Middleweight
3 Rounds
Yoel Romero won · KO/TKO R1
UFC Event·Saturday, April 20, 2013·San Jose, California, USA, USA
Model Prediction: Clifford Starks wins(51.7%)
Actual result: Yoel Romero wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Yoel Romero enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Yoel Romero is a KO finisher (78% of wins). Clifford Starks has lost 50% of fights by KO.
- Yoel Romero has 18pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Yoel Romero (53.5%).
- Clifford Starks has a 13cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Clifford Starks
Red Corner
VS
Yoel Romero
Blue Corner
+165
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-175
(64%)
45
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'0"
198.12 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Clifford Starks
oldest →latest
W
vs Dustin Jacoby · Oct 11L
SUBvs Ed Herman · Feb 12Yoel RomeroL3 streak
oldest →latest
L
vs Robert Whittaker · Jul 17W
KOvs Luke Rockhold · Feb 18L
vs Robert Whittaker · Jun 18L
vs Paulo Costa · Aug 19L
vs Israel Adesanya · Mar 20Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Clifford StarksMetricYoel Romero
1.94
Strikes / min
3.44
2.49
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
58%
Strike defense
60%
1.94
TDs / 15 min
1.57
60%
Takedown defense
78%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.55evenly matched on net striking+0.39
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Clifford StarksYoel Romero
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Clifford Starks(3 fights)Yoel Romero(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+1.1-1.1
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.10.1
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-49.149.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.549.5
Clifford Starks
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach78.0"
Fights3
Yoel Romero
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13