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- Robert Whittaker vs Yoel Romero
Middleweight · 5 rounds · Card
FinalUFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9, 2018 · Chicago · Illinois
Result
Robert Whittaker def. Yoel Romero
Split Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee · Dan MiragliottaBrian Puccillo · 47-48Sal D'amato · 48-47Chris Lee · 47-48Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived
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Round-by-Round Analysis
Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00
Robert WhittakerRound 5Yoel Romero
14 / 29Sig. strikes26 / 47
48%Accuracy55%
14 / 29Total strikes46 / 74
0Knockdowns1
0 / 1Takedowns1 / 3
0Sub. attempts0
0:00Control2:10
2.8Pace / min5.2
0%Control share100%
Robert Whittaker
Targethead 36% · body 21% · leg 43%
Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%
Yoel Romero
Targethead 69% · body 23% · leg 8%
Phasedistance 38% · clinch 8% · ground 54%
Statistical signals
Output edgeYoel Romero landed 26 significant strikes to 14.Control edgeYoel Romero held 130s of control to 0s.
Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.
What changed from R4
- Pace downRobert Whittaker's significant-strike pace moved -59% from R4 to R5, 2.8 against 6.8 per minute.
- Accuracy shiftRobert Whittaker's significant-strike accuracy moved +12 pts, 48% against 37%.
- Defensive driftRobert Whittaker absorbed significant strikes +30% faster than in R4, 5.2 against 4.0 per minute.
- Pace upYoel Romero's significant-strike pace moved +30% from R4 to R5, 5.2 against 4.0 per minute.
- Phase shiftYoel Romero's ground share of landed strikes moved +54 pts, to 54% on the ground against 38% at distance.
- Grappling pressureYoel Romero attempted 3 more takedowns than in R4, 3 against 0.
- Control swingYoel Romero's control time moved +130s, 130s against 0s.
Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA
Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.
Robert Whittaker
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Yoel Romero
Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.
Fight summary
128Robert Whittaker sig. strikes
111Yoel Romero sig. strikes
5rounds observed
+122%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Yoel Romero)
Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.
Fight stats 5 rounds · UFC Stats
128 / 326Sig. strikes111 / 240
39%Accuracy46%
129 / 328Total strikes149 / 287
0Knockdowns2
0 / 1Takedowns3 / 10
0Sub attempts0
0:37Control4:21
57Head76
23Body19
48Leg16
Robert WhittakerYoel Romero
| Round | Fighter | KD | Sig. str. | Total | TD | Sub | Ctrl | Head | Body | Leg |
|---|
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Tale of the tape
28-9-0Record13-5-0
27Age41
6'0"Height6'0"
73.5"Reach73"
OrthodoxStanceSouthpaw
4.41Sig. str./min3.44
0.71TD / 15 min1.57
Robert Whittaker10-5 in archive
4KO/TKO wins
0Sub wins
40%Finish rate
