Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
13-5-0
RESULT

Paulo Costa def. Yoel Romero (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
WIN
Paulo Costa
Paulo Costa
“The Eraser”
16-4-0
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Honda Center, Anaheim, United States

Paulo Costa defeated Yoel Romero by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 241: Cormier vs Miocic, held Saturday, August 17, 2019 at Honda Center, Anaheim.

Fight stats

Yoel Romero
Paulo Costa
1
Knockdowns
1
125 of 284
Significant strikes
118 of 213
44%
Sig. strike accuracy
55%
125 of 284
Total strikes
118 of 213
1 of 4
Takedowns
0 of 0
25%
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:12
Control time
0:06
Significant strikes by target
96 of 244
Head
67 of 148
11 of 20
Body
46 of 58
18 of 20
Leg
5 of 7
118 of 276
Distance
110 of 202
7 of 8
Clinch
5 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
3 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
1
KD
1
32 of 69
Sig. str.
37 of 69
32 of 69
Total str.
37 of 69
0 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:06
Ctrl
0:04
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
40 of 91
Sig. str.
37 of 71
40 of 91
Total str.
37 of 71
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
53 of 124
Sig. str.
44 of 73
53 of 124
Total str.
44 of 73
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:05
Ctrl
0:02
Referee
Jason Herzog
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

13-5-0
Record
16-4-0
0
Win Streak
2
49
Age
35
6'0"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
72"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.44
SLpM
6.15
49%
Str. Acc.
59%
3.05
SApM
5.96
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.57
TD Avg.
0.30
30%
TD Acc.
42%
78%
TD Def.
77%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Yoel Romero · 1-4
  • 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
  • L
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 213: Romero vs WhittakerSun, Jul 9, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Paulo Costa · 3-2
  • W
    Azamat Murzakanov
    UFC 327: Procházka vs UlbergSat, Apr 11, 2026
    TKO · R3 · 1:23 · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Roman Kopylov
    UFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3Sat, Jul 19, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 302: Makhachev vs PoirierSat, Jun 1, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Robert Whittaker
    UFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Luke Rockhold
    UFC 278: Usman vs Edwards 2Sat, Aug 20, 2022
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 12 fights
51.3
Avg sig. strikes
77.8
1.62
Avg takedowns
0.25
1:53
Avg control time
0:42
125
Career high strikes
163
7
Career high TDs
2

Strike Distribution

Yoel Romero
Strike target
Paulo Costa
60%
Head
45%
18%
Body
41%
22%
Leg
14%
Yoel Romero
Strike position
Paulo Costa
73%
Distance
88%
12%
Clinch
5%
15%
Ground
6%