MMA Calendar
Compare fighters

Alex Polizzi vs Yoel Romero

Alex Polizzi is 11-7-0; Yoel Romero is 13-5-0. Yoel Romero is 15 years older than Alex Polizzi. Yoel Romero has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Alex Polizzi. They have met once: Alex Polizzi 0, Yoel Romero 1.

Alex Polizzi
United States
Alex Polizzi
“Eazy” · 11-7-0
TKOUDTKO
Met once
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God” · 13-5-0
DECUDTKO
Ask UFCalendar AI

Style & credentials

Alex Polizzi

No background on record

Camp · Xtreme Couture · United States
Yoel Romero
Freestyle Wrestling
  • 2025Interim Light Heavyweight ChampionReal American Freestyle (RAF)
  • 2007Champion · Grand Prix Germany
  • 2005Silver · World Championships UWW84 kg freestyle
  • 20044th Place · Olympics84 kg freestyle
Camp · American Top Team · Coconut Creek, Florida, US

Sig. strikes by zone

Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes

74%
Head
59%
9%
Body
19%
16%
Leg
23%

Time in position

Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground

Alex Polizzilast 2 fights
64%16%20%
Yoel Romerolast 1 fight
96%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground

How good, really

Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words

Alex Polizzi· from fights outside the UFC Yoel Romero· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
2.593.48
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Polizzi · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersYoel Romero · Average · better than 53% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
2.053.16
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Polizzi · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersYoel Romero · Average · better than 58% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
3.611.43
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Polizzi · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fightersYoel Romero · Average · better than 57% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
44%33%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Polizzi · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersYoel Romero · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
67%81%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Polizzi · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersYoel Romero · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.900.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Alex Polizzi · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersYoel Romero · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters

Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.

Striking & grappling

Same scale left and right on every row

2.59
Strikes landed / min
3.48
2.05
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.16
3.61 / 8.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.43 / 4.3
44%
Takedown accuracy
33%
67%
Takedown defence
81%
2:52
Control time / fight
1:46
0.90
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.00

Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.

Where the strikes land

Range × target

Alex Polizzi2 fights · by range and by target
Range
22%Distance · 25
27%Clinch · 31
52%Ground · 60
Target
74%Head · 32
9%Body · 4
16%Leg · 7

The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.

Yoel Romero13 UFC fights · 667 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
39%263/768
13%86/146
21%138/181
Clinch
9%59/95
2%16/17
1%5/5
Ground
12%81/121
3%17/17
0%2/2

Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.

Head-to-Head History

Frequently asked questions

Have Alex Polizzi and Yoel Romero ever fought?

Yes, once. Most recently at Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2 (Fri, May 6, 2022), where Yoel Romero won by TKO.

What are the records of Alex Polizzi and Yoel Romero?

Alex Polizzi is 11-7-0 and Yoel Romero is 13-5-0.

Who has the longer reach, Alex Polizzi or Yoel Romero?

Yoel Romero has the longer reach: 73" · 185 cm against 72" · 183 cm for Alex Polizzi, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.

Who is taller, Alex Polizzi or Yoel Romero?

Neither. Both stand 6'0" · 183 cm.

Who is older, Alex Polizzi or Yoel Romero?

Yoel Romero is 49 and Alex Polizzi is 34.

Who has more finishes, Alex Polizzi or Yoel Romero?

Alex Polizzi has 8 wins inside the distance (3 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission); Yoel Romero has 13 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).

More comparisons

Yoel Romero vs others