Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
Yoel Romero is ranked 7th of 208 light heavyweights by the First Light Rating.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,0137th of 208 · Light Heavyweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.37Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,032, 10 Feb 2018
- Record
- 17–7Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | Won vs Alex NicholsonGFC 10 - Gamebred BareKnuckle MMA 10 · TKO (Submission to Punches), R1 | −7 |
| 24 Feb 2024 | Won vs Thiago SantosPFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +18 |
| 16 Jun 2023 | Lost to Vadim NemkovBellator 297 - Nemkov vs. Romero · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −15 |
| 23 Sept 2022 | Won vs Melvin ManhoefBellator 285 - Henderson vs. Queally · KO (Elbows), R3 | +18 |
| 6 May 2022 | Won vs Alex PolizziBellator 280 - Bader vs. Kongo 2 · TKO (Punches), R3 | +33 |
| 18 Sept 2021 | Lost to Phil DavisBellator 266 - Romero vs. Davis · Decision (Split), R3 | −20 |
| 7 Mar 2020 | Lost to Israel Adesanya TitleUFC 248 - Adesanya vs. Romero · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −4 |
| 17 Aug 2019 | Lost to Paulo CostaUFC 241 - Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | −27 |
| 9 Jun 2018 | Lost to Robert Whittaker TitleUFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Decision (Split), R5 | −11 |
| 10 Feb 2018 | Won vs Luke Rockhold TitleUFC 221 - Romero vs. Rockhold · KO (Punches), R3 | +22 |
| 8 Jul 2017 | Lost to Robert Whittaker TitleUFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −20 |
| 12 Nov 2016 | Won vs Chris WeidmanUFC 205 - Alvarez vs. McGregor · KO (Flying Knee), R3 | +31 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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