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
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
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Style & credentials
No background on record
Camp · Jackson-Wink 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
Where their significant strikes are thrown
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1497 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
1 early stoppage has no logged time
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- WUFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Kennedy· Apr 16, 2014Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- LStrikeforce: Rockhold vs Kennedy· Jul 13, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
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- WStrikeforce/M-1 Global: Fedor vs Henderson· Jul 29, 2011Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
- WElias RiveraIFL 19: World Grand Prix Finals· Dec 29, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WRyan McGivernIFL 13: Chicago· May 19, 2007Submission · 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, 2001Submission · R1 · 0:44 · Welterweight
- L
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- 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.
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