Middleweight
5 Rounds
Robert Whittaker won · S-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, June 9, 2018·Chicago, Illinois, USA, USA
Style matchupRobert Whittaker: Well-roundedvsYoel Romero: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Yoel Romero wins(51.8%)
Actual result: Robert Whittaker wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
Incorrect
Scouting Report
Auto-generated signals worth knowing before you read the deep stats below.
- Stance matchup historically favors Yoel Romero (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Robert Whittaker
Red Corner
VS
Yoel Romero
Blue Corner
-275
(73%)
Vegas Odds
+235
(30%)
35
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'0"
185.42 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Robert WhittakerL2 streak
oldest →latest
L
KOvs Dricus Du Plessis · Jul 23W
vs Paulo Costa · Feb 24W
KOvs Ikram Aliskerov · Jun 24L
SUBvs Khamzat Chimaev · Oct 24L
vs Reinier de Ridder · Jul 25Yoel RomeroL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chris Weidman · Nov 16L
vs Robert Whittaker · Jul 17W
KOvs Luke Rockhold · Feb 18L
vs Paulo Costa · Aug 19L
vs Israel Adesanya · Mar 20Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Robert WhittakerMetricYoel Romero
4.39
Strikes / min
3.44
3.36
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
59%
Strike defense
60%
0.73
TDs / 15 min
1.57
82%
Takedown defense
78%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+1.03evenly matched on net striking+0.39
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Robert WhittakerYoel Romero
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Robert Whittaker(10 fights)Yoel Romero(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+8.7-8.7
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+217.0-217.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.5-0.5
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.1-1.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.00.0
Robert Whittaker
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights24
Yoel Romero
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13