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Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Jun 9, 2018
Robert Whittaker def. Yoel Romero · decision, 5 rounds
 
Robert
Whittaker
Middleweight
Record
19-4
UFC
10-2
Age
27
Height
6'0"
Reach
73"
Stance
Orthodox
Record and age going into this fight.
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WhittakerRomero
Closing line

No closing line on record for this fight.

 
Yoel
Romero
Middleweight
Photo: Эркек, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
Record
13-2
UFC
9-1
Age
41
Height
6'0"
Reach
73"
Stance
Southpaw
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Fight stats

Robert WhittakerYoel Romero
Significant strikes128 of 326111 of 240
Knockdowns02
Takedowns0 of 13 of 10
Control time0:374:21
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.

20
14
Round 1
20
12
Round 2
■ Robert Whittaker ■ 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.

Jacare Souza
Robert Whittaker
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Apr 2017 · landed 5.4 more significant strikes a minute
Yoel Romero
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Dec 2015 · landed 1.1 more significant strikes a minute
Derek Brunson
Robert Whittaker
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Nov 2016 · landed 3.4 more significant strikes a minute
Yoel Romero
Won · KO/TKO, round 3
Jan 2014 · landed 1.6 more significant strikes a minute
Brad Tavares
Robert Whittaker
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
May 2015
Yoel Romero
Won · decision, 3 rounds
Apr 2014 · landed 0.7 more significant strikes a minute

Their other meetings

Robert Whittaker won by decision, 5 roundsJul 8, 2017

Other fights that night

Curtis Blaydes def. Alistair Overeem KO/TKO, round 3 (2:56) —— —— —— —— Tai Tuivasa def. Andrei Arlovski decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Anthony Smith def. Rashad Evans KO/TKO, round 1 (0:53) —— —— —— —— Claudia Gadelha def. Carla Esparza decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Charles Oliveira def. Clay Guida submission, round 1 (2:18) —— —— —— —— Chris de la Rocha def. Rashad Coulter KO/TKO, round 2 (3:53) —— —— —— —— Colby Covington def. Rafael Dos Anjos decision, 5 rounds —— —— —— —— Dan Ige def. Mike Santiago KO/TKO, round 1 (0:50) —— —— —— —— Holly Holm def. Megan Anderson decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Sergio Pettis def. Joseph Benavidez decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— —— Mirsad Bektic def. Ricardo Lamas decision, 3 rounds —— —— —— ——