Yoel Romero
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Association: American Top Team Pro Debut Date: 2009-12-20 Pro Record: 16-7-0 |
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Win Finish %: 81.2%
Quality Perf. %: 69.6%
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Last Ranked: 4/01/2025 Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2019 All-Time Rank: |
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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 |
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| L |
Vadim Nemkov #3 Light Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero Friday, June 16th 2023 |
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| W | Melvin Manhoef |
KO (Elbows) Round 3 |
Bellator 285 - Henderson vs. Queally Friday, September 23rd 2022 |
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| W |
Alex Polizzi #31 Light Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 3 |
Bellator 280 - Bader vs. Kongo 2 Friday, May 6th 2022 |
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| L |
Phil Davis #6 Light Heavyweight |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
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Bellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis Saturday, September 18th 2021 |
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| L |
Israel Adesanya #1 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Saturday, March 7th 2020 |
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| L |
Paulo Costa #12 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
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UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Saturday, August 17th 2019 |
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| L |
Robert Whittaker #1 Middleweight |
Decision (Split) Round 5 |
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UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Saturday, June 9th 2018 |
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| W |
Luke Rockhold #2 Middleweight |
KO (Punches) Round 3 |
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Saturday, February 10th 2018 |
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| L |
Robert Whittaker #5 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker Saturday, July 8th 2017 |
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| W |
Chris Weidman #3 Middleweight |
KO (Flying Knee) Round 3 |
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UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor Saturday, November 12th 2016 |
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| W |
Ronaldo Souza #4 Middleweight |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
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UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor Saturday, December 12th 2015 |
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| W |
Lyoto Machida #2 Middleweight |
KO (Elbows) Round 3 |
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UFC Fight Night - Machida vs. Romero Saturday, June 27th 2015 |
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| W |
Tim Kennedy #8 Middleweight |
TKO Round 3 |
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UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso Saturday, September 27th 2014 |
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| W |
Brad Tavares #20 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
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UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne Saturday, April 19th 2014 |
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| W |
Derek Brunson #22 Middleweight |
TKO (Punches and Elbows) Round 3 |
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UFC Fight Night 35 - Rockhold vs. Philippou Wednesday, January 15th 2014 |
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| W |
Ronny Markes #20 Middleweight |
KO (Punches) Round 3 |
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UFC Fight Night - Fight for the Troops 3 Wednesday, November 6th 2013 |
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| W |
Clifford Starks #121 Middleweight |
KO (Flying Knee and Punches) Round 1 |
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UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez Saturday, April 20th 2013 |
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| L |
Rafael Cavalcante #15 Light Heavyweight |
KO (Punches) Round 2 |
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Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov Saturday, September 10th 2011 |
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| W | Laszlo Eck |
KO (Punch) Round 1 |
FOTN - Fight of the Night 2011 Friday, May 27th 2011 |
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| W | Nikita Petrovs |
TKO (Retirement) Round 1 |
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SFC 3 - MMA Fight Night Saturday, March 5th 2011 |
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| W |
Michal Fijalka #107 Light Heavyweight |
TKO (Retirement) Round 3 |
IFF - The Eternal Struggle Friday, October 8th 2010 |
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| W |
Sascha Weinpolter #246 Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
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FOTN - Fight of the Night 2009 Sunday, December 20th 2009 |
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| 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 #246 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
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| 04/01/2025 | 2 | #8 Light Heavyweight | 16-7-0 |
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| 01/01/2025 | 1 | #6 Light Heavyweight | 16-7-0 |
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| 10/01/2024 | #7 Light Heavyweight | 16-7-0 |
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| 07/01/2024 | #7 Light Heavyweight | 16-7-0 |
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| 04/01/2024 | 5 | #7 Light Heavyweight | 16-7-0 |
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| 01/01/2024 | 2 | #12 Light Heavyweight | 15-7-0 |
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| 10/01/2023 | 1 | #10 Light Heavyweight | 15-7-0 |
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| 07/01/2023 | 1 | #11 Light Heavyweight | 15-7-0 |
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| 04/01/2023 | 1 | #10 Light Heavyweight | 15-6-0 |
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| 01/01/2023 | #9 Light Heavyweight | 15-6-0 |
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| 10/01/2022 | 1 | #9 Light Heavyweight | 15-6-0 |
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| 07/01/2022 | 1 | #8 Light Heavyweight | 14-6-0 |
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| 04/01/2022 | #9 Light Heavyweight | 13-6-0 |
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| 01/01/2022 | 1 | #9 Light Heavyweight | 13-6-0 |
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| 10/01/2021 | NR | #8 Light Heavyweight | 13-6-0 |
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| 04/01/2021 | 1 | #4 Middleweight | 13-5-0 |
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| 01/01/2021 | 2 | #5 Middleweight | 13-5-0 |
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| 10/01/2020 | 3 | #7 Middleweight | 13-5-0 |
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| 07/01/2020 | 1 | #4 Middleweight | 13-5-0 |
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| 04/01/2020 | #5 Middleweight | 13-5-0 |
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| 01/01/2020 | 2 | #5 Middleweight | 13-4-0 |
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| 10/01/2019 | 1 | #3 Middleweight | 13-4-0 |
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| 07/01/2019 | #2 Middleweight | 13-3-0 |
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| 04/01/2019 | #2 Middleweight | 13-3-0 |
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| 01/01/2019 | #2 Middleweight | 13-3-0 |
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| 10/01/2018 | #2 Middleweight | 13-3-0 |
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| 07/01/2018 | #2 Middleweight | 13-3-0 |
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| 04/01/2018 | 2 | #2 Middleweight | 13-2-0 |
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| 01/01/2018 | 1 | #4 Middleweight | 12-2-0 |
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| 10/01/2017 | 3 | #5 Middleweight | 12-2-0 |
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| 07/01/2017 | #2 Middleweight | 12-1-0 |
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| 04/01/2017 | #2 Middleweight | 12-1-0 |
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| 01/01/2017 | 2 | #2 Middleweight | 12-1-0 |
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| 10/01/2016 | #4 Middleweight | 11-1-0 |
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| 07/01/2016 | 1 | #4 Middleweight | 11-1-0 |
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| 04/01/2016 | #3 Middleweight | 11-1-0 |
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| 01/01/2016 | #3 Middleweight | 11-1-0 |
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| 10/01/2015 | #3 Middleweight | 10-1-0 |
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| 07/01/2015 | 4 | #3 Middleweight | 10-1-0 |
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| 04/01/2015 | #7 Middleweight | 9-1-0 |
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| 01/01/2015 | #7 Middleweight | 9-1-0 |
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| 10/01/2014 | 7 | #7 Middleweight | 9-1-0 |
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| 07/01/2014 | 3 | #14 Middleweight | 8-1-0 |
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| 04/01/2014 | 8 | #17 Middleweight | 7-1-0 |
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| 01/01/2014 | 75 | #25 Middleweight | 6-1-0 |
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| 10/01/2013 | 8 | #100 Middleweight | 5-1-0 |
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| 07/01/2013 | NR | #108 Middleweight | 5-1-0 |
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| 10/01/2012 | 2 | #132 Light Heavyweight | 4-1-0 |
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| 07/01/2012 | 9 | #134 Light Heavyweight | 4-1-0 |
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| 04/01/2012 | 6 | #125 Light Heavyweight | 4-1-0 |
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| 01/01/2012 | 1 | #119 Light Heavyweight | 4-1-0 |
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| 10/01/2011 | 7 | #120 Light Heavyweight | 4-1-0 |
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| 07/01/2011 | 12 | #113 Light Heavyweight | 4-0-0 |
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| 04/01/2011 | 1 | #125 Light Heavyweight | 3-0-0 |
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| 01/01/2011 | 146 | #126 Light Heavyweight | 2-0-0 |
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| 10/01/2010 | 3 | #272 Light Heavyweight | 1-0-0 |
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| 07/01/2010 | 20 | #269 Light Heavyweight | 1-0-0 |
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| 04/01/2010 | 2 | #249 Light Heavyweight | 1-0-0 |
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| 01/01/2010 | NR | #251 Light Heavyweight | 1-0-0 |
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