Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero

Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero: Matchup Breakdown

Lyoto Machida is 16-8 in the Light Heavyweight division with a 66.7% 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 Fight Night: Machida vs Romero on Jun 27, 2015, won by Yoel Romero by KO/TKO in round 3.

Yoel Romero holds the higher ELO rating, 1,154 to 1,092. Career peaks are 1,257 for Lyoto Machida and 1,236 for Yoel Romero. Lyoto Machida has 7 KO/TKO and 1 submission win from 16 victories, a 50% finish rate. Yoel Romero has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 77.8% of the time.

Lyoto Machida stands 6' 1" with a reach of 74" and fights southpaw. Yoel Romero is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", southpaw. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Lyoto Machida. Lyoto Machida is 48, Yoel Romero is 49.

Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Lyoto Machida has landed 716 significant strikes at 51.7% accuracy with 14 takedowns and 44:41 of control time. Yoel Romero has landed 667 at 49.3% with 21 takedowns and 24:30 of control.

Lyoto Machida has 5 title fights (2 won) against 2 (0 won) for Yoel Romero. They share 3 common opponents: Derek Brunson, Luke Rockhold, Chris Weidman.