Fighter Profile›Middleweight

“Soldier of God”

Yoel Romero

13-513 UFC

Balanced

Form

· 3L

Inactive

5× Title

5× 5R

High Variance

Output Builds Late

High Wear

6'0"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·49age

Last fightLIsrael Adesanya·U-DEC·R5·6yr ago

Fighter Context

9–4UFC·

7KO

0Sub

2Dec

14.7min/fight

191UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

8–4(12 fights)

75%finish rate

+0.6str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

2–2(4 fights)

100%finish rate

-0.1str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+0.39

Neutral

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.164

Passive

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

Durability

Average

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

Round Win Rate

61%

Strong

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Romero

Distance Striker

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min3.44

Str. Accuracy49%

667UFC landed/1,352attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.5 vs avg3.05

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / fight0.77

10UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.08

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

18%

Leg

21%

By Position

Distance72%

Clinch14%

Ground15%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 113 rounds	Round 212 rounds	Round 312 rounds	Round 43 rounds	Round 53 rounds
Avg. Landed	14	15	19	11	19
Avg. Absorbed	12	15	12	21	19
Avg. Net	+2	0	+6	-10	0

Grappling

Romero

Control Wrestler

·113s ctrlActive Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.57

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.94

TD Accuracy30%

21UFC landed/63attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense78%

29UFC defended/36opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Escaped Once

Finishing

Finish Rate

78%

Strong Finisher

div avg 61%

How They Lose

4UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 9

Submission0 / 9

Decision2 / 9

KD → Finish

5/8Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO0 / 4

Submission0 / 4

Decision4 / 4

Loss Pattern

Outscored

4 of 4 losses by decision

KO artist. 7 stoppages, finishing threat doesn't fade with the rounds

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

33%

3 of 9 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

—

W1 dec

1.0pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

2SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 23 more in second half of career

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

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=13

R2n=12

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

2.9

5.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.4

2.9

3.7

Diff

+0.5

-0.0

+1.8

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

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▲Absorbed+61%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Romero — 13 UFC Fights

Result

Method

13 fights

Israel Adesanya

TITLE

U-DEC R5Mar '20

-8

·40 SS (45%)·48 abs·0/3 td

Paulo Costa

U-DEC R3Aug '19

·125 SS (44%)·118 abs·1/4 td·12s ctrl·1 kd landed·1 kd taken

Robert WhittakerVeteran

TITLE

S-DEC R5Jun '18

-17

·111 SS (46%)·128 abs·3/10 td·261s ctrl·2 kd landed

Luke Rockhold

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 1:48Feb '18

·45 SS (49%)·45 abs·8s ctrl·1 kd landed

Robert WhittakerVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '17

-26

·48 SS (45%)·74 abs·4/18 td·315s ctrl

Chris WeidmanVeteran

KO/TKO R3 · 0:24Nov '16

·18 SS (45%)·12 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·112s ctrl·1 kd landed

Jacare Souza

S-DEC R3Dec '15

+16

·46 SS (50%)·30 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·118s ctrl·1 kd landed

Lyoto MachidaVeteran

TITLE

KO/TKO R3 · 1:38Jun '15

+11

·42 SS (60%)·31 abs·1/2 td·5s ctrl

Tim Kennedy

KO/TKO R3 · 0:58Sep '14

·39 SS (49%)·30 abs·3/4 td·126s ctrl·2 kd landed

Brad Tavares

U-DEC R3Apr '14

+10

·31 SS (65%)·21 abs·7/12 td·408s ctrl

Romero — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

LRafael CavalcanteStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

All Fighters

Middleweight

“Soldier of God”

Yoel Romero

13-513 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·73"reach·Southpawstance·49age

Last fightLIsrael Adesanya·U-DEC·6yr ago

Fighter Context

9–4UFC·

7KO

0Sub

2Dec

14.7min/fight

191UFC min

vs. Winning Record8–4

vs. Veterans (8+ W)2–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+0.39

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

Adj. TD Threat

0.164

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

Durability

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

Round Win Rate

61%

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Romero

Middleweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min3.44

Str. Accuracy49%

667UFC landed/1,352attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.5 vs avg3.05

Str. Defense60%

KD Rate / Fight0.77

10UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.08

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

61%

Body

18%

Leg

21%

By Position

Dist72%

Clinch14%

Ground15%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=13	R2 n=12	R3 n=12	R4 n=3	R5 n=3
Landed	14	15	19	11	19
Absorbed	12	15	12	21	19
Net	+2	0	+6	-10	0

Grappling

Romero

Middleweight avg

Control Wrestler

113s ctrlActive Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min1.57

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.94

TD Accuracy30%

21UFC landed/63attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense78%

29UFC defended/36opp. attempts

Sub Defense0 loss / 1 attempt

Finishing

Finish Rate

78%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

7KO/TKO

0Sub

2Dec

Loss Methods

0KO/TKO

0Sub

4Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

33%3 of 9 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

—more needed

W1 dec

1.0pts

L4 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

4UD

2SD

0MD

33%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Builds Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=13

R2n=12

R3n=12

Outputsig strikes / min

2.9

5.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

2.4

2.9

3.7

Diff

+0.5

-0.0

+1.8

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Romero — UFC Fight Log

Israel AdesanyaTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Mar '20

40 SS (45%)·48 abs·0/3 td

Paulo Costa

U-DEC·R3·Aug '19

125 SS (44%)·118 abs·1/4 td·12s ctrl·1 kd·1 kd taken

Robert WhittakerVeteranTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Jun '18

111 SS (46%)·128 abs·3/10 td·261s ctrl·2 kd

Luke RockholdTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Feb '18

45 SS (49%)·45 abs·8s ctrl·1 kd

Robert WhittakerVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '17

48 SS (45%)·74 abs·4/18 td·315s ctrl

Chris WeidmanVeteran

KO/TKO·R3·Nov '16

18 SS (45%)·12 abs·2/3 td·1 td taken·112s ctrl·1 kd

Jacare Souza

S-DEC·R3·Dec '15

46 SS (50%)·30 abs·0/1 td·1 td taken·118s ctrl·1 kd

Lyoto MachidaVeteranTITLE

KO/TKO·R3·Jun '15

42 SS (60%)·31 abs·1/2 td·5s ctrl

Romero — Prior Tracked Fights (1)

LRafael CavalcanteStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

Round 113 rounds

Round 212 rounds

Round 312 rounds

Round 43 rounds

Round 53 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

-10

n=13

n=12

n=3

Landed

Absorbed

Net

-10