Fighter details Given Name: Yoel Romero
Nickname: "Soldier of God"
Age: 49 | Date of Birth: 04/30/1977
Last Weight-in: 205 lbs
Height: 5'10" | Reach: 73"
Born: Miami, Florida
Yoel Romero has a 17-7-0 professional record and is 49 years old in the Light Heavyweight division, representing American Top Team (1709 average active-roster Elo across 48 rated fighters). This profile tracks fight history, UFC stats, MMA Elo, record, age, and opponent links.
Last updated Sep 27, 2026 · Combat Edge fight database
Career snapshot
Yoel Romero career snapshot Recent form W-L-W-W-L Latest 5 decisive tracked pro results Current run 1-fight winning streak Most recent tracked result: Loss vs Darren Till Finish profile 82% 14 finishes in 17 recorded wins Primary win path knockout/TKO 14 recorded wins by knockout/TKO Yoel Romero quick answers What is Yoel Romero's record? Yoel Romero's professional MMA record is 17-7-0.
How old is Yoel Romero? Yoel Romero is 49 years old.
What weight class is Yoel Romero? Yoel Romero fights at Light Heavyweight in PFL.
What gym does Yoel Romero represent? Yoel Romero is associated with American Top Team, whose 48 active Combat Edge fighters average 1709 Elo.
How tall is Yoel Romero? Yoel Romero is 5'10" tall with a 73" reach.
How much does Yoel Romero weigh? Yoel Romero competes at Light Heavyweight, with a most recent weigh-in of 205 lbs.
What is Yoel Romero's Combat Edge Elo? Yoel Romero's professional MMA Elo is 1735, with a peak Elo of 1771.
How strong is Yoel Romero's recent opposition? Yoel Romero's latest 10 counted opponents averaged 1724 Elo immediately before their fights. This avoids using opponents' later career results with hindsight.
When was Yoel Romero's last fight? Yoel Romero's latest tracked pro fight was against Darren Till at BKFC 94: Till vs. Romero on Sep 26 2026.
What is Yoel Romero's recent form? Yoel Romero's recent tracked pro form is W-L-W-W-L over the latest 5 decisive pro results.
How does Yoel Romero usually win? Yoel Romero's 17 recorded wins include 14 knockouts, 0 submissions, and 3 decisions, with 82% ending before the final bell.
14 Wins by knockout
0 Wins by submission
3 Wins by decision
1 Loss by knockout
0 Loss by submission
6 Loss by decision
Yoel Romero stats Record : 17 / 7 / 0 Tracked UFC statistics may not cover a fighter's full career. Unavailable measurements are not zero.
Significant strikes landed per minute 3.44 Fighter 4.00 UFC light heavyweight avg
Significant striking accuracy 49% Fighter 50% UFC light heavyweight avg
Significant strikes absorbed per minute 3.05 Fighter 3.73 UFC light heavyweight avg
Significant strike defenseThe % of opponents strikes that did not land 61% Fighter 51% UFC light heavyweight avg
Average takedowns landed per 15 minutes 1.57 Fighter 1.37 UFC light heavyweight avg
Takedown accuracy 29% Fighter 26% UFC light heavyweight avg
Takedown defenseThe % of opponents TD attempts that did not land 78% Fighter 58% UFC light heavyweight avg
Average submissions attempted per 15 minutes 0 Fighter 0.59 UFC light heavyweight avg
Pro fight history Result Opponent Method Time Round Event Date Fight details
Loss17-7-0 Darren Till Record TBD Decision (Unanimous)Bare Knuck Box 2:00 R5 BKFC 94: Till vs. Romero Sep 26 2026 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Alex Nicholson Record TBD TKO (Jaw Injury)Bare Knuck MMA 1:11 R1 Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA May 1 2026 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Hector Lombard Record TBD Cancelled BoutBare Knuck MMA Not recorded Not recorded Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA May 1 2026 Details unavailable Loss17-7-0 Vagab Vagabov Record TBD Decision (Unanimous)Bare Knuck Box 2:00 R5 IBA Bare Knuckle 4 Mar 28 2026 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Lorenzo Hunt Record TBD Cancelled BoutBare Knuck Box Not recorded Not recorded BKFC: Knuckle Mania 6 Feb 7 2026 Details unavailable Loss17-7-0 Stephen Buchanan Record TBD Technical fall (10–0)Wrestling 1:11 R2 RAF 5: Covington vs. Rockhold Jan 10 2026 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Bo Nickal Record TBD Cancelled BoutWrestling Not recorded Not recorded RAF 5: Covington vs. Rockhold Jan 10 2026 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Patrick Downey Record TBD Technical fall (10–0)Wrestling 0:11 R3 RAF 4: Hendrickson vs. Parris Dec 20 2025 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Bo Nickal Record TBD Cancelled BoutWrestling Not recorded Not recorded RAF 4: Hendrickson vs. Parris Dec 20 2025 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Theo Doukas Record TBD TKOBare Knuck Box 1:56 R2 BKFC 80: Perdomo vs. Adams 2 Sep 12 2025 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Ras Hylton Record TBD TKO (Punches)Custom Rules 2:26 R3 DBX 1: Romero vs. Hylton Mar 22 2025 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Duane Crespo Record TBD KO/TKOCustom Rules N/A R1 Dirty Boxing Nov 23 2024 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Owen Livesey Record TBD Cancelled BoutGrappling Not recorded Not recorded Polaris 28 Jun 15 2024 Details unavailable Win15-7 Thiago Santos 22-11 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 PFL vs. Bellator Feb 24 2024 Details unavailable Loss15-6 Vadim Nemkov 16-2 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R5 Bellator 297 Jun 16 2023 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Vadim Nemkov Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded Bellator 290 Feb 4 2023 Details unavailable Win14-6 Melvin Manhoef 32-15-1 KO (Elbows) 3:34 R3 Bellator 285 Sep 23 2022 Details unavailable Win13-6 Alex Polizzi 10-1 TKO (Punches) 4:59 R3 Bellator 280 May 6 2022 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Melvin Manhoef Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded Bellator 280 May 6 2022 Details unavailable Loss13-5 Phil Davis 22-6 Decision (Split) 5:00 R3 Bellator 266 Sep 18 2021 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Anthony Johnson Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded Bellator 258 May 7 2021 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Uriah Hall Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC Fight Night Aug 22 2020 Details unavailable Loss13-4 -12 Elo Israel Adesanya 18-0 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Mar 7 2020 View details Loss13-3 Paulo Costa 12-0 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 Aug 17 2019 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Chris Barnett Record TBD Submission (Kimura)Grappling 3:50 R1 Dean Toole Promotions Jun 15 2019 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Ronaldo Souza Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC on ESPN+ 8 Apr 27 2019 Details unavailable Loss13-2 Robert Whittaker 19-4 Decision (Split) 5:00 R5 UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 Jun 9 2018 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 David Branch Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC on FOX 28 Feb 24 2018 Details unavailable Win12-2 +23 Elo Luke Rockhold 16-3 KO (Punches) 1:48 R3 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Feb 10 2018 View details Loss12-1 -31 Elo Robert Whittaker 18-4 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R5 UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker Jul 8 2017 View details Win11-1 Chris Weidman 13-1 KO (Flying Knee) 0:24 R3 UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor Nov 12 2016 View details Win10-1 Ronaldo Souza 22-3 Decision (Split) 5:00 R3 UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor Dec 12 2015 View details Win9-1 Lyoto Machida 22-6 KO (Elbows) 1:38 R3 UFC Fight Night 70 Jun 27 2015 View details Cancelled17-7-0 Ronaldo Souza Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC on FOX 15 Apr 18 2015 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Ronaldo Souza Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 184: Rousey vs. Zingano Feb 28 2015 Details unavailable Win8-1 Tim Kennedy 18-4 TKO (Punches) 0:58 R3 UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso Sep 27 2014 View details Win7-1 Brad Tavares 12-1 Decision (Unanimous) 5:00 R3 UFC on FOX 11 Apr 19 2014 View details Win6-1 Derek Brunson 11-2 TKO (Punches and Elbows) 3:23 R3 UFC Fight Night 35 Jan 15 2014 View details Win5-1 Ronny Markes 14-1 KO (Punches) 1:39 R3 UFC Fight Night 31 Nov 6 2013 View details Cancelled17-7-0 Brian Houston Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 Aug 31 2013 Details unavailable Cancelled17-7-0 Derek Brunson Record TBD Cancelled Bout Not recorded Not recorded UFC 164: Henderson vs. Pettis 2 Aug 31 2013 Details unavailable Win4-1 Clifford Starks 8-1 KO (Flying Knee and Punches) 1:32 R1 UFC on FOX 7 Apr 20 2013 View details Loss4-0 Rafael Cavalcante 10-3 KO (Punches) 4:51 R2 Strikeforce Sep 10 2011 Details unavailable Loss17-7-0 Sazhid Sazhidov Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2004 Olympic Games Aug 27 2004 Details unavailable Loss17-7-0 Cael Sanderson Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2004 Olympic Games Aug 27 2004 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Lazaros Loizidis Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2004 Olympic Games Aug 27 2004 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Jeff Cobb Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2004 Olympic Games Aug 27 2004 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Davyd Bichinashvili Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2004 Olympic Games Aug 27 2004 Details unavailable Loss17-7-0 Adam Saytiyev Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2000 Olympic Games Oct 1 2000 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Amir Reza Azgadhi Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2000 Olympic Games Oct 1 2000 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Justin Abdou Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2000 Olympic Games Oct 1 2000 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Igors Samušonoks Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2000 Olympic Games Oct 1 2000 Details unavailable Win17-7-0 Magomed Kurugliyev Record TBD Not recordedWrestling Not recorded Not recorded 2000 Olympic Games Oct 1 2000 Details unavailable More fights Fighters who beat Yoel Romero Vadim Nemkov Phil Davis Israel Adesanya Paulo Costa Robert Whittaker Rafael Cavalcante Compare Yoel Romero with peers vs Shamil Abdulaev vs Khalid Satuev vs Cezary Oleksiejczuk vs Kerim Engizek Embed Yoel Romero's Elo card on your site Copy this snippet — the card stays up to date and links back to Combat Edge:
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