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Middleweight · Last Fought Mar 2020

Yoel Romero

UFC Record
9-4
Age
49
Height
6'0"
Reach
73"
Stance
Southpaw

Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1629Going Into Their Last Fight, Mar 2020
1718Best, Jul 2017
1581Classic Elo

No fight in the last two years, so there is no rating for today.

13001400150016001700180020142015201620172018201920201354 going into Clifford Starks, Apr 20131430 going into Ronny Markes, Nov 20131604 going into Derek Brunson, Jan 20141612 going into Brad Tavares, Apr 20141673 going into Tim Kennedy, Sep 20141704 going into Lyoto Machida, Jun 20151718 going into Jacare Souza, Dec 20151697 going into Chris Weidman, Nov 20161718 going into Robert Whittaker, Jul 20171692 going into Luke Rockhold, Feb 20181680 going into Robert Whittaker, Jun 20181634 going into Paulo Costa, Aug 20191629 going into Israel Adesanya, Mar 20201629
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight.
Classic Elo
1581After Their Last Fight, Mar 2020
1632Best, Jul 2017
1629Fighter Elo

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

150015501600165020142015201620172018201920201500 going into Clifford Starks, Apr 20131516 going into Ronny Markes, Nov 20131534 going into Derek Brunson, Jan 20141550 going into Brad Tavares, Apr 20141567 going into Tim Kennedy, Sep 20141582 going into Lyoto Machida, Jun 20151600 going into Jacare Souza, Dec 20151615 going into Chris Weidman, Nov 20161632 going into Robert Whittaker, Jul 20171615 going into Luke Rockhold, Feb 20181630 going into Robert Whittaker, Jun 20181614 going into Paulo Costa, Aug 20191595 going into Israel Adesanya, Mar 20201581 after their last fight1581
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

3.49Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
49%Striking Accuracy
3.11Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
61%Striking Defense
0.78Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
1.65Takedowns per 15 Minutes
33%Takedown Accuracy
81%Takedown Defense
0.00Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
13%Share of Fight Time in Control
14.7 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins702
Losses004

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Israel AdesanyaUnanimous DecisionMar 7, 2020UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Yoel RomeroIsrael Adesanya
1629Fighter Elo Going In1870
1595Classic Elo Going In1623
40 of 89Significant Strikes48 of 132
40 of 89Total Strikes48 of 132
0 of 3Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Paulo CostaUnanimous DecisionAug 17, 2019UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Yoel RomeroPaulo Costa
1634Fighter Elo Going In1566
1614Classic Elo Going In1562
125 of 284Significant Strikes118 of 213
125 of 284Total Strikes118 of 213
1 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:12Control Time0:06
Lossvs. Robert WhittakerSplit DecisionJun 9, 2018UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Yoel RomeroRobert Whittaker
1680Fighter Elo Going In1745
1630Classic Elo Going In1632
111 of 240Significant Strikes128 of 326
149 of 287Total Strikes129 of 328
3 of 10Takedowns0 of 1
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
4:21Control Time0:37
Winvs. Luke RockholdKO/TKO · R3 1:48Feb 10, 2018UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Yoel RomeroLuke Rockhold
1692Fighter Elo Going In1725
1615Classic Elo Going In1584
45 of 92Significant Strikes45 of 119
52 of 99Total Strikes45 of 119
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:08Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Robert WhittakerUnanimous DecisionJul 8, 2017UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker

UFC Interim Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Yoel RomeroRobert Whittaker
1718Fighter Elo Going In1732
1632Classic Elo Going In1615
48 of 107Significant Strikes74 of 221
114 of 175Total Strikes94 of 244
4 of 18Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
5:15Control Time1:33
Winvs. Chris WeidmanKO/TKO · R3 0:24Nov 12, 2016UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Yoel RomeroChris Weidman
1697Fighter Elo Going In1694
1615Classic Elo Going In1635
18 of 40Significant Strikes12 of 47
27 of 51Total Strikes16 of 54
2 of 3Takedowns1 of 8
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:52Control Time0:25
Winvs. Jacare SouzaSplit DecisionDec 12, 2015UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Yoel RomeroJacare Souza
1718Fighter Elo Going In1683
1600Classic Elo Going In1584
46 of 92Significant Strikes30 of 52
56 of 104Total Strikes42 of 67
0 of 1Takedowns1 of 7
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:58Control Time2:33
Winvs. Lyoto MachidaKO/TKO · R3 1:38Jun 27, 2015UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Yoel RomeroLyoto Machida
1704Fighter Elo Going In1646
1582Classic Elo Going In1605
42 of 70Significant Strikes31 of 64
44 of 72Total Strikes31 of 64
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:05Control Time0:00
Winvs. Tim KennedyKO/TKO · R3 0:58Sep 27, 2014UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Yoel RomeroTim Kennedy
1673Fighter Elo Going In1634
1567Classic Elo Going In1553
39 of 80Significant Strikes30 of 86
51 of 93Total Strikes32 of 88
3 of 4Takedowns0 of 6
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts1
2:06Control Time0:01
Winvs. Brad TavaresUnanimous DecisionApr 19, 2014UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Yoel RomeroBrad Tavares
1612Fighter Elo Going In1595
1550Classic Elo Going In1584
31 of 48Significant Strikes21 of 70
63 of 81Total Strikes35 of 87
7 of 12Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
6:48Control Time1:08
Winvs. Derek BrunsonKO/TKO · R3 3:23Jan 15, 2014UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Yoel RomeroDerek Brunson
1604Fighter Elo Going In1647
1534Classic Elo Going In1533
60 of 94Significant Strikes38 of 94
87 of 122Total Strikes56 of 112
0 of 4Takedowns3 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:53Control Time2:58
Winvs. Ronny MarkesKO/TKO · R3 1:39Nov 6, 2013UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Yoel RomeroRonny Markes
1430Fighter Elo Going In1596
1516Classic Elo Going In1550
50 of 104Significant Strikes18 of 75
52 of 107Total Strikes22 of 79
0 of 1Takedowns2 of 6
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:49Control Time0:48
Winvs. Clifford StarksKO/TKO · R1 1:32Apr 20, 2013UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Yoel RomeroClifford Starks
1354Fighter Elo Going In1501
1500Classic Elo Going In1500
12 of 12Significant Strikes3 of 18
12 of 12Total Strikes3 of 18
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:00