Ultimate Fighting Calendar
UFCUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
WIN
Yoel Romero
Yoel Romero
“Soldier of God”
13-5-0
RESULT

Yoel Romero def. Derek Brunson (TKO)

TKO · Round 3 · 3:23
Derek Brunson
Derek Brunson
“The One”
23-9-0
Wednesday, January 15, 2014
Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth, United States

Yoel Romero defeated Derek Brunson by TKO in round 3 (3:23) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou, held Wednesday, January 15, 2014 at Infinite Energy Arena, Duluth.

Fight stats

Yoel Romero
Derek Brunson
0
Knockdowns
0
60 of 94
Significant strikes
38 of 94
64%
Sig. strike accuracy
40%
87 of 122
Total strikes
56 of 112
0 of 4
Takedowns
3 of 5
0%
Takedown accuracy
60%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:53
Control time
2:58
Significant strikes by target
27 of 54
Head
20 of 68
25 of 32
Body
1 of 6
8 of 8
Leg
17 of 20
31 of 59
Distance
35 of 84
6 of 8
Clinch
1 of 4
23 of 27
Ground
2 of 6

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
11 of 19
Sig. str.
12 of 28
11 of 19
Total str.
16 of 32
0 of 2
Takedowns
2 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:02
Ctrl
0:55
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
12 of 28
Sig. str.
10 of 32
36 of 53
Total str.
24 of 46
0 of 2
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:03
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
37 of 47
Sig. str.
16 of 34
40 of 50
Total str.
16 of 34
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:51
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Blake Grice
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

13-5-0
Record
23-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
49
Age
42
6'0"
Height
6'1"
73"
Reach
77"
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
—

Striking Profile

3.44
SLpM
3.51
49%
Str. Acc.
47%
3.05
SApM
3.05
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

1.57
TD Avg.
3.14
30%
TD Acc.
33%
78%
TD Def.
85%
—
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
Derek Brunson · 3-2
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC 285: Jones vs GaneSat, Mar 4, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 4:59 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jared Cannonier
    UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2Sat, Feb 12, 2022
    TKO · R2 · 4:29 · Middleweight
  • W
    Darren Till
    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs TillSat, Sep 4, 2021
    Submission · R3 · 2:13 · Middleweight
  • W
    Kevin Holland
    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs HollandSat, Mar 20, 2021
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Edmen Shahbazyan
    UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs ShahbazyanSun, Aug 2, 2020
    TKO · R3 · 0:26 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 13 fights · 21 fights
51.3
Avg sig. strikes
30.9
1.62
Avg takedowns
1.71
1:53
Avg control time
3:19
125
Career high strikes
88
7
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Yoel Romero
Strike target
Derek Brunson
60%
Head
71%
18%
Body
15%
22%
Leg
14%
Yoel Romero
Strike position
Derek Brunson
73%
Distance
63%
12%
Clinch
15%
15%
Ground
23%