Light Heavyweight
Ricardo Romero
11-3-0 UFC 1-2-0
6'0"Height
76"Reach
OrthodoxStance
48Age
0KO wins
1Sub wins
100.0%Finish rate
3:04Avg fight
Skill profile
- Accuracy Average 46
- Wrestling Average 46
- TD Defense Average 46
- Control Average 46
- Grappling Average 45
- Striking D Below avg 33
- Striking Below avg 31
- Durability Weak 3
Built on 9 minutes of tracked cage time across 3 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.17
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.77
Striking accuracy55.6%
Striking defense46.3%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.0
Takedowns / 15 min1.63
Takedown accuracy10.0%
Takedown defense100.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min3.25
Control time43.0%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-1
Striking trend
Fight history
L James Te Huna 12-5 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:47 — UFC 135: Jones vs Rampage · September 24, 2011
0/3Sig. strikes
5/7Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Kyle Kingsbury 9-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 0:21 — UFC 126: Silva vs Belfort · February 5, 2011
1/3Sig. strikes
9/13Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:00Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Seth Petruzelli 12-4 walk-in Submission · R2 3:05 — UFC 116: Lesnar vs Carwin · July 3, 2010
19/30Sig. strikes
30/62Absorbed
1/7Takedowns
3:58Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
Wins by method
KO/TKO
4
Submission
6
Decision
1
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
2
Submission
0
Decision
0
Other
1
Fights by organization
Ring of Combat
8
UFC
3
ROC
3
Full career — 14 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L | James Te Huna | KO (punches) | UFC 135
September 24, 2011 |
UFC | 1 | 0:47 |
| L | Kyle Kingsbury | TKO (knees to the body and punches) | UFC 126
February 5, 2011 |
UFC | 1 | 0:21 |
| W | Seth Petruzelli | Submission (straight armbar) | UFC 116
July 3, 2010 |
UFC | 2 | 3:05 |
| W | Silmar Rodrigo | Submission (americana) | Ring of Combat 27
November 20, 2009 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 4:56 |
| W | Rich Lictawa | Submission (kimura) | Ring of Combat 26
September 11, 2009 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 2:14 |
| W | Karen Grigoryan | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 25
June 12, 2009 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 2:50 |
| W | James McSweeney | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 24
April 17, 2009 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 2:27 |
| W | Brendan Barrett | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Ring of Combat 23
February 20, 2009 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 0:44 |
| L | Glen Sandull | DQ (illegal knee) | Ring of Combat 21
September 12, 2008 |
Ring of Combat | 2 | 2:50 |
| W | Costas Philippou | Decision (split) | Ring of Combat 19
May 9, 2008 |
Ring of Combat | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Randy Durant | TKO (punches) | Ring of Combat 18
March 7, 2008 |
Ring of Combat | 1 | 1:13 |
| W | John Doyle | TKO (punches) | ROC 17: Beast of the Northeast Finals
November 30, 2007 |
ROC | 1 | 3:19 |
| W | John Clarke | TKO (corner stoppage) | ROC 16: Beast of the Northeast Semi-Finals
October 26, 2007 |
ROC | 1 | 4:00 |
| W | Bryce Harrell | TKO (submission to punches) | ROC 15: Beast of the Northeast Quarterfinals
September 7, 2007 |
ROC | 1 | 2:09 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Ricardo Romero (fighter)) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.