Yoel Romero defeated Luke Rockhold by TKO in round 3 (1:48) in the Middleweight main event of UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold, held Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Perth Arena, Perth.
Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold
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
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 5 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Yoel Romero | Luke Rockhold | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| BetOnline | +105 | -125 | |
| Bookmaker | +125 | -153 | |
| Bovada | -145 | +115 | |
| Pinnacle | +132 | -149 | |
| sports-interaction | +110 | -140 |
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
- 2025Interim Light Heavyweight ChampionReal American Freestyle (RAF)
- 2007Champion · Grand Prix Germany
- 2005Silver · World Championships UWW84 kg freestyle
- 20044th Place · Olympics84 kg freestyle
No background on record
Camp · AKA (American Kickboxing Academy) · United StatesSig. 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 1498 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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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
2 early stoppages have no logged time
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- W
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- LStrikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov · Sep 10, 2011TKO · R2 · 4:51 · Light Heavyweight
- WLaszlo EckGermany Regional · May 27, 2011TKO
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- L
- WStrikeforce: Rockhold vs. Kennedy · Jul 13, 2012Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WStrikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov · Sep 10, 2011Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
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- WBuck MeredithStrikeforce: Shamrock vs. Diaz · Apr 10, 2009SUB · R1 · 4:07 · Middleweight
- W
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- LTony RubalcavaCalifornia Regional · Nov 6, 2007TKO
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold?
Yoel Romero defeated Luke Rockhold by TKO in round 3 (1:48) in the Middleweight main event of UFC 221: Romero vs Rockhold, held Sunday, February 11, 2018 at Perth Arena, Perth.