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Yoel Romero vs Derek Brunson

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Middleweight

Yoel Romero

“Soldier of God”

Yoel Romero

🇨🇺 Cuba

win

VS

Derek Brunson

“The 1”

Derek Brunson

🇺🇸 United States

loss

KO/TKO · ROUND 3 · 3:23

Current profile tapeFight totals ↓

Yoel Romero	TALE OF THE TAPE	Derek Brunson
W W	Last 5 fightsNewest first · supplied history	W W
Cuba	Country	United States
13–5–0	MMA record	23–9–0
46	Age	39
72 in	Height	73 in
73.5 in	Reach	77 in
185 lb	Weight	185.5 lb
Southpaw	Stance	Southpaw

Tape uses current supplied profiles, not measurements reconstructed for the bout date.

Fight totals

Yoel Romero	FIGHT STATISTICS	Derek Brunson
—	Significant strikes	38 of 94
—	Total strikes	56 of 112
—	Knockdowns	0
—	Takedowns	3 of 5
—	Sub. attempts	0
—	Reversals	0
—	Control	2:58
—	Head	20 of 68
—	Body	1 of 6
—	Leg	17 of 20
—	Distance	35 of 84
—	Clinch	1 of 4
—	Ground	2 of 6

Round by round

Round 1

Yoel Romero	FIGHT STATISTICS	Derek Brunson
—	Significant strikes	12 of 28
—	Total strikes	16 of 32
—	Knockdowns	0
—	Takedowns	2 of 2
—	Sub. attempts	0
—	Reversals	0
—	Control	0:55
—	Head	6 of 19
—	Body	0 of 1
—	Leg	6 of 8
—	Distance	11 of 24
—	Clinch	1 of 4
—	Ground	0 of 0

Round 2

Yoel Romero	FIGHT STATISTICS	Derek Brunson
—	Significant strikes	10 of 32
—	Total strikes	24 of 46
—	Knockdowns	0
—	Takedowns	1 of 2
—	Sub. attempts	0
—	Reversals	0
—	Control	2:03
—	Head	7 of 24
—	Body	0 of 4
—	Leg	3 of 4
—	Distance	8 of 26
—	Clinch	0 of 0
—	Ground	2 of 6

Round 3

Yoel Romero	FIGHT STATISTICS	Derek Brunson
—	Significant strikes	16 of 34
—	Total strikes	16 of 34
—	Knockdowns	0
—	Takedowns	0 of 1
—	Sub. attempts	0
—	Reversals	0
—	Control	0:00
—	Head	7 of 25
—	Body	1 of 1
—	Leg	8 of 8
—	Distance	16 of 34
—	Clinch	0 of 0
—	Ground	0 of 0

UFC profile statistics and overall MMA records have different coverage. A dash means unavailable, not zero.

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