Chris Weidman vs Yoel Romero

Chris Weidman vs Yoel Romero: Matchup Breakdown

Chris Weidman is 12-8 in the Middleweight division with a 60% win rate. Yoel Romero is 9-4 at Middleweight, winning 69.2% of the time. Chris Weidman 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 205: Alvarez vs McGregor on Nov 12, 2016, won by Yoel Romero by KO/TKO in round 3.

Yoel Romero holds the higher ELO rating, 1,154 to 966. Career peaks are 1,329 for Chris Weidman and 1,236 for Yoel Romero. Chris Weidman has 4 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 12 victories, a 58.3% finish rate. Yoel Romero has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 77.8% of the time.

Chris Weidman stands 6' 2" with a reach of 78" and fights orthodox. Yoel Romero is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", southpaw. That is a 5-inch reach advantage for Chris Weidman. Chris Weidman is 42, Yoel Romero is 49.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Chris Weidman has landed 626 significant strikes at 45.1% accuracy with 44 takedowns and 1h 4m of control time. Yoel Romero has landed 667 at 49.3% with 21 takedowns and 24:30 of control.

Chris Weidman has 5 title fights (4 won) against 2 (0 won) for Yoel Romero. They share 4 common opponents: Brad Tavares, Jacare Souza, Luke Rockhold, Lyoto Machida.