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Ricardo Romero

Inactive · Orthodox · 183 cm · reach 193 cm
Elo rating
1480 ±35
LCB 1435
Rank
—
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UFC record
1-2-0
KO 0 · Sub 1 · Dec 0
Streak
-2
Δ90d +18 · Δ1y +18
Last fight
Sep 24, 2011
L by KO

Elo history

3 fights · tap & drag
Jul 3, 2010 — W vs Seth Petruzelli Δ+28Feb 5, 2011 — L vs Kyle Kingsbury Δ-33Sep 24, 2011 — L vs James Te Huna Δ-33 14221458149515311568 2011 [{"i":0,"x":24,"y":82.1,"elo":1528,"date":"2010-07-03","opp":"Seth Petruzelli","result":"W","delta":28},{"i":1,"x":436.7,"y":130.2,"elo":1495,"date":"2011-02-05","opp":"Kyle Kingsbury","result":"L","delta":-33},{"i":2,"x":876,"y":177.9,"elo":1462,"date":"2011-09-24","opp":"James Te Huna","result":"L","delta":-33}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Sep 24, 2011 James Te Huna L -33
Feb 5, 2011 Kyle Kingsbury L -33
Jul 3, 2010 Seth Petruzelli W +28

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
1.00 avg 3.66
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
56% avg 53%
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
2.20 avg 3.38
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Strike Defense
46% avg 50%
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
0.75 avg 0.72
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
10% avg 38%
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
100% avg 75%
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
1.50 avg 0.36
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions.
Control Time (sec)
3 avg 2
Above division avg (>+10%)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg (<−10%)

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
100%
1 / 1
Finish rate
KO
0
0% of wins
SUB
1
100% of wins
DEC
0
0% of wins
KO: 0 (0%) Sub: 1 (100%) 1 Dec: 0 (0%)
Finishes by round
1 total
R1
R2
1 100%
R3
R4
R5

Strength of schedule

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1490
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. Actual − expected shows whether this fighter outperformed or underperformed their matchups.
1.6
actual -1 vs expected