Yoel Romero (16-7, 13) was born in Pinar del Río, Cuba on April 30, 1977. At the age of 32 years on December 20, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Sascha Weinpolter, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On April 20, 2013, 35-year old Yoel Romero made his UFC debut on his 6th professional MMA fight at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez against Clifford Starks, winning the fight in the 1st round via KO.
On his 14th career fight at 40 years old, Yoel Romero got a shot at the UFC Championship middleweight titles against Robert Whittaker on July 8, 2017 but lost the fight via 5-round unanimous decision.
Romero's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Thiago Santos at PFL vs. Bellator at age 46 on February 24, 2024. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought 13 times in the UFC, and has a record of 9 wins and 4 losses in the promotion.
Some of Yoel Romero's best fights have been against Lyoto Machida, Chris Weidman, Derek Brunson, Tim Kennedy, Ronny Markes, Clifford Starks and Luke Rockhold.
Romero has 7 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Feb 24, 2024 46 years, 9 months 16-7 (13) | 40 years, 1 months 22-11 (16) | PFL | LHW | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | Jun 16, 2023 46 years, 1 months 15-7 (13) | 30 years, 11 months 15-2 (12) | Bellator | LHW | 5 | UD | LOSS For Bellator World light-heavyweight title |
21  | Sep 23, 2022 45 years, 4 months 15-6 (13) | 46 years, 4 months 32-15-1 (29) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | KO | WIN Elbows |
20 | May 6, 2022 45 years 14-6 (12) | Alex Polizzi | Bellator | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
19  | Sep 18, 2021 44 years, 4 months 13-6 (11) | 36 years, 11 months 22-6 (11) | Bellator | LHW | 3 | SD | LOSS |
18  | Mar 7, 2020 42 years, 10 months 13-5 (11) | 30 years, 7 months 18-0 (14) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC middleweight title |
17  | Aug 17, 2019 42 years, 3 months 13-4 (11) | 28 years, 3 months 12-0 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | LOSS |
16  | Jun 9, 2018 41 years, 1 months 13-3 (11) | 27 years, 5 months 19-4 (14) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | LOSS |
15 | Feb 11, 2018 40 years, 9 months 13-2 (11) | Luke Rockhold | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Punches For UFC middleweight title Interim |
14 | Jul 8, 2017 40 years, 2 months 12-2 (10) | 26 years, 6 months 18-4 (14) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC middleweight title Interim |
13  | Nov 12, 2016 39 years, 6 months 12-1 (10) | 32 years, 4 months 13-1 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Flying knee |
12  | Dec 12, 2015 38 years, 7 months 11-1 (9) | 36 years 22-3 (16) | UFC | MD | 3 | SD | WIN |
11  | Jun 27, 2015 38 years, 1 months 10-1 (9) | 37 years 22-6 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Elbows |
10  | Sep 27, 2014 37 years, 4 months 9-1 (8) | 35 years 18-4 (14) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
9  | Apr 19, 2014 36 years, 11 months 8-1 (7) | 26 years, 3 months 12-1 (6) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
8  | Jan 15, 2014 36 years, 8 months 7-1 (7) | 30 years 11-2 (8) | UFC | MD | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches and elbows |
7  | Nov 6, 2013 36 years, 6 months 6-1 (6) | 25 years, 6 months 14-1 (9) | UFC | MD | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
6 | Apr 20, 2013 35 years, 11 months 5-1 (5) | Clifford Starks | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Flying knee and punches |
5  | Sep 10, 2011 34 years, 4 months 4-1 (4) | 31 years, 5 months 10-3 (10) | Strikeforce | LHW | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches |
4 | May 27, 2011 34 years 4-0 (4) | Laszlo Eck | LHW | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
3 | Mar 5, 2011 33 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Ņikita Petrovs | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
2 | Oct 8, 2010 33 years, 5 months 2-0 (2) | Michał Fijałka | LHW | 3 | TKO | WIN Retirement | |
1 | Dec 20, 2009 32 years, 7 months 1-0 (1) | Sascha Weinpolter | LHW | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
