Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
- 17-7-0
- (Win - Loss - Draw)
- Country
United States- Weight Class
- Light Heavyweight
- Birth Date
- 1977-04-30
- Age
- 50
- Height
- 177.8 cm
- Weight
- 93 kg
“Soldier of God”
Yoel Romero (Soldier of God) is a Light Heavyweight fighter from United States. a record of 17-7 and 24 fights.
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| W | Alex Nicholson | Technical Knockout |
| W | Thiago Santos | Decision |
| L | Vadim Nemkov | Decision |
| W | Melvin Manhoef | Knockout |
| W | Alex Polizzi | Technical Knockout |
| Title Fights | 3 |
| Main Events | 10 |
| Current Win Streak | 2 |
| Max Win Streak | 8 |
| Max Loss Streak | 4 |
| Debut | 2009.12.20 |
| Last Fight | 2026.05.01 |
| Avg. Fight Time | 12:40 |
| Career Duration | 16y 5m |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 14 | 82.4% | |
| └ Punch | 7 | 50.0% | |
| └ Elbow | 2 | 14.3% | |
| └ Flying knee | 1 | 7.1% | |
| └ Punch, elbow | 1 | 7.1% | |
| └ Flying knee, punch | 1 | 7.1% | |
| └ Retirement | 2 | 14.3% | |
| Decision | 3 | 17.6% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 2 | 66.7% | |
| └ Split | 1 | 33.3% |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 1 | 14.3% | |
| └ Punch | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Decision | 6 | 85.7% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 4 | 66.7% | |
| └ Split | 2 | 33.3% |
| Promotion | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Bellator MMA | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Fight of the Night | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gamebred Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Professional Fighters League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Strikeforce | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Superior Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Infinite Fighting Federation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weight Class | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| middleweight | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| light heavyweight | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Light Heavyweight | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 188lbCatchweight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
#24
16-7-0
2026.05.01
20-13-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 1:11
#23
15-7-0
22-11-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#22
15-6-0
2023.06.16
15-2-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#21
14-6-0
2022.09.23
32-15-1
Knockout(Elbow)
3Round 3:34
#20
13-6-0
2022.05.06
10-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
3Round 4:59
#19
13-5-0
2021.09.18
22-6-0
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#18
13-4-0
2020.03.08
18-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#17
13-3-0
2019.08.18
12-0-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#16
13-2-0
2018.06.09
19-4-0
Decision(Split)
5Round 5:00
#15
12-2-0
2018.02.10
16-3-0
Knockout(Punch)
3Round 1:48
#14
12-1-0
2017.07.09
18-4-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#13
11-1-0
2016.11.13
13-1-0
Knockout(Flying knee)
3Round 0:24
#12
10-1-0
2015.12.12
22-3-0
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#11
9-1-0
2015.06.27
22-6-0
Knockout(Elbow)
3Round 1:38
#10
8-1-0
2014.09.27
18-4-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
3Round 0:58
#9
7-1-0
2014.04.19
12-1-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#8
6-1-0
11-2-0
Technical Knockout(Punch, elbow)
3Round 3:23
#7
5-1-0
14-1-0
Knockout(Punch)
3Round 1:39
#6
4-1-0
2013.04.20
8-1-0
Knockout(Flying knee, punch)
1Round 1:32
#5
4-0-0
2011.09.10
10-3-0
Knockout(Punch)
2Round 4:51
#4
3-0-0
2011.05.27
0-0-0
Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:33
#3
2-0-0
2011.03.05
Technical Knockout(Retirement)
1Round 2:58
#2
1-0-0
2010.10.08
Technical Knockout(Retirement)
3Round 4:05
#1
0-0-0
2009.12.20
7-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 0:48
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
WIN 16-7-0 | Alex Nicholson 20-13-0 | GFC 10 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 10 2026.05.01 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round1:11 |
WIN 15-7-0 | Thiago Santos 22-11-0 | PFL Super Fights - PFL vs Bellator Champs 2024.02.24 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 15-6-0 | Vadim Nemkov 15-2-0 | Bellator 297 - Nemkov vs Romero 2023.06.16 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 14-6-0 | Melvin Manhoef 32-15-1 | Bellator 285 - Henderson vs Queally 2022.09.23 | Knockout(Elbow) | 3Round3:34 |
WIN 13-6-0 | Alex Polizzi 10-1-0 | Bellator 280 - Bader vs Kongo 2 2022.05.06 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 3Round4:59 |
LOSS 13-5-0 | Phil Davis 22-6-0 | Bellator 266 - Romero vs Davis 2021.09.18 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 13-4-0 | Israel Adesanya 18-0-0 | UFC 248 - Adesanya vs Romero 2020.03.08 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
LOSS 13-3-0 | Paulo Costa 12-0-0 | UFC 241 - Cormier vs Miocic 2 2019.08.18 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
LOSS 13-2-0 | Robert Whittaker 19-4-0 | UFC 225 - Whittaker vs Romero 2 2018.06.09 | Decision(Split) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 12-2-0 | Luke Rockhold 16-3-0 | UFC 221 - Romero vs Rockhold 2018.02.10 | Knockout(Punch) | 3Round1:48 |
LOSS 12-1-0 | Robert Whittaker 18-4-0 | UFC 213 - Romero vs Whittaker 2017.07.09 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 11-1-0 | Chris Weidman 13-1-0 | UFC 205 - Alvarez vs McGregor 2016.11.13 | Knockout(Flying knee) | 3Round0:24 |
WIN 10-1-0 | Ronaldo Souza 22-3-0 | UFC 194 - Aldo vs McGregor 2015.12.12 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 9-1-0 | Lyoto Machida 22-6-0 | UFC Fight Night 70 - Machida vs Romero 2015.06.27 | Knockout(Elbow) | 3Round1:38 |
WIN 8-1-0 | Tim Kennedy 18-4-0 | UFC 178 - Johnson vs Cariaso 2014.09.27 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 3Round0:58 |
WIN 7-1-0 | Brad Tavares 12-1-0 | UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs Browne 2014.04.19 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 6-1-0 | Derek Brunson 11-2-0 | UFC Fight Night 35 - Rockhold vs Philippou 2014.01.15 | Technical Knockout(Punch, elbow) | 3Round3:23 |
WIN 5-1-0 | Ronny Markes 14-1-0 | UFC Fight Night 31 - Fight for the Troops 3 2013.11.06 | Knockout(Punch) | 3Round1:39 |
WIN 4-1-0 | Clifford Starks 8-1-0 | UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs Melendez 2013.04.20 | Knockout(Flying knee, punch) | 1Round1:32 |
LOSS 4-0-0 | Rafael Cavalcante 10-3-0 | Strikeforce - Barnett vs Kharitonov 2011.09.10 | Knockout(Punch) | 2Round4:51 |
WIN 3-0-0 | Laszlo Eck 0-0-0 | FOTN - Fight of the Night 2011 2011.05.27 | Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:33 |
WIN 2-0-0 | SFC 4 - MMA Fight Night 2011.03.05 | Technical Knockout(Retirement) | 1Round2:58 | |
WIN 1-0-0 | IFF - The Eternal Struggle 2010.10.08 | Technical Knockout(Retirement) | 3Round4:05 | |
WIN 0-0-0 | Sascha Weinpolter 7-1-0 | FOTN - Fight of the Night 2009 2009.12.20 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round0:48 |
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