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United States
Miami, Florida
Yoel Romero
"
Soldier of God
"
AGE
49
/
Apr 30, 1977
HEIGHT
5'10"
/
177.8 cm
WEIGHT
205 lbs
/
92.99 kg
ASSOCIATION
American Top Team
CLASS
Light Heavyweight
Wins
17
KO
/
TKO
14
82%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
3
18%
Losses
7
KO
/
TKO
1
14%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
6
86%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Alex Nicholson
GFC 10 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 10
May / 01 / 2026
TKO (Submission to Punches)
Chris Mignocchi
1
1:11
win
Thiago Santos
PFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs
Feb / 24 / 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Bryan Miner
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Vadim Nemkov
Bellator 297 - Nemkov vs. Romero
Jun / 16 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Melvin Manhoef
Bellator 285 - Henderson vs. Queally
Sep / 23 / 2022
KO (Elbows)
Kerry Hatley
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
3:34
win
Alex Polizzi
Bellator 280 - Bader vs. Kongo 2
May / 06 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
4:59
loss
Phil Davis
Bellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis
Sep / 18 / 2021
Decision (Split)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Israel Adesanya
UFC 248 - Adesanya vs. Romero
Mar / 07 / 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
loss
Paulo Costa
UFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2
Aug / 17 / 2019
Decision (Unanimous)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Robert Whittaker
UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Jun / 09 / 2018
Decision (Split)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Luke Rockhold
UFC 221 - Romero vs. Rockhold
Feb / 10 / 2018
KO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:48
loss
Robert Whittaker
UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker
Jul / 08 / 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
5
5:00
win
Chris Weidman
UFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor
Nov / 12 / 2016
KO (Flying Knee)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:24
win
Ronaldo Souza
UFC 194 - Aldo vs. McGregor
Dec / 12 / 2015
Decision (Split)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Lyoto Machida
UFC Fight Night 70 - Machida vs. Romero
Jun / 27 / 2015
KO (Elbows)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:38
win
Tim Kennedy
UFC 178 - Johnson vs. Cariaso
Sep / 27 / 2014
TKO (Punches)
John McCarthy
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:58
win
Brad Tavares
UFC on Fox 11 - Werdum vs. Browne
Apr / 19 / 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Jorge Ortiz
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
win
Derek Brunson
UFC Fight Night 35 - Rockhold vs. Philippou
Jan / 15 / 2014
TKO (Punches and Elbows)
Blake Grice
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
3:23
win
Ronny Markes
UFC Fight Night 31 - Fight for the Troops 3
Nov / 06 / 2013
KO (Punches)
Mario Yamasaki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
1:39
win
Clifford Starks
UFC on Fox 7 - Henderson vs. Melendez
Apr / 20 / 2013
KO (Flying Knee and Punches)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:32
loss
Rafael Cavalcante
Strikeforce - Barnett vs. Kharitonov
Sep / 10 / 2011
KO (Punches)
Dan Miragliotta
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:51
win
Laszlo Eck
FOTN - Fight of the Night 2011
May / 27 / 2011
KO (Punch)
1
0:33
win
Nikita Petrovs
SFC 4 - MMA Fight Night
Mar / 05 / 2011
TKO (Retirement)
Kurt Braun
1
2:58
win
Michal Fijalka
IFF - The Eternal Struggle
Oct / 08 / 2010
TKO (Retirement)
Mariusz Slotta
3
4:05
win
Sascha Weinpolter
FOTN - Fight of the Night 2009
Dec / 20 / 2009
TKO (Punches)
1
0:48
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, the unlikeliest two-time champion in
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history.
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May 25, 2026
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Normally at Sherdog, we give you the hard-hitting fight analysis and the numbers behind the results. This is not that.
Features
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May 05, 2026
The UFC Middleweight title: A visual history
Khamzat Chimaev
may be a massive favorite in his first title defense, but he’ll be facing a man who is no stranger to long odds.
Infographics
Ben Duffy
May 05, 2026
Hector Lombard withdraws, Yoel Romero gets new foe at Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA
Hector Lombard
has pulled out of his
Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA 10
headlining matchup against
Yoel Romero
.
Tristen Critchfield
Apr 27, 2026
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