Record & Stats
Record16-7 (13 finishes)Born
Apr 30, 1977
Age
49Y, 4M
Stance
Orthodox
Height
Reach
Ape Index
Stoppages
13 (57%)
KO/TKO
13 (57%)
Submissions
0 (0%)
Analytics
Yoel Romero MMA record
Yoel "Soldier of God" Romero's professional MMA record stands at 16-7 (13 finishes). The complete fight record below covers all 23 bouts, including age, opponent, result, method, round, and date. Romero's most recent fight was a win over Thiago Santos on Feb 24, 2024.
Romero has gone 0-2 in major title fights.
Complete Fight Record
| No | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via | Rd | Technique | Title | Weight | Promotion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Feb 24, 2024 | 46 | Thiago Santos | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | PFL |
| 22 | Jun 16, 2023 | 46 | Vadim Nemkov | L | UD | 5 | — | ~ Bellator World Championship | Light Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 21 | Sep 23, 2022 | 45 | Melvin Manhoef | W | KO | 3 | Elbows | — | Light Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 20 | May 6, 2022 | 45 | Alex Polizzi | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 19 | Sep 18, 2021 | 44 | Phil Davis | L | SD | 3 | — | — | Light Heavyweight | Bellator |
| 18 | Mar 7, 2020 | 42 | Israel Adesanya | L | UD | 5 | — | ~ UFC Championship | Middleweight | UFC |
| 17 | Aug 17, 2019 | 42 | Paulo Costa | L | UD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 16 | Jun 9, 2018 | 41 | Robert Whittaker | L | SD | 5 | — | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 15 | Feb 11, 2018 | 40 | Luke Rockhold | W | KO | 3 | Punches | ~ Interim UFC Championship | Middleweight | UFC |
| 14 | Jul 8, 2017 | 40 | Robert Whittaker | L | UD | 5 | — | ~ Interim UFC Championship | Middleweight | UFC |
| 13 | Nov 12, 2016 | 39 | Chris Weidman | W | KO | 3 | Flying knee | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 12 | Dec 12, 2015 | 38 | Ronaldo Souza | W | SD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 11 | Jun 27, 2015 | 38 | Lyoto Machida | W | KO | 3 | Elbows | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 10 | Sep 27, 2014 | 37 | Tim Kennedy | W | TKO | 3 | Punches | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 9 | Apr 19, 2014 | 36 | Brad Tavares | W | UD | 3 | — | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 8 | Jan 15, 2014 | 36 | Derek Brunson | W | TKO | 3 | Punches and elbows | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 7 | Nov 6, 2013 | 36 | Ronny Markes | W | KO | 3 | Punches | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 6 | Apr 20, 2013 | 35 | Clifford Starks | W | KO | 1 | Flying knee and punches | — | Middleweight | UFC |
| 5 | Sep 10, 2011 | 34 | Rafael Cavalcante | L | KO | 2 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | Strikeforce |
| 4 | May 27, 2011 | 34 | Laszlo Eck | W | KO | 1 | Punch | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 3 | Mar 5, 2011 | 33 | Ņikita Petrovs | W | TKO | 1 | Retirement | — | Light Heavyweight | Superior FC |
| 2 | Oct 8, 2010 | 33 | Michał Fijałka | W | TKO | 3 | Retirement | — | Light Heavyweight | — |
| 1 | Dec 20, 2009 | 32 | Sascha Weinpolter | W | TKO | 1 | Punches | — | Light Heavyweight | — |