Israel Adesanya defeated Yoel Romero by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero, held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero
Fight stats: totals
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Where it landed
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Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Range × target
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Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
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Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 21 media scorecards
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com49-48Adesanya
- Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com48-47Adesanya
- MMAMania.com48-47Adesanya
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com48-47Adesanya
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Adesanya
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Adesanya
- Matthew Wells · FanSided.com48-47Adesanya
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com48-47Adesanya
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com48-47Adesanya
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-47Adesanya
- Jim Edwards · MMALatestNews.com48-47Adesanya
- Dominik Durniat · Polsat Sport48-47Adesanya
- Phil Murphy · ESPN48-48Draw
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-48Draw
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com48-47Romero
- Nick Baldwin · theScore48-47Romero
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com48-47Romero
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com48-47Romero
- MMAJunkie.com48-47Romero
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling48-47Romero
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com48-47Romero
Fan Scorecards
2,127 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 6 sportsbooks.
Line Movement
| Sportsbook | Israel Adesanya | Yoel Romero | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bookmaker | -284 | +216 | |
| Bovada | -270 | +210 | |
| Cloudbet | -262 | +207 | |
| Pinnacle | -255 | +217 | |
| sports-interaction | -260 | +190 | |
| unibet | -265 | +210 |
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.
- Israel Adesanya's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
- —Purple belt · BJJAndré Galvão
- 2016GLORY Middleweight Contender Tournament WinnerGLORY
- 2015King in the Ring 86 kg III ChampionKing in the Ring
- 2015King in the Ring 100 kg II ChampionKing in the Ring
- 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
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 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
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Where the strikes land
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When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
3 early stoppages have no logged time
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
- L
- L
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- WUFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva · Feb 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WStu DareHex Fight Series 12 · Nov 24, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:53 · Middleweight
- W
- WMurad KuramagomedovWLF E.P.I.C. 4 · May 28, 2016TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Middleweight
- WAndrew Flores SmithGlory of Heroes 2 · May 7, 2016TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WDibir ZagirovWLF E.P.I.C. 2 · Mar 12, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- W
- WGele QingWu Lin Feng · Sep 19, 2015TKO · R2 · 3:37 · Middleweight
- WMaui TuigalamaSep 5, 2015TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Middleweight
- W
- WJohn VakeShuriken Fight Series · Jun 15, 2013TKO
- WJames GriffithsSupremacy Fighting Championship NZ · Mar 24, 2012TKO
- WPFL Super Fights - PFL vs. Bellator Champs · Feb 23, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- 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 Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero?
Israel Adesanya defeated Yoel Romero by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero, held Saturday, March 7, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero?
The judges scored it 48-47, 49-46, 48-47, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
Was Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero a robbery?
Many scored it for Yoel Romero: 60% of 2127 fan cards scored it for Yoel Romero; 63% of 19 media scores picked Israel Adesanya. The judges gave it to Israel Adesanya.