Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold — UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold
Yoel Romero vs Luke Rockhold

Middleweight · 5 rounds · Card

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UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Saturday, February 10, 2018 · Perth · Western Australia

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Result

Yoel Romero def. Luke Rockhold

KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 3 · 1:48 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R3 · 1:48

Yoel RomeroRound 3Luke Rockhold

11 / 19Sig. strikes10 / 27

58%Accuracy37%

11 / 19Total strikes10 / 27

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:02Control0:00

6.1Pace / min5.6

100%Control share0%

Yoel Romero

Targethead 64% · body 18% · leg 18%

Phasedistance 91% · clinch 0% · ground 9%

Luke Rockhold

Targethead 90% · body 0% · leg 10%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Striking edgeYoel Romero struck at 58% accuracy to 37%.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R2

Pace upYoel Romero's significant-strike pace moved +27% from R2 to R3, 6.1 against 4.8 per minute.
Defensive driftYoel Romero absorbed significant strikes +63% faster than in R2, 5.6 against 3.4 per minute.
Pace upLuke Rockhold's significant-strike pace moved +63% from R2 to R3, 5.6 against 3.4 per minute.
Target shiftLuke Rockhold's head share of landed strikes moved +31 pts, to 90% head with 0% body and 10% leg.
Defensive driftLuke Rockhold absorbed significant strikes +27% faster than in R2, 6.1 against 4.8 per minute.

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.

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.

Luke Rockhold

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

45Yoel Romero sig. strikes

45Luke Rockhold sig. strikes

3rounds observed

+140%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Yoel Romero)