Official MMA record
Yoel Romero
Professional record
19-8-0
- Division
- Cruiserweight
- Age
- 49
- Height
- 5' 11"
- Weight
- 205 lb
- Gender
- Male
Profile summary
Yoel Romero is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 19-8-0.
Career file
Professional career statistics
19-8-0
Total fights
27
Rounds fought
59.4
Current streak
1 W
Finish rate
84.2%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
16y 4m 11d
Fights per year
1.7
Longest layoff
1y 7m 10d
Quickest turnaround
1m 3d
Quick hits
Fastest win
00:33
Fastest KO
00:33
Fastest submission
00:00
Finished rate
12.5%
Avg. fight length · wins
08:16
Avg. fight length · losses
17:28
Avg. rounds · wins
1.7
Avg. rounds · losses
3.5
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 26, 2026 | Next | Darren Till | Cruiserweight | Scheduled Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 94 | R5/05:00 |
| May 1, 2026 | W | Alex Nicholson | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Gamebred FC Coming HomeVerified | R1/01:11 |
| Mar 28, 2026 | L | Vagab Vagabov | Cruiserweight | Decision · Unanimous IBA Bare Knuckle 4 | R5/02:00 |
| Sep 12, 2025 | W | Theo Doukas | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Strikes Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship 80 | R2/01:56 |
| Mar 22, 2025 | W | Ras Hylton | Heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Strikes Dirty Boxing Championship - Event 1Verified | R3/02:26 |
| Nov 23, 2024 | W | Duane Crespo | Light heavyweight | KO Dirty Boxing Championship - Private Event#1Verified | R1/00:58 |
| Feb 24, 2024 | W | Thiago Santos | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision PFL Champs vs. Bellator ChampsVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | L | Vadim Nemkov | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision Bellator MMA 297VerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Sep 23, 2022 | W | Melvin Manhoef | Light-heavyweight | KO · Strike Bellator MMA 285Verified | R3/03:34 |
| May 6, 2022 | W | Alex Polizzi | Light-heavyweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Bellator MMA 280Verified | R3/04:59 |
| Sep 18, 2021 | L | Phil Davis | Light-heavyweight | Decision · Split Decision BELLATOR MMA 266Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Mar 7, 2020 | L | Israel Adesanya | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 248 - ADESANYA vs ROMEROVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Aug 17, 2019 | L | Paulo Costa | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 241Verified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 9, 2018 | L | Robert Whittaker | Middleweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 225: WHITTAKER vs. ROMERO 2VerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Feb 10, 2018 | W | Luke Rockhold | Middleweight | KO UFC 221: Romero vs. RockholdVerified | R3/01:48 |
| Jul 8, 2017 | L | Robert Whittaker | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 213: Nunes vs. ShevchenkoVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Nov 12, 2016 | W | Chris Weidman | Middleweight | TKO/RSC UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McgregorVerified | R3/00:24 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | W | Jacare Souza | Middleweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 194: McGregor vs AldoVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jun 27, 2015 | W | Lyoto Machida | Middleweight | KO UFC Fight Night 70: Romero vs MachidaVerifiedExhibition | R3/01:38 |
| Sep 27, 2014 | W | Tim Kennedy | Middleweight | TKO/RSC UFC 178: Cariaso vs JohnsonVerified | R3/00:58 |
| Apr 19, 2014 | W | Brad Tavares | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC on FOX: Werdum vs. BrowneVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jan 15, 2014 | W | Derek Brunson | Middleweight | TKO/RSC UFC Fight Night 35: Philipou vs RockholdVerified | R3/03:23 |
| Nov 6, 2013 | W | Ronny Markes | Middleweight | KO UFC Fight for the Troops: Kennedy vs. NatalVerified | R3/01:41 |
| Apr 20, 2013 | W | Clifford Starks | Middleweight | KO · Knee UFC on Fox 7: Henderson vs. MelendezVerified | R1/01:32 |
| Sep 10, 2011 | L | Feijão Custodio | Light-heavyweight | KO Strikeforce: World Grand Prix Semi FinalsVerified | R2/04:51 |
| May 27, 2011 | W | Laszlo Eck | — | KO · Strike FOTN: Fight of the Night 2011 | R1/00:33 |
| Mar 5, 2011 | W | Nikita Petrovs | — | TKO/RSC SFC 3: MMA Fight Night | R1/02:58 |
| Oct 8, 2010 | W | Michal Fijalka | — | TKO/RSC Infinite Fighting Federation: The Eternal Struggle | R3/04:05 |
| Dec 20, 2009 | W | Sascha Weinpolter | — | TKO/RSC Fight of the Night 12/20/09 | R1/05:00 |