Friday, May 6, 2022Bercy Arena, Paris, France
Yoel Romero defeated Alex Polizzi by TKO in round 3 (4:59) in the bout of Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2, held Friday, May 6, 2022 at Bercy Arena, Paris.
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Yoel Romero vs Alex Polizzi
Insights
- Alex Polizzi lands 3.61 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 93% of UFC fighters.
- Yoel Romero spends 96% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
Yoel Romero
Freestyle Wrestling
- 2025Interim Light Heavyweight ChampionReal American Freestyle (RAF)
- 2007Champion · Grand Prix Germany
- 2005Silver · World Championships UWW84 kg freestyle
- 20044th Place · Olympics84 kg freestyle
Alex Polizzi
No background on record
Camp · Xtreme Couture · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
59%74%
Head
19%9%
Body
23%16%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Yoel Romerolast 1 fight
96%
Alex Polizzilast 2 fights
64%16%20%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Yoel Romero· from fights outside the UFC Alex Polizzi· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.482.59
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yoel Romero · Average · better than 53% of UFC fightersAlex Polizzi · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.162.05
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yoel Romero · Average · better than 58% of UFC fightersAlex Polizzi · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.433.61
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yoel Romero · Average · better than 57% of UFC fightersAlex Polizzi · Elite · better than 93% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
33%44%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yoel Romero · Below avg · better than 35% of UFC fightersAlex Polizzi · Good · better than 64% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
81%67%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yoel Romero · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersAlex Polizzi · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.90
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Yoel Romero · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersAlex Polizzi · Good · better than 77% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.48
Strikes landed / min2.59
3.16
Strikes taken / minfewer is better2.05
1.43 / 4.3
Takedowns landed / 15 min3.61 / 8.2
33%
Takedown accuracy44%
81%
Takedown defence67%
1:46
Control time / fight2:52
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.90
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
Yoel Romero13 UFC fights · 667 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
39%263/768
13%86/146
21%138/181
Clinch
9%59/95
2%16/17
1%5/5
Ground
12%81/121
3%17/17
0%2/2
Alex Polizzi2 fights · by range and by target
Range
22%Distance · 25
27%Clinch · 31
52%Ground · 60
Target
74%Head · 32
9%Body · 4
16%Leg · 7
The range × target cross-tab is logged for UFC fights only.
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
Yoel Romero14 of 23 ended early · 61%9 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Alex Polizzi12 of 18 ended early · 67%6 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Yoel Romero3-2
- 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
Alex Polizzi1-4
- LIn Soo HwangZFN 4 · May 9, 2026TKO · R3 · 2:02 · Middleweight
- LAdam VigilTuff-N-Uff 147 · Aug 23, 2025Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
- L
- WPFL 5: 2024 Regular Season · Jun 21, 2024Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- L
Full record · 18 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- W
- W
- W
- L
- WBellator 245: Davis vs. Machida 2 · Sep 11, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WPierre WaltersLFA 70: Ferreira vs. Martin · Jun 28, 2019TKO · R1 · 3:27 · Light Heavyweight
- WCedric SavageChosen Few FC 16 · Mar 9, 2019TKO · R2 · 3:42 · Light Heavyweight
- WJordan SeufzerChosen Few FC 15 · Sep 22, 2018SUB · R2 · 1:45 · Light Heavyweight
- WJaquis WilliamsPure FC 9 · Jul 28, 2018SUB · R1 · 3:11 · Light Heavyweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Yoel Romero vs Alex Polizzi?
Yoel Romero defeated Alex Polizzi by TKO in round 3 (4:59) in the bout of Bellator 280: Bader vs. Kongo 2, held Friday, May 6, 2022 at Bercy Arena, Paris.