Lyoto Machida vs Yoel Romero
Lyoto Machida is 24-8-0; Yoel Romero is 13-5-0. Yoel Romero is 1 year older than Lyoto Machida. Lyoto Machida has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Yoel Romero. Lyoto Machida is 1" · 3 cm taller than Yoel Romero. They have met once: Lyoto Machida 0, Yoel Romero 1.
Style & credentials
- 1991Black belt · KarateYoshizo Machida
- 2009UFC Light Heavyweight ChampionshipUFC
- 2001Champion · Pan American Karate Championship
- 2000Runner-up · Brazilian Sumo Championship115 kg
- 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
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1499 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
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- L
- LBellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2 · Sep 11, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LBellator 228: Pitbull vs. Archuleta · Sep 28, 2019Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WBellator 212: Primus vs. Chandler 2 · Dec 14, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Anders · Feb 4, 2018Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- L
- L
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Machida vs Mousasi · Feb 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie · Aug 3, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 157: Rousey vs Carmouche · Feb 23, 2013Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- W
- LUFC 123: RAMPAGE vs MACHIDA · Nov 20, 2010Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WUFC 104: MACHIDA v SHOGUN · Oct 24, 2009Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WDimitri WanderleiJungle Fight · Apr 29, 2006TKO · R3 · 3:24 · Heavyweight
- W
- WSam GrecoK-1: Romanex 2004 · May 22, 2004Split Decision · Heavyweight
- WMichael McDonaldK-1: Beast 3 · Mar 14, 2004SUB · R1 · 2:30 · Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WKengo WatanabeNJPW: Ultimate Crush 1 · May 2, 2003Unanimous Decision · Heavyweight
- WPFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs · Feb 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- 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.
- LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Fri, Sep 11, 2020LSplit Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 18, 2021
- LTKO · ROUND 1 · 2:30Sun, Oct 29, 2017WTKO · ROUND 3 · 3:23Wed, Jan 15, 2014
- LSubmission · ROUND 2 · 2:31Sat, Apr 18, 2015WTKO · ROUND 3 · 1:48Sun, Feb 11, 2018
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 5, 2014WTKO · ROUND 3 · 0:24Sat, Nov 12, 2016
Frequently asked questions
Have Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Romero (Sat, Jun 27, 2015), where Yoel Romero won by TKO.
What are the records of Lyoto Machida and Yoel Romero?
Lyoto Machida is 24-8-0 and Yoel Romero is 13-5-0.
Who has the longer reach, Lyoto Machida or Yoel Romero?
Lyoto Machida has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Yoel Romero, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Lyoto Machida or Yoel Romero?
Lyoto Machida is taller at 6'1" · 185 cm; Yoel Romero stands 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Lyoto Machida or Yoel Romero?
Yoel Romero is 49 and Lyoto Machida is 48.
Who has more finishes, Lyoto Machida or Yoel Romero?
Lyoto Machida has 13 wins inside the distance (11 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Yoel Romero has 13 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).