Yoel Romero

“Soldier of God”

OctagonStats Rating 1588

9-5-0

Career record (W-L-D)

Physical stats

Height6' 0" (183 cm)

Weight185 lbs. (84 kg)

Reach73" (185 cm)

StanceSouthpaw

BornApr 30, 1977

Age49

DivisionMiddleweight

Striking & grappling

SLpM3.44

Str. Acc49%

SApM3.05

Str. Def60%

TD Avg1.57

TD Acc30%

TD Def-

Sub Avg0.0

Recent form

L L L W L

Last 5 fights, most recent first

Career timeline

14 fights, oldest to newest — ■ win ■ loss ■ draw/no contest. Hover for details.

Career breakdown

Based on recorded UFC bouts — early regional fights may not be included.

Wins by method

7 KO/TKO wins · 0 sub wins · 2 decision wins

Losses by method

1 KO/TKO losses · 0 sub losses · 4 decision losses

Finish rate78%

Times finished20%

StreakL3

Best streak8

Avg fight14:22

Octagon time3h 21m

Opp win%74%

ActiveSep. 10, 2011 – Mar. 07, 2020 (10y)

Strength of schedule

Ranked opponents faced4

Ranked wins0

Best ranked win-

Based on current UFC rankings — a snapshot, not the ranking at fight time.

Bonus awards

Performance of the Night2

Fight of the Night4

Total bonuses6

Post-fight bonuses from UFC event records.

Career story

Yoel Romero "Soldier of God" is a 13-5-0 knockout artist. 77% finish rate.

Yoel debuted Sep. 10, 2011 vs Rafael Cavalcante (loss). Longest win streak: 8. On a 3-fight losing skid. 10 years active (Sep. 10, 2011–Mar. 07, 2020).

Best wins: Jacare Souza (S-DEC R3, Dec. 12, 2015); Lyoto Machida (KO/TKO Elbows R3, Jun. 27, 2015); Derek Brunson (KO/TKO Elbows R3, Jan. 15, 2014).

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Fight history

Date	Event	Result	Method	R	Time	KD	Str	TD	Sub
Mar. 07, 2020	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero	L Israel Adesanya	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	40 48	0 0	0 0
Aug. 17, 2019	UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2	L Paulo Costa	U-DEC	3	5:00	1 1	125 118	1 0	0 0
Jun. 09, 2018	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2	L Robert Whittaker	S-DEC	5	5:00	2 0	111 128	3 0	0 0
Feb. 10, 2018	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold	W Luke Rockhold	KO/TKO Punch	3	1:48	1 0	45 45	0 0	0 0
Jul. 08, 2017	UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker	L Robert Whittaker	U-DEC	5	5:00	0 0	48 74	4 0	0 0
Nov. 12, 2016	UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor	W Chris Weidman	KO/TKO Flying Knee	3	0:24	1 0	18 12	2 1	0 0
Dec. 12, 2015	UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor	W Jacare Souza	S-DEC	3	5:00	1 0	46 30	0 1	0 0
Jun. 27, 2015	UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero	W Lyoto Machida	KO/TKO Elbows	3	1:38	0 0	42 31	1 0	0 0
Sep. 27, 2014	UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso	W Tim Kennedy	KO/TKO Punch	3	0:58	2 0	39 30	3 0	0 1
Apr. 19, 2014	UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne	W Brad Tavares	U-DEC	3	5:00	0 0	31 21	7 0	0 0
Jan. 15, 2014	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou	W Derek Brunson	KO/TKO Elbows	3	3:23	0 0	60 38	0 3	0 0
Nov. 06, 2013	UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3	W Ronny Markes	KO/TKO Punch	3	1:39	1 0	50 18	0 2	0 0
Apr. 20, 2013	UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez	W Clifford Starks	KO/TKO Flying Knee	1	1:32	1 0	12 3	0 0	0 0
Sep. 10, 2011	Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov	L Rafael Cavalcante	KO/TKO Punches	2	4:51	0 2	26 17	0 1	0 0

Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.