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Israel Adesanya vs Yoel Romero

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Mar 7, 2020
Israel Adesanya def. Yoel Romero · decision, 5 rounds
 
Israel
Adesanya
Middleweight
Record
18-0
UFC
7-0
Age
30
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
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Record and age going into this fight.
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AdesanyaRomero
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Yoel
Romero
Middleweight
Photo: Эркек, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
13-4
UFC
9-3
Age
42
Height
6'0"
Reach
73"
Stance
Southpaw
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Fight stats

Israel AdesanyaYoel Romero
Significant strikes48 of 13240 of 89
Knockdowns00
Takedowns0 of 00 of 3
Control time0:000:00
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

16
15
Round 1
24
15
Round 2
22
20
Round 3
■ Israel Adesanya ■ Yoel Romero Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Robert Whittaker
Israel Adesanya
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Oct 2019 · landed 0.9 more significant strikes a minute
Yoel Romero
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Jun 2018 · Whittaker landed 0.7 more a minute
Derek Brunson
Israel Adesanya
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Nov 2018 · landed 2.1 more significant strikes a minute
Yoel Romero
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Jan 2014 · landed 1.6 more significant strikes a minute
Brad Tavares
Israel Adesanya
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jul 2018 · landed 3.2 more significant strikes a minute
Yoel Romero
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Apr 2014 · landed 0.7 more significant strikes a minute

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