face each other in a light heavyweight bare-knuckle boxing match at BKFC 94 on September 26 in Manchester, England. Till (18-5-1) left the UFC in…
- MMA Fighting
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