UFC UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero

Middleweight5 rounds scheduled

WIN

Robert Whittaker

“The Reaper”

27-9-0

RESULT

Robert Whittaker def. Yoel Romero (Split Decision)

Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00

Yoel Romero

“Soldier of God”

13-5-0

Saturday, June 9, 2018

United Center, Chicago, United States

Robert Whittaker defeated Yoel Romero by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero, held Saturday, June 9, 2018 at United Center, Chicago.

Fight stats

Robert Whittaker

Yoel Romero

Knockdowns

128 of 326

Significant strikes

111 of 240

39%

Sig. strike accuracy

46%

129 of 328

Total strikes

149 of 287

0 of 1

Takedowns

3 of 10

Takedown accuracy

30%

Submission attempts

Reversals

0:37

Control time

4:21

Significant strikes by target

57 of 225

Head

76 of 194

23 of 39

Body

19 of 27

48 of 62

Leg

16 of 19

119 of 308

Distance

66 of 177

9 of 17

Clinch

25 of 40

0 of 1

Ground

20 of 23

By round

ROUND 1

33 of 85

Sig. str.

9 of 24

33 of 85

Total str.

9 of 24

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 2

29 of 77

Sig. str.

20 of 48

29 of 77

Total str.

20 of 48

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 1

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 3

18 of 42

Sig. str.

36 of 77

19 of 43

Total str.

54 of 97

0 of 0

Takedowns

2 of 6

Sub. att

0:37

Ctrl

2:11

ROUND 4

34 of 93

Sig. str.

20 of 44

34 of 94

Total str.

20 of 44

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 5

14 of 29

Sig. str.

26 of 47

14 of 29

Total str.

46 of 74

0 of 1

Takedowns

1 of 3

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

2:10

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato

#	Whittaker	Romero
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10
4	9	10
5	9	10

Total4748

Chris Lee

#	Whittaker	Romero
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10
4	10	9
5	9	10

Total4847

Brian Puccillo

#	Whittaker	Romero
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10
4	10	9
5	9	10

Total4847

Media Scores

Whittaker

Draw

Romero

●48–47 Romero×10●47–47 Draw×8●48–47 Whittaker×5●48–46 Romero×5

All 28 media scorecards▾

MMABrasil.com.br48–47Whittaker
MMAMania.com48–47Whittaker
Steven Rondina · BleacherReport.com48–47Whittaker
Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48–47Whittaker
Sean Ross Sapp · Fightful.com48–47Whittaker
Nick Baldwin · BloodyElbow.com47–47Draw
Mike Straus · MMAJA47–47Draw
Alexander K. Lee · MMAFighting.com47–47Draw
Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com47–47Draw
Matthew Wells · FanSided.com47–47Draw
Steve Duncan · mma.uno47–47Draw
Wesley Riddle · MMASucka.com47–47Draw
Drake Riggs · BJPenn.com47–47Draw
Phil Murphy · ESPN48–47Romero
Nolan King · MMA-Today.com48–47Romero
John Pollock · POST Wrestling48–47Romero
Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com48–47Romero
Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48–47Romero
Kendrick Johnson · The Ring48–47Romero
Jim Edwards · MMALatestNews.com48–47Romero
Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com48–47Romero
José Youngs · FanSided.com48–47Romero
Danny Segura · MMAFighting.com48–47Romero
Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com48–46Romero
Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com48–46Romero
Anton Tabuena · BloodyElbow.com48–46Romero
Chris Nelson · Sherdog.com48–46Romero
Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com48–46Romero

Fan Scorecards

33%

Whittaker

35%

Draw

32%

Romero

2,202 fan scorecards submitted

●47–47 Draw33.7%●48–47 Whittaker29%●48–47 Romero13.9%●48–46 Romero8.6%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

96%

Whittaker

98%

Whittaker

81%

Romero

72%

Whittaker

49%

Romero

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Referee

Dan Miragliotta

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

27-9-0

Record

13-5-0

Win Streak

Age

6'0"

183 cm

Height

6'0"

183 cm

73"

185 cm

Reach

73"

185 cm

—

Stance

—

Middleweight

Weight Class

Middleweight

—

Nationality

—

Striking Profile

4.39

SLpM

3.44

43%

Str. Acc.

49%

3.36

SApM

3.05

—

Str. Def.

—

Grappling Profile

0.73

TD Avg.

1.57

38%

TD Acc.

30%

82%

TD Def.

78%

—

Sub. Avg.

—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Robert Whittaker · 2-3

L
Reinier de Ridder
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Khamzat Chimaev
UFC 308: Topuria vs HollowaySat, Oct 26, 2024
Submission · R1 · 3:34 · Middleweight
W
Ikram Aliskerov
UFC Saudi ArabiaSat, Jun 22, 2024
TKO · R1 · 1:49 · Middleweight
W
Paulo Costa
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs RodriguezSat, Jul 8, 2023
TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight

Yoel Romero · 2-3

W
Thiago Santos
PFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator ChampsSat, Feb 24, 2024
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Israel Adesanya
UFC 248: Adesanya vs RomeroSun, Mar 8, 2020
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Paulo Costa
UFC 241: Cormier vs MiocicSat, Aug 17, 2019
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
L
Robert Whittaker
UFC 225: Whittaker vs RomeroSat, Jun 9, 2018
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Luke Rockhold
UFC 221: Romero vs RockholdSat, Feb 10, 2018
TKO · R3 · 1:48 · Middleweight

Common Opponents

Robert Whittaker

Yoel Romero

Head-to-Head History

Split Decision

R5 · 5:00

UFC 225: Whittaker vs Romero

Unanimous Decision

R5 · 5:00

UFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker

Career Averages

Based on 24 fights · 13 fights

59.8

Avg sig. strikes

51.3

0.67

Avg takedowns

1.62

1:07

Avg control time

1:53

150

Career high strikes

125

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Robert Whittaker

Strike target

Yoel Romero

71%

Head

60%

11%

Body

18%

19%

Leg

22%

Robert Whittaker

Strike position

Yoel Romero

86%

Distance

73%

Clinch

12%

Ground

15%