Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0; Yoel Romero is 13-5-0. Yoel Romero is 12 years older than Israel Adesanya. Israel Adesanya has a 7" · 18 cm reach advantage over Yoel Romero. Israel Adesanya is 4" · 10 cm taller than Yoel Romero. They have met once: Israel Adesanya 1, Yoel Romero 0.
Style & credentials
- —Purple belt · BJJAndré Galvão
- 2016GLORY Middleweight Contender Tournament WinnerGLORY
- 2015King in the Ring 86 kg III ChampionKing in the Ring
- 2015King in the Ring 100 kg II ChampionKing in the Ring
- 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
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- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
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- WUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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- WUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- WUFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva · Feb 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
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- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
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- WStu DareHex Fight Series 12 · Nov 24, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:53 · Middleweight
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- WMurad KuramagomedovWLF E.P.I.C. 4 · May 28, 2016TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Middleweight
- WAndrew Flores SmithGlory of Heroes 2 · May 7, 2016TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WDibir ZagirovWLF E.P.I.C. 2 · Mar 12, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight
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- WGele QingWu Lin Feng · Sep 19, 2015TKO · R2 · 3:37 · Middleweight
- WMaui TuigalamaSep 5, 2015TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Middleweight
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- WJohn VakeShuriken Fight Series · Jun 15, 2013TKO
- WJames GriffithsSupremacy Fighting Championship NZ · Mar 24, 2012TKO
- W
- LBellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero · Jun 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
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Full record · 23 fightsShow less
- LUFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero · Mar 7, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
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- L
- W
- LUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- W
- W
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- WUFC on FOX: Werdum vs Browne · Apr 19, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
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- 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.
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Feb 12, 2022LSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 9, 2018
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:59Sun, Sep 27, 2020LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Aug 17, 2019
- WTKO · ROUND 1 · 4:51Sat, Nov 3, 2018WTKO · ROUND 3 · 3:23Wed, Jan 15, 2014
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Fri, Jul 6, 2018WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 19, 2014
Frequently asked questions
Have Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero (Sat, Mar 7, 2020), where Israel Adesanya won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Israel Adesanya and Yoel Romero?
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0 and Yoel Romero is 13-5-0.
Who has the longer reach, Israel Adesanya or Yoel Romero?
Israel Adesanya has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Yoel Romero, a 7" · 18 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Israel Adesanya or Yoel Romero?
Israel Adesanya is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Yoel Romero stands 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Israel Adesanya or Yoel Romero?
Yoel Romero is 49 and Israel Adesanya is 37.
Who has more finishes, Israel Adesanya or Yoel Romero?
Israel Adesanya has 16 wins inside the distance (16 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Yoel Romero has 13 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).