Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC 248: Adesanya vs Romero
MiddleweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
“The Last Stylebender”
24-6-0
RESULT

Israel Adesanya def. Yoel Romero (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
13-5-0
Sunday, March 8, 2020
T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States

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 Sunday, March 8, 2020 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Fight stats

Israel Adesanya
Yoel Romero
0
Knockdowns
0
48 of 132
Significant strikes
40 of 89
36%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
48 of 132
Total strikes
40 of 89
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
—
Takedown accuracy
0%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
14 of 81
Head
20 of 58
9 of 22
Body
7 of 13
25 of 29
Leg
13 of 18
48 of 132
Distance
35 of 82
0 of 0
Clinch
5 of 7
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
2 of 11
Sig. str.
4 of 6
2 of 11
Total str.
4 of 6
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
11 of 29
Sig. str.
7 of 14
11 of 29
Total str.
7 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
12 of 30
Sig. str.
9 of 14
12 of 30
Total str.
9 of 14
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
11 of 33
Sig. str.
6 of 22
11 of 33
Total str.
6 of 22
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
12 of 29
Sig. str.
14 of 33
12 of 29
Total str.
14 of 33
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Sal D'Amato
#AdesanyaRomero
1910
2910
3109
4109
5109
Total4847
Chris Lee
#AdesanyaRomero
1910
2109
3109
4109
5109
Total4946
Ron McCarthy
#AdesanyaRomero
1910
2910
3109
4109
5109
Total4847

Media Scores

12
Adesanya
2
Draw
7
Romero
●48–47 Adesanya×11●48–47 Romero×7●48–48 Draw×2●49–48 Adesanya
All 21 media scorecards▾

Fan Scorecards

35%
Adesanya
5%
Draw
60%
Romero
2,127 fan scorecards submitted
●48–47 Romero53.1%●48–47 Adesanya21.9%●49–46 Adesanya8.1%●48–48 Draw4.3%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
91%
Romero
R2
75%
Romero
R3
91%
Adesanya
R4
90%
Adesanya
R5
66%
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

24-6-0
Record
13-5-0
0
Win Streak
1
36
Age
49
6'4"
193 cm
Height
6'0"
183 cm
80"
203 cm
Reach
73"
185 cm
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.03
SLpM
3.44
48%
Str. Acc.
49%
3.22
SApM
3.05
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.05
TD Avg.
1.57
9%
TD Acc.
30%
76%
TD Def.
78%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Israel Adesanya · 1-4
  • L
    Joe Pyfer
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 4:18 · Middleweight
  • L
    Nassourdine Imavov
    UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Alex Pereira
    UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2Sat, Apr 8, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 4:21 · 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

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 13 fights
69.1
Avg sig. strikes
51.3
0.05
Avg takedowns
1.62
0:32
Avg control time
1:53
119
Career high strikes
125
1
Career high TDs
7

Strike Distribution

Israel Adesanya
Strike target
Yoel Romero
49%
Head
60%
21%
Body
18%
30%
Leg
22%
Israel Adesanya
Strike position
Yoel Romero
92%
Distance
73%
5%
Clinch
12%
3%
Ground
15%