Ricardo Romero (11-3, 10) was born in North Brunswick, New Jersey, United States on April 15, 1978. At the age of 29 years on September 7, 2007, he made his professional MMA debut against Bryce Harrell, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On July 3, 2010, 32-year old Ricardo Romero made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC 116 against a 30-year old Seth Petruzelli, winning the fight in the 2nd round via submission.
Romero's last fight was a 1st-round KO loss to James Te Huna at UFC 135 at age 33 on September 24, 2011. He retired on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought three times in the UFC, and has a record of 1 win and 2 losses in the promotion.
Some of Ricardo Romero's best fights have been against Seth Petruzelli and James McSweeney.
Romero has 3 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
14  | Sep 24, 2011 33 years, 5 months 11-3 (10) | 29 years, 11 months 12-5 (11) | UFC | LHW | 1 | KO | LOSS Punches |
13  | Feb 5, 2011 32 years, 9 months 11-2 (10) | 28 years, 10 months 9-2 (5) | UFC | LHW | 1 | TKO | LOSS Knees to the body and punches |
12  | Jul 3, 2010 32 years, 2 months 11-1 (10) | 30 years, 7 months 12-4 (11) | UFC | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Straight armbar |
11 | Nov 20, 2009 31 years, 7 months 10-1 (9) | Silmar Rodrigo | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Americana | |
10 | Sep 11, 2009 31 years, 4 months 9-1 (8) | Rich Lictawa | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Kimura Defended ROC light-heavyweight title | |
9 | Jun 12, 2009 31 years, 1 months 8-1 (7) | Karen Grigoryan | LHW | 2 | TKO | WIN Punches Won ROC light-heavyweight title | |
8  | Apr 17, 2009 31 years 7-1 (6) | 28 years, 5 months 3-3 (3) | LHW | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
7 | Feb 20, 2009 30 years, 10 months 6-1 (5) | Brendan Barrett | LHW | 2 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
6 | Sep 12, 2008 30 years, 4 months 5-1 (4) | Glen Sandull | LHW | 2 | DQ | LOSS Illegal knee For ROC light-heavyweight title | |
5  | May 9, 2008 30 years 5-0 (4) | 28 years, 5 months | HW | 3 | SD | WIN | |
4 | Mar 7, 2008 29 years, 10 months 4-0 (4) | Randy Durant | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
3 | Nov 30, 2007 29 years, 7 months 3-0 (3) | John Doyle | HW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches Won ROC heavyweight title | |
2 | Oct 26, 2007 29 years, 6 months 2-0 (2) | John Clarke | 1 | TKO | WIN Corner stoppage | ||
1 | Sep 7, 2007 29 years, 4 months 1-0 (1) | Bryce Harrell | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches |
