Lightweight
3 Rounds
David Onama won · U-DEC R3
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David OnamavsRoberto Romero
UFC Event · Saturday, November 16, 2024New York City, New York, USA, USA
Style matchupDavid Onama: Pressure fightervsRoberto Romero: Pressure fighter
Two pressure fighters — expect a fast pace and a war of attrition. Fitness decides it.
Model Prediction: David Onama wins(75.4%)
Actual result: David Onama wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Correct
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Roberto Romero has 19pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- David Onama has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
David Onama
Red Corner
VS
Roberto Romero
Blue Corner
-1450
(94%)
Vegas Odds
+850
(11%)
31
Age
26
Orthodox
Stance
Orthodox
5'11"
Height
5'8"
187.96 cm
Reach
177.8 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
David Onama
oldest →latest
L
vs Nate Landwehr · Aug 22W
KOvs Gabriel Santos · Jun 23W
vs Jonathan Pearce · Apr 24W
vs Giga Chikadze · Apr 25L
KOvs Steve Garcia · Nov 25Roberto Romero
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Timmy Cuamba · Apr 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
David OnamaMetricRoberto Romero
5.07
Strikes / min
4.56
4.89
Strikes absorbed / min
6.44
51%
Strike defense
44%
1.05
TDs / 15 min
0.00
52%
Takedown defense
71%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.18Δ 2.06 — meaningful gap-1.88
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
David OnamaRoberto Romero
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
David Onama(9 fights)Roberto Romero(2 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+32.0-32.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.8-0.8
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-49.549.5
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-49.849.8
David Onama
StanceOrthodox
Height71.0"
Reach74.0"
Fights9
Roberto Romero
StanceOrthodox
Height68.0"
Reach70.0"
Fights2