Yoel Romero defeated Thiago Santos by Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of PFL vs Bellator: CHAMPS, held Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Yoel Romero won the decision.
Yoel Romero vs Thiago Santos
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 4 media scorecards
- Sherdog.com30-27Romero
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno30-27Romero
- MMAMania.com30-27Romero
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com29-28Romero
Fan Scorecards
21 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 10 sportsbooks.
How it ends
Closing prices- KO/TKO+36317%
- Submission+14585%
- DecisionHow it ended+19027%
- KO/TKO+45414%
- Submission+18004%
- Decision+14532%
Moneyline by sportsbook
| Sportsbook | Yoel Romero | Thiago Santos |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -120 | -110 |
| BetOnline | -120 | +100 |
| BetUS | -120 | -110 |
| Betway | -120 | -110 |
| Bovada | -115 | -115 |
| Cloudbet | -113 | -104 |
| FanDuel | -118 | -108 |
| MyBookie | -115 | -115 |
| Pinnacle | -114 | -102 |
| unibet | -114 | -114 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Thiago Santos spends 76% of fight time at distance.
- Yoel Romero spends 96% of fight time at distance.
Style & credentials
- 2025Interim Light Heavyweight ChampionReal American Freestyle (RAF)
- 2007Champion · Grand Prix Germany
- 2005Silver · World Championships UWW84 kg freestyle
- 20044th Place · Olympics84 kg freestyle
- —Black belt · Muay Thai
- —Champion · Rio de Janeiro State Championship
- —Champion · Copa Interclubes Rio de Janeiroweight class and absolute
- —Green Rope · Capoeira
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
4 early stoppages have no logged time
6 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- LBellator 297: Nemkov vs Romero· Jun 16, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero· Mar 7, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 22 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- W
- LUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker· Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- W
- W
- 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
- NC
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Ankalaev· Mar 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Santos vs Walker· Oct 2, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya· Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 34 fightsShow less
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos· Feb 23, 2019TKO · R3 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 227: Dillashaw vs Garbrandt 2· Aug 4, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- W
- W
- W
- L
- L
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Namajunas vs VanZant· Dec 10, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- W
- L
- WDennis FigueiraWOCS 20· Jul 27, 2012TKO
- L
- WJunior VidalWatch Out Combat Show· Mar 3, 2012TKO
- WEneas SouzaWatch Out Combat Show· Dec 17, 2011SUB
- WMarcos ViggianiMaranhao Regional· Nov 26, 2011Decision
- WRafael BragaRio de Janeiro Regional· Aug 13, 2011TKO
- WMauricio ChuekeWatch Out Combat Show· Jul 23, 2011Decision
- WGabriel BarreiroRio de Janeiro Regional· Apr 16, 2011TKO
- WGuilherme Benedito NunesWatch Out Combat Show· Dec 10, 2010Decision
Frequently asked questions
Who won Yoel Romero vs Thiago Santos?
Yoel Romero defeated Thiago Santos by Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight bout of PFL vs Bellator: CHAMPS, held Saturday, February 24, 2024 at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh. The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Yoel Romero won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Yoel Romero vs Thiago Santos?
The judges scored it 30-27, 30-27, 29-28, Yoel Romero won the decision.
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