Jacare Souza vs Yoel Romero

Jacare Souza vs Yoel Romero: Matchup Breakdown

Jacare Souza is 9-7 in the Middleweight division with a 56.3% win rate. Yoel Romero is 9-4 at Middleweight, winning 69.2% of the time. Both are listed as retired.

They have met 1 time. Yoel Romero leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC 194: Aldo vs McGregor on Dec 12, 2015, won by Yoel Romero by Decision - Split in round 3.

Yoel Romero holds the higher ELO rating, 1,154 to 998. Career peaks are 1,162 for Jacare Souza and 1,236 for Yoel Romero. Jacare Souza has 4 KO/TKO and 4 submission wins from 9 victories, an 88.9% finish rate. Yoel Romero has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 77.8% of the time.

Jacare Souza stands 6' 1" with a reach of 72" and fights orthodox. Yoel Romero is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Yoel Romero. Jacare Souza is 46, Yoel Romero is 49.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Jacare Souza has landed 445 significant strikes at 52.4% accuracy with 16 takedowns and 46:37 of control time. Yoel Romero has landed 667 at 49.3% with 21 takedowns and 24:30 of control.

Jacare Souza has 0 title fights (0 won) against 2 (0 won) for Yoel Romero. They share 3 common opponents: Chris Weidman, Derek Brunson, Robert Whittaker.