UFC Match Center
Yoel Romero

Yoel Romero

1116 ELO #119

"Soldier of God"

MMA 13-5-0 · UFC 9-4-0 · Middleweight · Last fought 6 years and 95 days ago

Yoel Romero "Soldier of God" - UFC Fighter Profile

Career Highlights: Yoel Romero has 9 wins in the UFC. Yoel Romero lands an average of 3.44 significant strikes per minute and averages 1.57 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Middleweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1116), and have not fought Yoel Romero before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Jared Cannonier 11-9-0 42 1079 7.0 37

Fight Results Breakdown

13
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Chris Weidman in 2016
Opponent ELO: 1170

Biggest Upset Loss

Paulo Costa in 2019
Your ELO: 1151 · Opponent ELO: 1085 · Favored by 66

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 0'
Weight
Middleweight
Reach
73'
Stance
Southpaw
Date of Birth
Apr 30 1977
Age
49
Peak ELO
1151
ELO Rank
119 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
268-96-0
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1088.3
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1064.1

Performance Statistics

SLpM
3.44
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
49%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.05
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
60%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
1.57
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
30%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
–
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Yoel Romero Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2020-03-07 UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Israel Adesanya U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2019-08-17 UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Paulo Costa U-DEC 3 5:00 Loss -
2018-06-09 UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Robert Whittaker S-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2018-02-10 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Luke Rockhold KO/TKO Punch 3 1:48 Win -
2017-07-08 UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker Robert Whittaker U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2016-11-12 UFC 205: Alvarez vs McGregor Chris Weidman KO/TKO Flying Knee 3 0:24 Win -
2015-12-12 UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor Jacare Souza S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2015-06-27 UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero Lyoto Machida KO/TKO Elbows 3 1:38 Win -
2014-09-27 UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso Tim Kennedy KO/TKO Punch 3 0:58 Win -
2014-04-19 UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne Brad Tavares U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2014-01-15 UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou Derek Brunson KO/TKO Elbows 3 3:23 Win -
2013-11-06 UFC Fight Night: Fight for the Troops 3 Ronny Markes KO/TKO Punch 3 1:39 Win -
2013-04-20 UFC on FOX: Henderson vs Melendez Clifford Starks KO/TKO Flying Knee 1 1:32 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

The dot animates when you scroll here · then hover to move along the curve

Yoel Romero ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
13 2020-03-07 Israel Adesanya 1128 Loss -16 1116
12 2019-08-17 Paulo Costa 1085 Loss -19 1132
11 2018-06-09 Robert Whittaker 1169 Loss 0 1151
10 2018-02-10 Luke Rockhold 1115 Win +20 1151
9 2017-07-08 Robert Whittaker 1153 Loss -16 1131
8 2016-11-12 Chris Weidman 1170 Win +23 1147
7 2015-12-12 Jacare Souza 1103 Win 0 1124
6 2015-06-27 Lyoto Machida 1138 Win +23 1124
5 2014-09-27 Tim Kennedy 1059 Win +20 1101
4 2014-04-19 Brad Tavares 1076 Win +17 1081
3 2014-01-15 Derek Brunson 1039 Win +21 1064
2 2013-11-06 Ronny Markes 1033 Win +22 1043
1 2013-04-20 Clifford Starks 1002 Win +21 1021

ELO Explorer

Loading ELO Explorer…

Division Ranking by ELO

Loading division ranking...

GOAT Division Ranking by ELO

Loading GOAT ranking...