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Age 47
Gender Male
Height 5' 11"
Weight Class Light heavyweight

Yoel Romero is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 15 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 15-7-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 14 years, 2 months, 4 days
Rounds Fought 59.2
Avg. Fights/Year 1.6
Longest Layoff 1 year, 7 months, 10 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 months, 8 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 12 0 3
Losses 1 0 6
Finish Rate 80.0%
Finished Rate 14.3%
Win by Decision Rate 20.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 85.7%
Win by KO Rate 80.0%
Loss by KO Rate 14.3%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Win

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 00:33
Fastest KO 00:33
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.1
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 10:23
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 4.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 19:58
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 11/23/2024
(0-0-0)
Duane Crespo
(0-0-0)
Light heavyweight
Dirty Boxing Championship - Private Event#1
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 02/24/2024 W
(14-7-0)
Thiago Santos
(22-11-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 205.2)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
PFL Champs vs. Bellator Champs
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/16/2023 L
(14-6-0)
Vadim Nemkov
(16-2-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 203.8)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
Bellator MMA 297
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 09/23/2022 W
(13-6-0)
Melvin Manhoef
(32-15-1)
LHW
(205.9 vs. 205.7)
KO (Strike)
Bellator MMA 285
3 03:34
Official MMA Fight Results 05/06/2022 W
(12-6-0)
Alex Polizzi
(10-1-0)
LHW
(204.6 vs. 202.8)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Bellator MMA 280
3 04:59
Official MMA Fight Results 09/18/2021 L
(12-5-0)
Phil Davis
(22-6-0)
LHW
(205.4 vs. 206.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
BELLATOR MMA 266
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 03/07/2020 L
(12-4-0)
Israel Adesanya
(18-0-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 184.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 248 - ADESANYA vs ROMERO
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 08/17/2019 L
(12-3-0)
Paulo Costa
(12-0-0)
MW
(184.5 vs. 186.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 241
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/09/2018 L
(12-2-0)
Robert Whittaker
(19-4-0)
MW
(185.2 vs. 185.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 02/10/2018 W
(11-2-0)
Luke Rockhold
(16-3-0)
MW
(187.7* vs. 185.0)
KO
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
3 01:48
Official MMA Fight Results 07/08/2017 L
(11-1-0)
Robert Whittaker
(18-4-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 184.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 213: Nunes vs. Shevchenko
5 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 11/12/2016 W
(10-1-0)
Chris Weidman
(13-1-0)
MW
(185.6 vs. 185.8)
TKO/RSC
UFC 205: Alvarez vs. Mcgregor
3 00:24
Official MMA Fight Results 12/12/2015 W
(9-1-0)
Jacare Souza
(22-3-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 186.0)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 194: McGregor vs Aldo
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 06/27/2015 W
(9-1-0)
Lyoto Machida
(22-6-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 186.0)
KO
UFC Fight Night 70: Romero vs Machida*
3 01:38
Official MMA Fight Results 09/27/2014 W
(8-1-0)
Tim Kennedy
(19-4-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC 178: Cariaso vs Johnson
3 00:58
Official MMA Fight Results 04/19/2014 W
(7-1-0)
Brad Tavares
(12-1-0)
MW
(185.5 vs. 185.0)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. Browne
3 05:00
Official MMA Fight Results 01/15/2014 W
(6-1-0)
Derek Brunson
(11-2-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
TKO/RSC
UFC Fight Night 35: Philipou vs Rockhold
3 03:23
Official MMA Fight Results 11/06/2013 W
(5-1-0)
Ronny Markes
(12-1-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
KO
UFC Fight for the Troops: Kennedy vs. Natal
3 01:41
Official MMA Fight Results 04/20/2013 W
(4-1-0)
Clifford Starks
(6-1-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
KO (Knee)
UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. Melendez
1 01:32
Official MMA Fight Results 09/10/2011 L
(4-0-0)
Feijão Custodio
(10-3-0)
LHW
(205.0 vs. 205.0)
KO
Strikeforce: World Grand Prix Semi Finals
2 04:51
NSF 05/27/2011 W
(3-0-0)
Laszlo Eck
(0-0-0)
KO (Strike)
FOTN: Fight of the Night 2011
1 00:33
NSF 03/05/2011 W
(2-0-0)
Nikita Petrovs
(1-3-0)
TKO/RSC
SFC 3: MMA Fight Night
1 02:58
NSF 10/08/2010 W
(1-0-0)
Michal Fijalka
(6-1-0)
TKO/RSC
Infinite Fighting Federation: The Eternal Struggle
3 04:05
NSF 12/20/2009 W
(0-0-0)
Sascha Weinpolter
(4-2-0)
TKO/RSC
Fight of the Night 12/20/09
1 05:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class