Phil Davis defeated Yoel Romero by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the main event of Bellator 266: Davis vs Romero, held Saturday, September 18, 2021 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 28-29, Phil Davis won the decision.
Phil Davis vs Yoel Romero
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 5 media scorecards
- Drake Riggs · SCMP MMA30-26Davis
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com30-27Davis
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com30-27Davis
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com30-27Davis
- Sherdog.com29-28Davis
Fan Scorecards
76 fan scorecards submitted
Insights
- Yoel Romero spends 96% of fight time at distance.
- Phil Davis lands 2.77 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 84% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Alliance MMA- 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 1490 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
2 early stoppages have no logged time
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- LBellator 257: Nemkov vs Davis 2· Apr 16, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WBellator 245: Davis vs Machida 2· Sep 11, 2020Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- LBellator 209: Pitbull vs Sanchez· Nov 15, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- W
- WLeonardo LeiteBellator 186: Bader vs Vassell· Nov 3, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WBellator 163: McGeary vs Davis· Nov 4, 2016Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WBellator 154: Davis vs Lawal· May 14, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Gustafsson vs Johnson· Jan 24, 2015Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes 2· Oct 25, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 172: Jones vs Teixeira· Apr 26, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 163: Aldo vs Korean Zombie· Aug 3, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 159: Jones vs Sonnen· Apr 27, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- NC
- LUFC on FOX: Evans vs Davis· Jan 28, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Nogueira vs Davis· Mar 26, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen· Aug 7, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WDavid BaggettPennsylvania Regional· Jun 27, 2009SUB
- WTerry CohensUltimate Warrior Challenge 6· Apr 25, 2009TKO · R1 · 4:29 · Light Heavyweight
- WJosh GreenPalace Fighting Championship· Jan 22, 2009TKO
- WBrett ChismNo Boundary· Oct 11, 2008DEC
Frequently asked questions
Who won Phil Davis vs Yoel Romero?
Phil Davis defeated Yoel Romero by Split Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the main event of Bellator 266: Davis vs Romero, held Saturday, September 18, 2021 at SAP Center at San Jose, San Jose. The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 28-29, Phil Davis won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Phil Davis vs Yoel Romero?
The judges scored it 30-26, 30-27, 28-29, Phil Davis won the decision.
Was Phil Davis vs Yoel Romero a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 79% of 76 fan cards scored it for Phil Davis; 100% of 5 media scores picked Phil Davis.
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