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Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
CubaMiddleweightActiveage 49
13-5
72% win rate
L3 streak
Peak Vertex
2014-09-27 → 2014-09-2768held 5 bouts
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2014-09-27
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
Similar fighters
Closest stylistic matches by inverse-Euclidean similarity over striking and grappling rates.
