Professional Record
17-7-0
Current Elo Rating
1826
True Contender System
Middleweight Ranking
Not currently ranked
Pound-for-Pound Ranking
Not currently ranked
Tale of the tape
- Height
- 183 cm
- Reach
- 187 cm
- Weight
- 83.9 kg
- Age
- 49 years
- Place of birth
- Pinar Del Rio, Cuba
- UFC debut
- April 20, 2013
- Team / gym
- American Top Team ATT Coconut Creek, FL
Activity
Next fight
No bout announced
Yoel Romero has no next fight confirmed by the UFC yet.
This section updates automatically as soon as one is announced.
Last fight
Yoel Romerovs.Israel Adesanya
L · DEC · R5
- Event
- UFC 248
- Date
- March 7, 2020
- Elo change
- -33
Career Statistics
Professional career
17-7-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
24 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 7
- Submissions
- 0
- Decisions
- 2
7 Finishes
77.8% of 9 wins
Of these 17 wins, 8 have no method recorded in our history.
In the UFC
9-4-0
Wins · Losses · Draws
13 fights
Wins by method
- KO/TKO
- 7
- Submissions
- 0
- Decisions
- 2
7 Finishes
77.8% of 9 wins
Elo
Current Elo
1,826
Peak Elo
1,925
From peak
-99
Streak3 Losses
Biggest Elo gain
Achievements and career
- Title fight record: 1-2
- Current streak: 3 straight losses
- Best recorded streak: 8 straight wins
Elo History
13 recorded UFC fights
UFC Start
1500
Current
1826
Peak Elo
1925
Total
+326
UFC Fight History
| Date | Result | Opponent | Method | Elo | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 07, 2020 | L | Israel Adesanya | Decision · R5 · 5:00 | Elo1826 | Change-33 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | L | Paulo Costa | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1859 | Change-43 |
| Jun 09, 2018 | L | Robert Whittaker | Decision · R5 · 5:00 | Elo1902 | Change-24 |
| Feb 11, 2018 | W | Luke Rockhold | KO · R3 · 1:48 | Elo1925 | Change+86 |
| Jul 08, 2017 | L | Robert Whittaker | Decision · R5 · 5:00 | Elo1840 | Change-34 |
| Nov 12, 2016 | W | Chris Weidman | KO · R3 · 0:24 | Elo1873 | Change+73 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | W | Ronaldo Souza | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1800 | Change+20 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | W | Lyoto Machida | KO · R3 · 1:38 | Elo1780 | Change+64 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | W | Tim Kennedy | TKO · R3 · 0:58 | Elo1716 | Change+35 |
| Apr 19, 2014 | W | Brad Tavares | Decision · R3 · 5:00 | Elo1681 | Change+32 |
| Jan 15, 2014 | W | Derek Brunson | TKO · R3 · 3:23 | Elo1649 | Change+42 |
| Nov 06, 2013 | W | Ronny Markes | KO · R3 · 1:39 | Elo1607 | Change+55 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | W | Clifford Starks | KO · R1 · 1:32 | Elo1551 | Change+51 |
Competitive Profile
Yoel Romero’s position is calculated by the True Contender MMA Elo system from real results and strength of opposition. The profile updates with the rankings after new fights are processed.