Middleweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Yoel Romero won · KO/TKO R3
UFC Event·Saturday, February 10, 2018·Perth, Western Australia, Australia, Australia
Style matchupYoel Romero: Well-roundedvsLuke Rockhold: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Luke Rockhold wins(54.9%)
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 4-fight losing streak.
- Yoel Romero is a KO finisher (78% of wins). Luke Rockhold has lost 80% of fights by KO.
- Luke Rockhold has a 10cm reach advantage.
Tale of the Tape
Yoel Romero
Red Corner
VS
Luke Rockhold
Blue Corner
+160
(38%)
Vegas Odds
-185
(65%)
49
Age
41
Southpaw
Stance
Southpaw
6'0"
Height
6'3"
185.42 cm
Reach
195.58 cm
Recent Form
Last 5 fights for each fighter — most recent on the right. Hover any result for the matchup.
Yoel RomeroL4 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chris Weidman · Nov 16L
vs Robert Whittaker · Jul 17L
vs Robert Whittaker · Jun 18L
vs Paulo Costa · Aug 19L
vs Israel Adesanya · Mar 20Luke RockholdL2 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chris Weidman · Dec 15L
KOvs Michael Bisping · Jun 16W
KOvs David Branch · Sep 17L
KOvs Jan Blachowicz · Jul 19L
vs Paulo Costa · Aug 22Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Yoel RomeroMetricLuke Rockhold
3.44
Strikes / min
4.10
3.05
Strikes absorbed / min
2.68
60%
Strike defense
53%
1.57
TDs / 15 min
0.70
78%
Takedown defense
65%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
1.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.39Δ 1.03 — meaningful gap+1.42
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Yoel RomeroLuke Rockhold
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Yoel Romero(10 fights)Luke Rockhold(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+41.0-41.0
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+70.0-70.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
-0.60.6
RedStriker ScoreBlue
+1.1-1.1
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
-0.00.0
Yoel Romero
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13
Luke Rockhold
StanceSouthpaw
Height75.0"
Reach77.0"
Fights11