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Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
Cuba
16-7-0W-L-D
- Age
- 49
- Height
- 6'0"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 73"
- Stance
- Southpaw
- Weight class
- CatchweightCatchweight: A one-off weight limit both fighters agree to, between two divisions. Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- American Top Team
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1796
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
- W
- L
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Romero is a finisher. His wins by KO/TKO number 13, with 0 by submission and 4 by decision, for a 76% finish rate. When it ends early, it ends with his hands, and he has never made anyone tap.
- Recent Form
- Thiago Santos (22-13-0), win, decision after three rounds. Vadim Nemkov (20-2-0), loss, unanimous decision in round 5. Melvin Manhoef, win, KO/TKO in round 3.
- Style
- Southpaw with a 73" reach. He lands 3.48 significant strikes a minute at 50% accuracy and absorbs 3.16, defending 60% of incoming strikes. He stuffs 81% of takedowns and attempts 1.43 per 15 minutes.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 13 KO/TKO (76%)
- 4 Decision (24%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 76%
- Last fought
- 2 years ago
17 pro wins.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 78-30 (4 of 5 known)
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1770
- Winvs Thiago Santos22-13-0 · Power Index 1691Decision · R3 · 5:00Feb 24, 2024 · PFL vs Bellator: CHAMPS
- Lossvs Vadim Nemkov20-2-0 · Power Index 1970Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jun 16, 2023 · Bellator 297: Nemkov vs Romero
- Winvs Melvin ManhoefKO/TKO · R3 · 3:34Sep 23, 2022 · Bellator 285: Henderson vs Queally
- Winvs Alex Polizzi11-7-0 · Power Index 1627KO/TKO · R3 · 4:59May 6, 2022 · Bellator 280: Bader vs Kongo 2
- Lossvs Phil Davis25-8-0 · Power Index 1792Decision - Split · R3 · 5:00Sep 18, 2021 · Bellator 266: Davis vs Romero
Career Stats
Based on 14 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 3.41
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 3.06
- Striking defense
- 61%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.53
- Takedown accuracy
- 33%
- Takedown defense
- 81%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.00