Tim Kennedy vs Yoel Romero
Tim Kennedy is 18-6-0; Yoel Romero is 13-5-0. Yoel Romero is 2 years older than Tim Kennedy. Tim Kennedy has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Yoel Romero. Yoel Romero is 1" · 3 cm taller than Tim Kennedy. They have met once: Tim Kennedy 0, Yoel Romero 1.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Jackson-Wink MMA · United States- 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 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
1 early stoppage has no logged time
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy · Apr 16, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
Full record · 25 fightsShow less
- W
- LStrikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy · Jul 13, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WStrikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs. Henderson · Jul 29, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- WElias RiveraIFL 19: World Grand Prix Finals · Dec 29, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WRyan McGivernIFL 13: Chicago · May 19, 2007SUB · R2 · 1:25 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WCruz ChaconExtreme Challenge 50 · Feb 23, 2003TKO · R2 · 1:21 · Middleweight
- W
- WRyan NarteExtreme Challenge 50 · Feb 23, 2003TKO · R1 · 1:22 · Middleweight
- WMack BrewerWEC 5: Halloween Fury · Oct 17, 2002TKO · R1 · 1:03 · Light Heavyweight
- WJody BurkeIFC: Warriors Challenge 16 · Nov 9, 2001SUB · R1 · 0:44 · Welterweight
- L
- 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 Tim Kennedy and Yoel Romero ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso (Sat, Sep 27, 2014), where Yoel Romero won by TKO.
What are the records of Tim Kennedy and Yoel Romero?
Tim Kennedy is 18-6-0 and Yoel Romero is 13-5-0.
Who has the longer reach, Tim Kennedy or Yoel Romero?
Tim Kennedy has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Yoel Romero, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Tim Kennedy or Yoel Romero?
Yoel Romero is taller at 6'0" · 183 cm; Tim Kennedy stands 5'11" · 180 cm.
Who is older, Tim Kennedy or Yoel Romero?
Yoel Romero is 49 and Tim Kennedy is 47.
Who has more finishes, Tim Kennedy or Yoel Romero?
Tim Kennedy has 15 wins inside the distance (7 by KO/TKO, 8 by submission); Yoel Romero has 13 wins (13 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission).