Brad Tavares vs Yoel Romero
Brad Tavares is 21-13-0; Yoel Romero is 13-5-0. Yoel Romero is 11 years older than Brad Tavares. Brad Tavares has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Yoel Romero. Brad Tavares is 1" · 3 cm taller than Yoel Romero. They have met once: Brad Tavares 0, Yoel Romero 1.
Style & credentials
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- 2010Semifinalist · The Ultimate Fightermiddleweight
- —Waiakea High School (Hilo, Hawaii)Football (linebacker); track and field
- 2025Interim Light Heavyweight ChampionReal American Freestyle (RAF)
- 2007Champion · Grand Prix Germany
- 2005Silver · World Championships UWW84 kg freestyle
- 20044th Place · Olympics84 kg freestyle
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
3 early stoppages have no logged time
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · Mar 14, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy · Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira · Oct 12, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- WUFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 · Jan 24, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje · Jul 7, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- W
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · Jan 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · Mar 3, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale · Jun 19, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WJonathan JoaoX-1 World Events 25 · Mar 7, 2009TKO · Middleweight
- WJoshua FerreiraX-1 World Events 19 · Sep 27, 2008· R2 · 2:28 · Middleweight
- WDevin KauweIcon 51: Hard Times · Aug 2, 2008TKO · R1 · 1:52 · Middleweight
- WJon FerrellNVP: Local Pride · Apr 18, 2008Middleweight
- WThomas SodenoMMA Contenders · Jun 29, 2007TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Middleweight
- W
- LBellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero · Jun 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- LUFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero · Mar 7, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- W
- LUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · Apr 19, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- LStrikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov · Sep 10, 2011TKO · R2 · 4:51 · Light Heavyweight
- WLaszlo EckGermany Regional · May 27, 2011TKO
- WŅikita PetrovsSuperior FC · Mar 5, 2011TKO
- W
- WSascha WeinpolterGermany Regional · Dec 20, 2009TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Brad Tavares and Yoel Romero ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne (Sat, Apr 19, 2014), where Yoel Romero won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Brad Tavares and Yoel Romero?
Brad Tavares is 21-13-0 and Yoel Romero is 13-5-0.
Who has the longer reach, Brad Tavares or Yoel Romero?
Brad Tavares has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Yoel Romero, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Brad Tavares or Yoel Romero?
Brad Tavares is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Yoel Romero stands 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Brad Tavares or Yoel Romero?
Yoel Romero is 49 and Brad Tavares is 38.
Who has more finishes, Brad Tavares or Yoel Romero?
Brad Tavares has 5 wins inside the distance (5 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Yoel Romero has 13 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).