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Yoel Romero Palacio (born April 30, 1977) is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler who currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division. Romero formerly competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he was a challenger for the UFC Middleweight Championship, in Bellator MMA where he was a challenger for the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship, and in Strikeforce.
Romero competes in the Light Heavyweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF), where he was formerly interim RAF Light Heavyweight Champion. As a freestyle wrestler, Romero previously competed at 85 kilograms, where he was the 1999 World Champion (five-time medalist at the World Championships), the 2000 Olympic Silver medalist, a three-time World Cup winner (six-time medalist), the 2003 Pan American Games Gold medalist (bronze medalist in 1999) and a five-time Pan American Champion.
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Miami, United StatesPinar del Río, Cuba| Result | Date | Opponent | Method | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | 24 Feb 2024 |  Thiago de Lima SantosLight heavyweight | UD · R3 5:00 | PFL vs. Bellator |
| L | 16 Jun 2023 |  Vadim NemkovTitleLight heavyweight | UD · R5 5:00 | Bellator 297 |
| W | 23 Sept 2022 |  Melvin ManhoefLight heavyweight | KO · R3 3:34 elbows | Bellator 285 |
| W | 6 May 2022 | Alex Polizzi Light heavyweight | TKO · R3 4:59 punches | Bellator 280 |
| L | 18 Sept 2021 | Phil Davis Light heavyweight | SD · R3 5:00 | Bellator 266 |
| L | 7 Mar 2020 |  Israel AdesanyaTitleMiddleweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero |
| L | 17 Aug 2019 | Paulo Costa Middleweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 |
| L | 9 Jun 2018 |  Robert WhittakerTitleMiddleweight | SD · R5 5:00 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 |
| W | 11 Feb 2018 | Luke Rockhold Catchweight | KO · R3 1:48 punches | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold |
| L | 8 Jul 2017 | Robert Whittaker Middleweight | UD · R5 5:00 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker |
| W | 12 Nov 2016 | Chris Weidman Middleweight | KO · R3 0:24 flying knee and punches | UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor |
| W | 12 Dec 2015 | Ronaldo Souza Middleweight | SD · R3 5:00 | UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor |
| W | 27 Jun 2015 | Lyoto Machida Middleweight | KO · R3 1:38 elbows | UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero |
| W | 27 Sept 2014 | Tim Kennedy Middleweight | TKO · R3 0:58 punches | UFC 178: Johnson vs. Cariaso |
| W | 19 Apr 2014 | Brad Tavares Middleweight | UD · R3 5:00 | UFC on Fox: Werdum vs. Browne |
| W | 15 Jan 2014 | Derek Brunson Middleweight | TKO · R3 3:23 punches and elbows | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Philippou |
| W | 6 Nov 2013 | Ronny Markes Middleweight | KO · R3 1:39 punches | UFC: Fight for the Troops 3 |
