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Yoel Romero

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Association: American Top Team
Pro Debut Date: 2009-12-20
Pro Record: 16-7-0
Win Finish %: 81.2%
Quality Perf. %: 69.6%
Last Ranked: 4/01/2025

#8 Light Heavyweight

Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2019

#2 Middleweight

All-Time Rank:

#15 Middleweight
Last Loss Date: 6/16/2023
Last Loss: [#8 HW] Vadim Nemkov
Opponent's Last 5: NC W W W W
UFC Record: 9-4-0
Octagon Time: 3:11:22
Title Bouts: 0-2-0
Longest Win Streak: 8 (2013-2016)
UFC Debut: 2013-04-20
Last UFC Fight: 2020-03-07

Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Outcome
W Thiago Santos
#13 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  Professional Fighters League - PFL vs. Bel...
Saturday, February 24th 2024
L Vadim Nemkov
#3 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
Friday, June 16th 2023
W Melvin Manhoef KO (Elbows)
Round 3
  Bellator 285 - Henderson vs. Queally
Friday, September 23rd 2022
W Alex Polizzi
#31 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
  Bellator 280 - Bader vs. Kongo 2
Friday, May 6th 2022
L Phil Davis
#6 Light Heavyweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  Bellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis
Saturday, September 18th 2021
L Israel Adesanya
#1 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Saturday, March 7th 2020
L Paulo Costa
#12 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Saturday, August 17th 2019
L Robert Whittaker
#1 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018
W Luke Rockhold
#2 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Saturday, February 10th 2018
L Robert Whittaker
#5 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
  UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker
Saturday, July 8th 2017
W Chris Weidman
#3 Middleweight 		KO (Flying Knee)
Round 3
  UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor
Saturday, November 12th 2016
W Ronaldo Souza
#4 Middleweight 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
  UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
Saturday, December 12th 2015
W Lyoto Machida
#2 Middleweight 		KO (Elbows)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Romero
Saturday, June 27th 2015
W Tim Kennedy
#8 Middleweight 		TKO
Round 3
  UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso
Saturday, September 27th 2014
W Brad Tavares
#20 Middleweight 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
  UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne
Saturday, April 19th 2014
W Derek Brunson
#22 Middleweight 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night 35 - Rockhold vs. Philippou
Wednesday, January 15th 2014
W Ronny Markes
#20 Middleweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
  UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops 3
Wednesday, November 6th 2013
W Clifford Starks
#121 Middleweight 		KO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Round 1
  UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez
Saturday, April 20th 2013
L Rafael Cavalcante
#15 Light Heavyweight 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
  Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov
Saturday, September 10th 2011
W Laszlo Eck KO (Punch)
Round 1
  FOTN - Fight of the Night 2011
Friday, May 27th 2011
W Nikita Petrovs TKO (Retirement)
Round 1
  SFC 3 - MMA Fight Night
Saturday, March 5th 2011
W Michal Fijalka
#107 Light Heavyweight 		TKO (Retirement)
Round 3
  IFF - The Eternal Struggle
Friday, October 8th 2010
W Sascha Weinpolter
#227 Heavyweight 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
  FOTN - Fight of the Night 2009
Sunday, December 20th 2009
  Opponent Event Outcome
W Thiago Santos
#13 Light Heavyweight 		  Professional Fighters League - PFL vs. Bel...
Saturday, February 24th 2024 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Vadim Nemkov
#3 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
Friday, June 16th 2023 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Melvin Manhoef   Bellator 285 - Henderson vs. Queally
Friday, September 23rd 2022 		KO (Elbows)
Round 3
W Alex Polizzi
#31 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 280 - Bader vs. Kongo 2
Friday, May 6th 2022 		TKO (Punches)
Round 3
L Phil Davis
#6 Light Heavyweight 		  Bellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis
Saturday, September 18th 2021 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
L Israel Adesanya
#1 Middleweight 		  UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Saturday, March 7th 2020 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Paulo Costa
#12 Middleweight 		  UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Saturday, August 17th 2019 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Robert Whittaker
#1 Middleweight 		  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Luke Rockhold
#2 Middleweight 		  UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Saturday, February 10th 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
L Robert Whittaker
#5 Middleweight 		  UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker
Saturday, July 8th 2017 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Chris Weidman
#3 Middleweight 		  UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor
Saturday, November 12th 2016 		KO (Flying Knee)
Round 3
W Ronaldo Souza
#4 Middleweight 		  UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
Saturday, December 12th 2015 		Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Lyoto Machida
#2 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Romero
Saturday, June 27th 2015 		KO (Elbows)
Round 3
W Tim Kennedy
#8 Middleweight 		  UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso
Saturday, September 27th 2014 		TKO
Round 3
W Brad Tavares
#20 Middleweight 		  UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne
Saturday, April 19th 2014 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Derek Brunson
#22 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night 35 - Rockhold vs. Philippou
Wednesday, January 15th 2014 		TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Round 3
W Ronny Markes
#20 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops 3
Wednesday, November 6th 2013 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
W Clifford Starks
#121 Middleweight 		  UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez
Saturday, April 20th 2013 		KO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Round 1
L Rafael Cavalcante
#15 Light Heavyweight 		  Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov
Saturday, September 10th 2011 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Laszlo Eck   FOTN - Fight of the Night 2011
Friday, May 27th 2011 		KO (Punch)
Round 1
W Nikita Petrovs   SFC 3 - MMA Fight Night
Saturday, March 5th 2011 		TKO (Retirement)
Round 1
W Michal Fijalka
#107 Light Heavyweight 		  IFF - The Eternal Struggle
Friday, October 8th 2010 		TKO (Retirement)
Round 3
W Sascha Weinpolter
#227 Heavyweight 		  FOTN - Fight of the Night 2009
Sunday, December 20th 2009 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2025 2 #8 Light Heavyweight 16-7-0
557
01/01/2025 1 #6 Light Heavyweight 16-7-0
597
10/01/2024   #7 Light Heavyweight 16-7-0
597
07/01/2024   #7 Light Heavyweight 16-7-0
597
04/01/2024 5 #7 Light Heavyweight 16-7-0
597
01/01/2024 2 #12 Light Heavyweight 15-7-0
374
10/01/2023 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 15-7-0
374
07/01/2023 1 #11 Light Heavyweight 15-7-0
375
04/01/2023 1 #10 Light Heavyweight 15-6-0
445
01/01/2023   #9 Light Heavyweight 15-6-0
473
10/01/2022 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 15-6-0
485
07/01/2022 1 #8 Light Heavyweight 14-6-0
489
04/01/2022   #9 Light Heavyweight 13-6-0
489
01/01/2022 1 #9 Light Heavyweight 13-6-0
489
10/01/2021 NR #8 Light Heavyweight 13-6-0
489
04/01/2021 1 #4 Middleweight 13-5-0
951
01/01/2021 2 #5 Middleweight 13-5-0
934
10/01/2020 3 #7 Middleweight 13-5-0
934
07/01/2020 1 #4 Middleweight 13-5-0
1032
04/01/2020   #5 Middleweight 13-5-0
1032
01/01/2020 2 #5 Middleweight 13-4-0
1048
10/01/2019 1 #3 Middleweight 13-4-0
1072
07/01/2019   #2 Middleweight 13-3-0
1415
04/01/2019   #2 Middleweight 13-3-0
1484
01/01/2019   #2 Middleweight 13-3-0
1484
10/01/2018   #2 Middleweight 13-3-0
1484
07/01/2018   #2 Middleweight 13-3-0
1484
04/01/2018 2 #2 Middleweight 13-2-0
1493
01/01/2018 1 #4 Middleweight 12-2-0
1228
10/01/2017 3 #5 Middleweight 12-2-0
1228
07/01/2017   #2 Middleweight 12-1-0
1402
04/01/2017   #2 Middleweight 12-1-0
1402
01/01/2017 2 #2 Middleweight 12-1-0
1402
10/01/2016   #4 Middleweight 11-1-0
932
07/01/2016 1 #4 Middleweight 11-1-0
932
04/01/2016   #3 Middleweight 11-1-0
845
01/01/2016   #3 Middleweight 11-1-0
845
10/01/2015   #3 Middleweight 10-1-0
758
07/01/2015 4 #3 Middleweight 10-1-0
758
04/01/2015   #7 Middleweight 9-1-0
449
01/01/2015   #7 Middleweight 9-1-0
449
10/01/2014 7 #7 Middleweight 9-1-0
449
07/01/2014 3 #14 Middleweight 8-1-0
278
04/01/2014 8 #17 Middleweight 7-1-0
215
01/01/2014 73 #25 Middleweight 6-1-0
149
10/01/2013 8 #98 Middleweight 5-1-0
62
07/01/2013 NR #106 Middleweight 5-1-0
62
10/01/2012 3 #130 Light Heavyweight 4-1-0
34
07/01/2012 10 #133 Light Heavyweight 4-1-0
35
04/01/2012 4 #123 Light Heavyweight 4-1-0
36
01/01/2012   #119 Light Heavyweight 4-1-0
36
10/01/2011 9 #119 Light Heavyweight 4-1-0
37
07/01/2011 13 #110 Light Heavyweight 4-0-0
37
04/01/2011 1 #123 Light Heavyweight 3-0-0
37
01/01/2011 135 #122 Light Heavyweight 2-0-0
37
10/01/2010 5 #257 Light Heavyweight 1-0-0
20
07/01/2010 16 #252 Light Heavyweight 1-0-0
20
04/01/2010 5 #236 Light Heavyweight 1-0-0
20
01/01/2010 NR #241 Light Heavyweight 1-0-0
20


A fighter's rank (US) state is assigned based on the state that the fighter most frequently fought in professionally, within the past three years. If there is a tie, the most recent state is used. The Win-Loss-Draw record for the fighter in the "Big Leagues". The Big Leagues refer to the top organizations based on a statistical analysis we performed. Some organizations were counted as one, due to mergers, etc. A quality performance is a fight in which the fighter fought an acceptable opponent, and substantiated their current rating (at the time) based on the outcome. At it's most basic level, one can equate "combat age" to "dog years" in that it will mirror the basic human lifecycle. With this computation, we expect fighters to hit their respective "peak" in the years that your typical adult "peaks" in life, somewhere between 25 and 40. We will expect most fighters to start their descent at some point in their 40s and be far removed from their peak by 60. This is an experimental metric that attempts to reflect a fighter's recent opposition quality. The metric goes back 1,080 days, and looks at all the fighter's opponents' W-L-D records within a window of 540 days before, and 540 days after their respective bout(s) with the fighter. All of the records are added up and the cumulative win percentage is presented by this metric in a "strength of schedule" format. These ranking sets have been generated by a recent version of the software, using recent data and will not match previously published issues of the rankings, especially since a majority of these generated sets are for dates much earlier than the site’s inception.
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