Tim Kennedy vs Yoel Romero
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
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Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Fan Ratings
Tim Kennedy vs Yoel Romero: Matchup Breakdown
Tim Kennedy is 3-2 in the Middleweight division with a 60% 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 178: Johnson vs Cariaso on Sep 27, 2014, won by Yoel Romero by KO/TKO in round 3.
Yoel Romero holds the higher ELO rating, 1,154 to 991. Career peaks are 1,071 for Tim Kennedy and 1,236 for Yoel Romero. Tim Kennedy has 1 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 3 victories, a 33.3% finish rate. Yoel Romero has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 77.8% of the time.
Tim Kennedy stands 5' 11" 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 Tim Kennedy. Tim Kennedy is 46, Yoel Romero is 49.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Tim Kennedy has landed 193 significant strikes at 45.6% accuracy with 10 takedowns and 22:07 of control time. Yoel Romero has landed 667 at 49.3% with 21 takedowns and 24:30 of control.
Tim Kennedy has 0 title fights (0 won) against 2 (0 won) for Yoel Romero. They have no opponents in common.