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Yoel Romero

Fighter profile

Yoel Romero

MW17-7-0P4P #111Div #13
Form
 
 
 
 
 
86
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
85
Boxing
88
Kicking
88
Clinch
83
Striking def.
84
Wrestling off.
69
Wrestling def.
97
Ground game
64
Submissions
46
Grappling def.
95
Profile
Age49
Height6'0"
Reach73"
StanceSouthpaw
StyleStriker
CountryUSA
Pro debut2009
UFC record9-4-0
Last fight2026-05-01
Octagon time191.4 min
Avg fight14.7 min
Career length16y 7m
Elo trajectory
Shadedinjurysuspensionfrom researched absences — hover a band for detail
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the MW division (350 fighters).

Striking offense1535
96th
MW avg 1500
Striking defense1530
96th
MW avg 1500
Grappling offense1481
13th
MW avg 1497
Grappling defense1554
97th
MW avg 1504
Momentum12
38th
MW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 17-7-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
14 wins, 1 loss
W
82% of wins
L
14% of losses
Submission
0 wins, 0 losses
W
0% of wins
L
0% of losses
Decision
3 wins, 6 losses
W
18% of wins
L
86% of losses
UFC
9win4loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (78%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
2 (22%)Decision(100%) 4
Non-UFC
8win3loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
7 (88%)KO/TKO(33%) 1
0 (0%)Submission(0%) 0
1 (13%)Decision(67%) 2
UFC stats
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Striking · offense

Sig. strikes667
Sig. accuracy49%
Sig. attempted1352
Total strikes872
Total attempted1576
Knockdowns10
Head403
Body119
Leg145
Distance487
Clinch80
Ground100

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed596
Sig. defense61%
KDs absorbed1
Head abs.286
Body abs.158
Leg abs.152
Distance abs.537
Clinch abs.37
Ground abs.22

Grappling · offense

Takedowns21
TD accuracy33%
TD attempted63
Sub att.0
Reversals0
Control time24:30

Grappling · defense

TD defense81%
TDs absorbed7
TD att. faced36
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time10:09

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 13 UFC fights · 191:22 total fight time

Schedule strength
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3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Yoel has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
203W–30Lwin 87.1%div #13/247pct 95th
WinsElite
136W–22Lwin 86.1%div #27/231pct 89th
LossesElite
67W–8Lwin 89.3%div #15/237pct 94th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1609 elodiv #5/247pct 98th
WinsElite
1598 elodiv #7/232pct 97th
LossesElite
1632 elodiv #7/237pct 97th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall145W–57L71.8%
Wins97W–46L67.8%
Losses48W–11L81.4%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Yoel, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+6.32u+48.6% ROI

over 13 close-line bets

Average odds
+113

47% implied

As favorite
3W–1L

ROI +17.3%

Avg -175

As underdog
6W–3L

ROI +62.6%

Avg +154

Based on 13 of 13 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.