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Ricardo Romero

11-33 UFC
Submission Specialist
Form
· 2L
Inactive
Moderate Wear
6'0"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·48age
Last fightLJames Te Huna·KO/TKO·R1·14yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
4.4min/fight
·
9UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Striking Differential
-2.60
High Risk

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.048
None

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65
Average

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking
Romero
Ground & Pound
Body Attacker
Light Heavyweight avg
Sig. Strikes / Min2.17
Str. Accuracy55%
20UFC landed/36attempted
Sig. Absorbed / min
+0.8 vs avg4.77
Str. Defense46%
KD Rate / fight0.00
KD Absorbed / fight1.00
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
30%
Leg
0%
By Position
Distance35%
/
Ground65%
Sig. Strikes by Round
Round 13 rounds
Round 2
Round 3
Avg. Landed3——
Avg. Absorbed14——
Avg. Net-10——
Grappling
Romero
Sub Hunter
·79s ctrlAverage Control
Light Heavyweight avg
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.63
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy10%
1UFC landed/10attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min3.30
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense100%
1UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense
Sub Proof
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
div avg 64%
How They Lose
2UFC losses
Win Breakdown
KO / TKO0 / 1
Submission1 / 1
Decision0 / 1
Loss Breakdown
KO / TKO2 / 2
Submission0 / 2
Decision0 / 2
Loss Pattern
2 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2
Finish Round Distribution
Finish WinsFinish LossesR1R2R3
SUB W
KO/TKO L
Career Trajectory
Win
Loss
D/NC
Elite opp (15+ wins)
Veteran opp (8+ wins)
0+5+11+16+22avg20102011

3 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-2.20.93.9R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
1.6
—
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
6.7
—
—
Diff
-5.0
—
—

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg

Last 3 Fights — Trend
KD Abs
-12%59%129%WLL

Last 3 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Romero — 3 UFC Fights
Result
Method
3 fights
L
James Te Huna
KO/TKO R1 · 0:47Sep '11
-5
·
5 abs·0/3 td·1 kd taken
L
Kyle Kingsbury
KO/TKO R1 · 0:21Feb '11
-8
·
1 SS (33%)·9 abs·1 kd taken
W
Seth Petruzelli
SUB R2 · 3:05Jul '10
-11
·
19 SS (63%)·30 abs·1/7 td·238s ctrl·1 kd taken·2 sub att
All Fighters
Light Heavyweight

Ricardo Romero

11-33 UFC
Form
2L
6'0"ht·76"reach·Orthodoxstance·48age
Last fightLJames Te Huna·KO/TKO·14yr ago
Fighter Context
1–2UFC·
0KO
·
1Sub
·
0Dec
·
4.4min/fight
·
9UFC min
CQ Key Stats
Str. Differential
-2.60

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat
0.048

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability
65

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Striking
Romero
Light Heavyweight avg
Ground & PoundBody Attacker
Sig. Strikes / Min2.17
Str. Accuracy55%
20UFC landed/36attempted
Sig. Absorbed / Min
+0.8 vs avg4.77
Str. Defense46%
KD Rate / Fight0.00
KD Absorbed / Fight1.00
Strike Distribution
By Target
Head
70%
Body
30%
Leg
0%
By Position
Dist35%
Ground65%
Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)
R1
n=3
R2
R3
Landed3——
Absorbed14——
Net-10——
Grappling
Romero
Light Heavyweight avg
Sub Hunter
79s ctrlAverage Control
Offense
TD Landed / 15 Min1.63
TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY—
TD Accuracy10%
1UFC landed/10attempted
Sub Attempts / 15 Min3.30
1UFC wins/2attempted
Defense
Elite TD Def
TD Defense100%
1UFC defended/1opp. attempts
Sub Defense0 loss / 2 attempts
Finishing
Finish Rate
100%
Elite Finisher
Win Methods
0KO/TKO
1Sub
0Dec
Loss Methods
2KO/TKO
0Sub
0Dec
Finish Round Distribution
R1
R2
R3
KO (L)
Sub (W)
Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.
Pace & Cardio
Output
Absorbed
Diff
-2.20.93.9R1R2R3
R1n=3
R2
R3
Outputsig strikes / min
1.6
—
—
Absorbedsig strikes / min
6.7
—
—
Diff
-5.0
—
—

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg

Romero — UFC Fight Log
|
L
James Te Huna
KO/TKO·R1·Sep '11
5 abs·0/3 td·1 kd taken
L
Kyle Kingsbury
KO/TKO·R1·Feb '11
1 SS (33%)·9 abs·1 kd taken
W
Seth Petruzelli
SUB·R2·Jul '10
19 SS (63%)·30 abs·1/7 td·238s ctrl·1 kd taken·2 sub
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