Luke Rockhold vs Yoel Romero

Luke Rockhold vs Yoel Romero: Matchup Breakdown

Luke Rockhold is 6-5 in the Middleweight division with a 54.5% 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 221: Romero vs. Rockhold on Feb 10, 2018, won by Yoel Romero by KO/TKO in round 3.

Yoel Romero holds the higher ELO rating, 1,154 to 1,009. Career peaks are 1,164 for Luke Rockhold and 1,236 for Yoel Romero. Luke Rockhold has 3 KO/TKO and 3 submission wins from 6 victories, a 100% finish rate. Yoel Romero has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 77.8% of the time.

Luke Rockhold stands 6' 3" with a reach of 77" and fights southpaw. Yoel Romero is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", southpaw. That is a 4-inch reach advantage for Luke Rockhold. Luke Rockhold is 41, Yoel Romero is 49.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Luke Rockhold has landed 376 significant strikes at 56.9% accuracy with 6 takedowns and 18:42 of control time. Yoel Romero has landed 667 at 49.3% with 21 takedowns and 24:30 of control.

Luke Rockhold has 2 title fights (1 won) against 2 (0 won) for Yoel Romero. They share 3 common opponents: Paulo Costa, Chris Weidman, Lyoto Machida.