Middleweight 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Robert Whittaker v Yoel Romero
UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2, Sat, Jun 9, 2018, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Referee Dan Miragliotta
Referee Dan Miragliotta
Robert Whittaker won by Split decision, R5 5:00. Brian Puccillo 47 - 48. Sal D'amato 48 - 47. Chris Lee 47 - 48.
“The Reaper”
Height 6'0", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 27 on the night
Coming in 10-2-0 in the UFC over 12 fights
“Soldier of God”
Height 6'0", Reach 73", Stance Southpaw, Age 41 on the night
Coming in 9-1-0 in the UFC over 10 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Robert Whittaker | Yoel Romero | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 33 of 85 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 9 of 24 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 29 of 77 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 20 of 48 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 18 of 42 | 0 of 0 | 0:37 | 0 | 36 of 77 | 2 of 6 | 2:11 | 1 |
| Round 45:00 | 34 of 93 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 20 of 44 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 55:00 | 14 of 29 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 | 26 of 47 | 1 of 3 | 2:10 | 1 |
| Fight, 25:00 | 128 of 326 | 0 of 1 | 0:37 | 0 | 111 of 240 | 3 of 10 | 4:21 | 2 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 25.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.
02/Earlier meetings
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- Sat, Jul 8, 2017, UFC 213: Romero vs. WhittakerRobert Whittaker by Unanimous decision