Middleweight
5 Rounds
🏆 Title Bout
Robert Whittaker won · U-DEC R5
UFC Event·Saturday, July 8, 2017·Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, USA
Style matchupYoel Romero: Well-roundedvsRobert Whittaker: Well-rounded
Well-rounded vs well-rounded. Usually decided by who imposes their gameplan first.
Model Prediction: Yoel Romero wins(60.4%)
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.
- Yoel Romero enters on a 3-fight losing streak.
- Stance matchup historically favors Yoel Romero (53.5%).
Tale of the Tape
Yoel Romero
Red Corner
VS
Robert Whittaker
Blue Corner
+110
(48%)
Vegas Odds
-130
(57%)
49
Age
35
Southpaw
Stance
Orthodox
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.
Yoel RomeroL3 streak
oldest →latest
W
KOvs Chris Weidman · Nov 16W
KOvs Luke Rockhold · Feb 18L
vs Robert Whittaker · Jun 18L
vs Paulo Costa · Aug 19L
vs Israel Adesanya · Mar 20Robert 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 25Output & Defense Comparison
Rate-normalized career statistics. Bold side has the edge per metric.
Yoel RomeroMetricRobert Whittaker
3.44
Strikes / min
4.39
3.05
Strikes absorbed / min
3.36
60%
Strike defense
59%
1.57
TDs / 15 min
0.73
78%
Takedown defense
82%
0.00
Sub atts / 15 min
0.00
Net striking (SLpM − SApM)
+0.39evenly matched on net striking+1.03
Statistical Profile
Career averages and model features. Bigger shape = stronger across measured dimensions.
Yoel RomeroRobert Whittaker
Recent Elo Trajectory
Last 10 fights for each fighter, aligned right (most recent on the right).
Yoel Romero(10 fights)Robert Whittaker(10 fights)
Model Feature Differentials (Red − Blue)
RedElo RatingBlue
+13.4-13.4
RedLayoff (days)Blue
+154.0-154.0
RedForm ScoreBlue
0.00.0
RedStriker ScoreBlue
-1.21.2
RedGrappler ScoreBlue
+0.0-0.0
Yoel Romero
StanceSouthpaw
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights13
Robert Whittaker
StanceOrthodox
Height72.0"
Reach73.0"
Fights24