Middleweight
3 Rounds
Yoel Romero won · KO/TKO R3
UFC Event·Wednesday, November 6, 2013·Fort Campbell, Kentucky, USA, USA
Style matchupRonny Markes: WrestlervsYoel Romero: Well-rounded
Well-rounded fighters typically have the tools to neutralize wrestlers if their TD defense is sharp.
Model Prediction: Ronny Markes wins(54.3%)
Actual result: Yoel Romero wins · Model version: ufc_v4_pure_xgboost_20260517_121258
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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). Ronny Markes has lost 100% of fights by KO.
- Yoel Romero has 15pp better strike defense — meaningful gap.
- Ronny Markes has 22pp better takedown defense — controls where the fight happens.
- Stance matchup historically favors Yoel Romero (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Ronny Markes
Red Corner
VS
Yoel Romero
Blue Corner
+145
(41%)
Vegas Odds
-155
(61%)
38
Age
49
Orthodox
Stance
Southpaw
6'1"
Height
6'0"
190.5 cm
Reach
185.42 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Ronny Markes
oldest →latest
W
vs Karlos Vemola · Aug 11W
vs Aaron Simpson · Feb 12W
vs Andrew Craig · Jan 13L
KOvs Thiago Santos · Mar 14Yoel 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.
Ronny MarkesMetricYoel Romero
2.17
Strikes / min
3.44
2.43
Strikes absorbed / min
3.05
45%
Strike defense
60%
3.13
TDs / 15 min
1.57
100%
Takedown defense
78%
0.50
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
-0.26evenly matched on net striking+0.39
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Ronny MarkesYoel Romero
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Ronny Markes(5 fights)Yoel Romero(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+35.1-35.1
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+91.0-91.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
+0.0-0.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+2.1-2.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.6-0.6
Ronny Markes
StanceOrthodox
Height73.0"
Reach75.0"
Fights5
Yoel Romero
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13