Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
18-6-0
RESULT
Yoel Romero def. Tim Kennedy (TKO)
TKO · Round 3 · 0:58
Saturday, September 27, 2014
MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Yoel Romero defeated Tim Kennedy by TKO in round 3 (0:58) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 178: Johnson vs Cariaso, held Saturday, September 27, 2014 at MGM Grand Arena, Las Vegas.
Fight stats
Tim Kennedy
Yoel Romero
0
Knockdowns
2
30 of 86
Significant strikes
39 of 80
35%
Sig. strike accuracy
49%
32 of 88
Total strikes
51 of 93
0 of 6
Takedowns
3 of 4
0%
Takedown accuracy
75%
1
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:01
Control time
2:06
Significant strikes by target
17 of 58
Head
28 of 62
9 of 21
Body
3 of 6
4 of 7
Leg
8 of 12
21 of 71
Distance
25 of 58
9 of 15
Clinch
5 of 8
0 of 0
Ground
9 of 14
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
4 of 28
Sig. str.
12 of 20
4 of 28
Total str.
14 of 22
0 of 2
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:15
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
25 of 57
Sig. str.
9 of 32
27 of 59
Total str.
12 of 36
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 2
1
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
1:15
ROUND 3
0
KD
2
1 of 1
Sig. str.
18 of 28
1 of 1
Total str.
25 of 35
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:36
Referee
John McCarthy
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾
Tale of the Tape
18-6-0
Record
13-5-0
0
Win Streak
1
46
Age
49
5'11"
180 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
74"
188 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
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Stance
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Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
—
Striking Profile
2.78
SLpM
3.44
47%
Str. Acc.
49%
1.84
SApM
3.05
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
2.58
TD Avg.
1.57
35%
TD Acc.
30%
70%
TD Def.
78%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Tim Kennedy · 3-2
Yoel Romero · 2-3
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 5 fights · 13 fights
38.6
Avg sig. strikes
51.3
2.00
Avg takedowns
1.62
4:25
Avg control time
1:53
54
Career high strikes
125
5
Career high TDs
7
Strike Distribution
Tim Kennedy
Strike target
Yoel Romero
48%
Head
60%
25%
Body
18%
27%
Leg
22%
Tim Kennedy
Strike position
Yoel Romero
62%
Distance
73%
25%
Clinch
12%
13%
Ground
15%