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.
Tim Kennedy vs Yoel Romero
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
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Round by round
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Bars share one scale across rounds. The side that landed more is solid.
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 4 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Tim Kennedy | Yoel Romero | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -135 | +115 | |
| Bovada | -140 | -125 | |
| Pinnacle | -126 | +114 | |
| sports-interaction | +101 | -139 |
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
- Yoel Romero spends 96% of fight time at distance.
- Tim Kennedy lands 2.58 takedowns per 15 minutes, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
- Tim Kennedy's last two losses were both stopped early.
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 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Tim Kennedy vs Yoel Romero?
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.