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Yoel Romero "Soldier of God"

Inactive · age 49 · Southpaw · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • 3-fight losing streak — needs a turnaround
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • 78% of wins by KO/TKO
Elo rating
1573
Global Elo 1627 ±41
Rank
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UFC record
9-4-0
KO 7 · Sub 0 · Dec 2
Streak
-3
Δ90d -28 · Δ1y -28
Last fight
Mar 7, 2020
Loss by Decision · R5
Career at a glance
Octagon time
3h 11m
Avg fight time
14:43
Title fights
0-2
Bonuses
7
Fights per year
1.9
Since last fight
6y 4mo

Honest Elo history

13 fights · tap & drag
Apr 20, 2013 — W vs Clifford Starks Δ+33Nov 6, 2013 — W vs Ronny Markes Δ+39Jan 15, 2014 — W vs Derek Brunson Δ+33Apr 19, 2014 — W vs Brad Tavares Δ+30Sep 27, 2014 — W vs Tim Kennedy Δ+30Jun 27, 2015 — W vs Lyoto Machida Δ+18Dec 12, 2015 — W vs Jacare Souza Δ+15Nov 12, 2016 — W vs Chris Weidman Δ+20Jul 8, 2017 — L vs Robert Whittaker Δ-24Feb 10, 2018 — W vs Luke Rockhold Δ+17Jun 9, 2018 — L vs Robert Whittaker Δ-18Aug 17, 2019 — L vs Paulo Costa Δ-19Mar 7, 2020 — L vs Israel Adesanya Δ-18 1400145015001550160016501700 201520172019 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":355.7,"elo":1451,"date":"2013-04-20","opp":"Clifford Starks","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":1,"x":147.3,"y":314.5,"elo":1490,"date":"2013-11-06","opp":"Ronny Markes","result":"W","delta":39},{"i":2,"x":167.4,"y":279.8,"elo":1522,"date":"2014-01-15","opp":"Derek Brunson","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":3,"x":194.3,"y":248.2,"elo":1552,"date":"2014-04-19","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":4,"x":240.4,"y":216.3,"elo":1582,"date":"2014-09-27","opp":"Tim Kennedy","result":"W","delta":30},{"i":5,"x":318.6,"y":197,"elo":1600,"date":"2015-06-27","opp":"Lyoto Machida","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":6,"x":366.8,"y":180.7,"elo":1615,"date":"2015-12-12","opp":"Jacare Souza","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":7,"x":463,"y":159.5,"elo":1635,"date":"2016-11-12","opp":"Chris Weidman","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":8,"x":531.2,"y":185,"elo":1611,"date":"2017-07-08","opp":"Robert Whittaker","result":"L","delta":-24},{"i":9,"x":593.4,"y":167.1,"elo":1628,"date":"2018-02-10","opp":"Luke Rockhold","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":10,"x":627.5,"y":186,"elo":1610,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Robert Whittaker","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":11,"x":751.8,"y":206.5,"elo":1591,"date":"2019-08-17","opp":"Paulo Costa","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":12,"x":810,"y":225.4,"elo":1573,"date":"2020-03-07","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"L","delta":-18}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Mar 7, 2020 Israel Adesanya L -18
Aug 17, 2019 Paulo Costa L -19
Jun 9, 2018 Robert Whittaker L -18
Feb 10, 2018 Luke Rockhold W +17
Jul 8, 2017 Robert Whittaker L -24

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
78%
7 / 9
Finish rate
KO
7
78% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
2
22% of wins
KO: 7 (78%) 7 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 2 (22%) 2
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
1 14%
R2
R3
6 86%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 667 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
60% Head
  • Head 60%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 22%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
73% Distance
  • Distance 73%
  • Clinch 12%
  • Ground 15%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 4 losses went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

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.
1663
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
5
of 9 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Chris Weidman
Elo 1725 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
6.7
+2.3 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 13 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1497
1712
Notable wins
Chris Weidman 1725 Jacare Souza 1665 Luke Rockhold 1662 Lyoto Machida 1659 Brad Tavares 1615

Top middleweight

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#2 · Elo 1676
Sean Strickland C
#3 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#4 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#5 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Yoel Romero on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.