Brad Tavares vs Yoel Romero
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Fan Ratings
Head-to-Head Record
Common Opponents (3)
Brad Tavares vs Yoel Romero: Matchup Breakdown
Brad Tavares is 16-12 in the Middleweight division with a 57.1% win rate. Yoel Romero is 9-4 at Middleweight, winning 69.2% of the time. Brad Tavares is listed as active. Yoel Romero is listed as retired.
They have met 1 time. Yoel Romero leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne on Apr 19, 2014, won by Yoel Romero by Decision - Unanimous in round 3.
Yoel Romero holds the higher ELO rating, 1,154 to 875. Career peaks are 1,101 for Brad Tavares and 1,236 for Yoel Romero. Brad Tavares has 2 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 16 victories, a 12.5% finish rate. Yoel Romero has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 77.8% of the time.
Brad Tavares stands 6' 1" with a reach of 74" and fights orthodox. Yoel Romero is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Brad Tavares. Brad Tavares is 38, Yoel Romero is 49.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Brad Tavares has landed 1,243 significant strikes at 43.7% accuracy with 17 takedowns and 46:38 of control time. Yoel Romero has landed 667 at 49.3% with 21 takedowns and 24:30 of control.
Brad Tavares has 0 title fights (0 won) against 2 (0 won) for Yoel Romero. They share 3 common opponents: Chris Weidman, Israel Adesanya, Robert Whittaker.