Yoel Romero
Cuban Olympic wrestler and mixed martial artist
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| March 22 2025 | Competed at 'Dirty Boxing' DBX1 event in the main event against former Bellator MMA fighter Ras Hylton, winning by technical knockout in the third round |
| March 22 2025 | Scheduled to compete in the main event of 'Dirty Boxing' against former Bellator MMA fighter Ras Hylton. |
| January 16 2025 | Left Bellator promotion and signed with the Global Fight League. |
| November 23 2024 | Competed in Mike Perry's 'Dirty Boxing Championship' against Power Slap athlete Duane Crespo, winning by first-round knockout |
| June 15 2024 | Scheduled to compete against Owen Livesey in an openweight match at Polaris 28. |
| February 24 2024 | Fought and defeated Thiago Santos at PFL vs. Bellator by unanimous decision. |
| June 16 2023 | Challenged Vadim Nemkov for the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship at Bellator 297, losing via unanimous decision. |
| September 23 2022 | Fought and defeated Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 285 by knockout via ground elbows in the third round. |
| May 6 2022 | Initially scheduled to fight Melvin Manhoef at Bellator 280, but Manhoef was replaced by Alex Polizzi. Romero won via TKO in the final seconds of the third round. |
| September 18 2021 | Made his Bellator debut at Bellator 266, losing to Phil Davis via split decision. |
| June 2021 | New Jersey Superior Court reduced Romero's damages from his lawsuit against the supplement company to $12.45 million, with reputational damages to be decided in a future trial. |
| February 9 2021 | Announced as a participant in the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. |
| December 14 2020 | Romero signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA, expected to compete in the light heavyweight division starting in 2021. |
| December 4 2020 | Romero announced his departure from the UFC, becoming a free agent. |
| August 11 2020 | Romero withdrew from his scheduled fight against Uriah Hall at UFC on ESPN 15, causing the bout to be cancelled. |
| March 7 2020 | Romero fought Israel Adesanya at UFC 248 for the UFC middleweight title, losing via unanimous decision in a fight widely criticized for low activity and lack of significant offense. |
| 2019 | Nominated for President's Choice Fight of the Year by UFC Honors Awards. |
| August 17 2019 | Fights Paulo Costa at UFC 241, losing via unanimous decision after a dramatic third round. Earned Fight of the Night award for an epic performance, dominating the final round despite trailing in the first two rounds. |
| June 15 2019 | Competed in a submission grappling match against Chris Barnett, hosted by Dean Toole Promotions. Despite giving up a weight advantage, Romero outwrestled Barnett and submitted him with a kimura at 3:50 of the match. |
| June 15 2019 | Yoel Romero won against Duane Crespo by knockout (punches) in the Dirty Boxing Championship 1 in Pensacola, Florida |
| April 2019 | Romero pulls out of scheduled fight with Ronaldo Souza at UFC Fight Night 150 due to illness, being replaced by Jack Hermansson. |
| March 2 2019 | Lost to Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision at UFC 248 |
| 2018 | MMA DNA.nl named Romero's fight as Fight of the Year. |
| August 2018 | Romero indicates he needs 4-5 months to heal facial injuries, postponing his scheduled fight with Paulo Costa at UFC 230. |
| June 9 2018 | Fought Robert Whittaker in a rematch at UFC 225, missing weight at 186 pounds. Lost the fight by split decision in a Fight of the Night performance. |
| February 2018 | Missed weight at UFC 221 weigh-ins, coming in at 188.3 lbs, 2.7 pounds over the middleweight limit. Was fined 30% of his purse. |
| February 24 2018 | Romero was originally scheduled to fight David Branch at UFC on Fox 28. |
| February 11 2018 | Won against Luke Rockhold by KO (punches) in UFC 221 |
| January 13 2018 | Romero replaced an injured Luke Rockhold to compete for the interim UFC Middleweight Championship. |
| July 8 2017 | Fought Robert Whittaker for the interim UFC Middleweight Championship at UFC 213, losing the bout by unanimous decision. |
| 2016 | UFC.com ranked Romero's knockout #10 in their Knockout of the Year list. |
| December 10 2016 | Wins split decision against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 194 |
| December 10 2016 | Won against Luke Rockhold by KO (punches) at UFC 221 |
| November 12 2016 | Defeated former middleweight champion Chris Weidman via knockout in the third round at UFC 205, earning a Performance of the Night bonus. This victory established Romero as next in line for a title shot after an 8-match winning streak. |
| April 4 2016 | Romero and USADA reached an agreement for a six-month suspension after USADA revealed he tested positive for ibutamoren, a growth hormone release stimulator. |
| March 23 2016 | Romero announced he would appeal his suspension, choosing to go to arbitration instead of accepting a proposed nine-month suspension. |
| February 8 2016 | Romero and his manager explained that he had taken a contaminated supplement, which was confirmed to contain a banned substance not listed on the label. |
| January 13 2016 | Romero was informed of a potential doping violation by USADA from an out-of-competition test conducted after his fight with Ronaldo Souza. |
| December 12 2015 | Won a split decision fight against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 194, with only 2 of 17 media outlets scoring the bout in his favor. |
| June 27 2015 | Defeated former light heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida at UFC Fight Night 70, knocking him out at 1:38 of the third round with a series of elbows from top position. Awarded 'Performance of the Night' bonus. |
| February 28 2015 | Won against Lyoto Machida by KO (elbows) in UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero |
| January 15 2015 | Ronaldo Souza pulled out of their scheduled fight due to pneumonia, causing the first fight cancellation. |
| 2014 | Romero won a unanimous decision against Brad Tavares at UFC on Fox 11. |
| September 27 2014 | Romero defeated Tim Kennedy via TKO in the third round at UFC 178, giving Kennedy his first stoppage loss in thirteen years. The fight was controversial due to extra recovery time and potential rule infractions, and earned Romero his second Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| January 15 2014 | Romero defeated Derek Brunson via TKO in the third round at UFC Fight Night 35, winning a $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus award after trailing for two rounds. |
| 2013 | Romero returned to competition after being sidelined by a neck injury since his 2011 Strikeforce debut. |
| 2013 | Ranked #10 Import of the Year by UFC.com, recognizing Yoel Romero's significant impact in the UFC Middleweight division. |
| November 6 2013 | Fought Ronny Markes at UFC Fight Night 31, winning via knockout in the third round. |
| April 20 2013 | Made his UFC and middleweight debut against Clifford Starks at UFC on Fox 7, winning via flying knee knockout in the first round and earning Knockout of the Night honors. |
| April 20 2013 | Won against Brad Tavares by unanimous decision in UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne |
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