Yoel Romero vs Clifford Starks

Clifford Starks

1-3

UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping · Jan 19, 2013 · Middleweight · Completed

Prev Fight UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping

Age 49

Height 6' 0"

Reach 73.0"

Weight 185 lbs.

Stance Southpaw

UFC SD

Age 45

Height 6' 0"

Reach 78.0"

Weight 185 lbs.

Stance Orthodox

UFC SD

Career Averages - Yoel Romero

3.44 SLpM

49.0% Str. Acc.

3.05 SApM

60.0% Str. Def.

1.57 TD Avg

30.0% TD Acc.

78.0% TD Def.

0.0 Sub. Avg

Career Averages - Clifford Starks

1.94 SLpM

33.0% Str. Acc.

2.49 SApM

58.0% Str. Def.

1.94 TD Avg

100.0% TD Acc.

60.0% TD Def.

0.0 Sub. Avg

Yoel Romero - Fight History

LOSS vs Israel Adesanya

Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 49–46) R5 5:00 · UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero · Mar 07, 2020

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Israel Adesanya	0	48 of 132	36%	48 of 132	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Yoel Romero	0	40 of 89	44%	40 of 89	0 of 3	0%	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Israel Adesanya	2 of 11	18%	2 of 11	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Yoel Romero	4 of 6	66%	4 of 6	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Israel Adesanya	11 of 29	37%	11 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 14	50%	7 of 14	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Israel Adesanya	12 of 30	40%	12 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	9 of 14	64%	9 of 14	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Israel Adesanya	11 of 33	33%	11 of 33	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	6 of 22	0 of 2	0%	0:00
5	Israel Adesanya	12 of 29	41%	12 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	14 of 33	42%	14 of 33	0 of 1	0%	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Israel Adesanya	48 of 132	36%	14 of 81	9 of 22	25 of 29	48 of 132	0 of 0	0 of 0
Yoel Romero	40 of 89	44%	20 of 58	7 of 13	13 of 18	35 of 82	5 of 7	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Israel Adesanya	2 of 11	18%	0 of 7	0 of 0	2 of 4	2 of 11	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	4 of 6	66%	1 of 2	1 of 1	2 of 3	4 of 6	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Israel Adesanya	11 of 29	37%	3 of 18	3 of 5	5 of 6	11 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 14	50%	5 of 11	0 of 0	2 of 3	3 of 10	4 of 4	0 of 0
3	Israel Adesanya	12 of 30	40%	3 of 18	4 of 7	5 of 5	12 of 30	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	9 of 14	64%	2 of 5	2 of 3	5 of 6	9 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Israel Adesanya	11 of 33	33%	4 of 22	1 of 4	6 of 7	11 of 33	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	4 of 15	1 of 5	1 of 2	5 of 20	1 of 2	0 of 0
5	Israel Adesanya	12 of 29	41%	4 of 16	1 of 6	7 of 7	12 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Yoel Romero	14 of 33	42%	8 of 25	3 of 4	3 of 4	14 of 32	0 of 1	0 of 0

Daniel Levi Expert Confident picked Mar 5, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

Daniel believes Adesanya's volume and distance management will be too much for Romero. He thinks Adesanya will pick Romero apart with kicks and win a lopsided decision, though he acknowledges Romero is always live for a knockout. He notes that Romero doesn't do well in fights that go the distance and that Adesanya's takedown defense and get-up game are underrated.

Daniel says he doesn't feel comfortable putting money against Romero because he's such a beast as a dog, but he understands both sides. He mentions that a parlay on Adesanya is understandable but also sees the appeal of Romero at +230.

"I think he's gonna pick apart Yoel Romero but I'm also curious to see if this is the last time that you got an under -300 line on him."

Half the Battle

MMA Lock of the Night Expert Confident picked Mar 5, 2020 (2 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

Adesanya's distance management, kicking, and ability to read opponents are key. He will target Romero's body to drain his cardio, then mix in head strikes. Adesanya's takedown defense is excellent; he gets back up quickly. A fourth-round TKO is likely, but a decision is also possible. The host considered a parlay with Jamall Emmers.

Parlay with Jamall Emmers at around +115 to +160 for 2-2.5 units. Also considered straight bet at -250 but line not ideal.

"I think he's just so good at reading his opponents and capitalizing on those situations... I'm gonna go with Adesanya a fourth round TKO and a possible parlay piece with Jamall Emmers."

MMA Lock of the Night

The MMA Guru Expert Confident picked Feb 27, 2020 (9 days before fight)

Israel Adesanya

The MMA Guru picks Israel Adesanya, citing his striking level, reach advantage (7 inches), and ability to get up from takedowns. He notes Romero's recent close losses and age (42), and believes Adesanya will pick him apart with front kicks and knees, eventually finishing him in the third or fourth round by TKO. He also mentions Romero's tendency to leave himself open to uppercuts.

third or fourth round TKO

"I think he's gonna pick about y'all Romero from the outside with front kicks to the stomach eventually earning himself a finish in the third or fourth round once Romero has slowed down a little bit from all the damage …"

THE MMA GURU

LOSS vs Paulo Costa

Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2 · Aug 17, 2019

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Paulo Costa	1	125 of 284	44%	125 of 284	1 of 4	25%	0	0	0:12
Yoel Romero	1	118 of 213	55%	118 of 213	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:06

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Paulo Costa	1	32 of 69	46%	32 of 69	0 of 2	0%	0:06
1	Yoel Romero	1	37 of 69	53%	37 of 69	0 of 0	---	0:04
2	Paulo Costa	0	40 of 91	43%	40 of 91	1 of 1	100%	0:01
2	Yoel Romero	0	37 of 71	52%	37 of 71	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Paulo Costa	0	53 of 124	42%	53 of 124	0 of 1	0%	0:05
3	Yoel Romero	0	44 of 73	60%	44 of 73	0 of 0	---	0:02

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Paulo Costa	125 of 284	44%	96 of 244	11 of 20	18 of 20	118 of 276	7 of 8	0 of 0
Yoel Romero	118 of 213	55%	67 of 148	46 of 58	5 of 7	110 of 202	5 of 5	3 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Paulo Costa	32 of 69	46%	23 of 54	2 of 7	7 of 8	31 of 68	1 of 1	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	37 of 69	53%	19 of 46	16 of 20	2 of 3	32 of 61	2 of 2	3 of 6
2	Paulo Costa	40 of 91	43%	28 of 77	6 of 7	6 of 7	39 of 90	1 of 1	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	37 of 71	52%	24 of 53	12 of 17	1 of 1	36 of 70	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Paulo Costa	53 of 124	42%	45 of 113	3 of 6	5 of 5	48 of 118	5 of 6	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	44 of 73	60%	24 of 49	18 of 21	2 of 3	42 of 71	2 of 2	0 of 0

LOSS vs Robert Whittaker

Decision (split) (47–48, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 · Jun 09, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	128 of 326	39%	129 of 328	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:37
Yoel Romero	2	111 of 240	46%	149 of 287	3 of 10	30%	0	0	4:21

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Robert Whittaker	0	33 of 85	38%	33 of 85	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Yoel Romero	0	9 of 24	37%	9 of 24	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Robert Whittaker	0	29 of 77	37%	29 of 77	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	20 of 48	41%	20 of 48	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Robert Whittaker	0	18 of 42	42%	19 of 43	0 of 0	---	0:37
3	Yoel Romero	1	36 of 77	46%	54 of 97	2 of 6	33%	2:11
4	Robert Whittaker	0	34 of 93	36%	34 of 94	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Yoel Romero	0	20 of 44	45%	20 of 44	0 of 0	---	0:00
5	Robert Whittaker	0	14 of 29	48%	14 of 29	0 of 1	0%	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	1	26 of 47	55%	46 of 74	1 of 3	33%	2:10

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	128 of 326	39%	57 of 225	23 of 39	48 of 62	119 of 308	9 of 17	0 of 1
Yoel Romero	111 of 240	46%	76 of 194	19 of 27	16 of 19	66 of 177	25 of 40	20 of 23

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Robert Whittaker	33 of 85	38%	12 of 58	2 of 4	19 of 23	33 of 85	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	9 of 24	37%	3 of 15	2 of 4	4 of 5	9 of 24	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Robert Whittaker	29 of 77	37%	14 of 57	6 of 8	9 of 12	28 of 73	1 of 4	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	20 of 48	41%	8 of 33	4 of 5	8 of 10	19 of 47	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Robert Whittaker	18 of 42	42%	10 of 28	5 of 9	3 of 5	10 of 29	8 of 13	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	36 of 77	46%	33 of 73	3 of 4	0 of 0	8 of 34	22 of 36	6 of 7
4	Robert Whittaker	34 of 93	36%	16 of 65	7 of 14	11 of 14	34 of 93	0 of 0	0 of 0
4	Yoel Romero	20 of 44	45%	14 of 37	4 of 5	2 of 2	20 of 44	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Robert Whittaker	14 of 29	48%	5 of 17	3 of 4	6 of 8	14 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 1
5	Yoel Romero	26 of 47	55%	18 of 36	6 of 9	2 of 2	10 of 28	2 of 3	14 of 16

WIN vs Luke Rockhold

KO (punches) R3 1:48 · UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold · Feb 11, 2018

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	1	45 of 92	48%	52 of 99	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:08
Luke Rockhold	0	45 of 119	37%	45 of 119	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	10 of 27	37%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Luke Rockhold	0	18 of 41	43%	18 of 41	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	24 of 46	52%	31 of 53	0 of 0	---	0:06
2	Luke Rockhold	0	17 of 51	33%	17 of 51	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	1	11 of 19	57%	11 of 19	0 of 0	---	0:02
3	Luke Rockhold	0	10 of 27	37%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	45 of 92	48%	23 of 60	10 of 17	12 of 15	31 of 73	13 of 18	1 of 1
Luke Rockhold	45 of 119	37%	22 of 87	10 of 15	13 of 17	44 of 118	1 of 1	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	10 of 27	37%	3 of 15	1 of 4	6 of 8	10 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Luke Rockhold	18 of 41	43%	3 of 21	4 of 7	11 of 13	18 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	24 of 46	52%	13 of 30	7 of 11	4 of 5	11 of 28	13 of 18	0 of 0
2	Luke Rockhold	17 of 51	33%	10 of 40	6 of 8	1 of 3	16 of 50	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 19	57%	7 of 15	2 of 2	2 of 2	10 of 18	0 of 0	1 of 1
3	Luke Rockhold	10 of 27	37%	9 of 26	0 of 0	1 of 1	10 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0

LOSS vs Robert Whittaker

Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) R5 5:00 · UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker · Jul 08, 2017

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	48 of 107	44%	114 of 175	4 of 18	22%	0	0	5:15
Yoel Romero	0	74 of 221	33%	94 of 244	0 of 0	---	0	0	1:33

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Robert Whittaker	12 of 18	66%	14 of 20	1 of 4	25%	0:53
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 25	28%	7 of 25	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Robert Whittaker	6 of 12	50%	49 of 55	2 of 6	33%	3:20
2	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	10 of 27	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Robert Whittaker	5 of 16	31%	5 of 16	0 of 3	0%	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 53	20%	13 of 55	0 of 0	---	0:00
4	Robert Whittaker	7 of 18	38%	8 of 19	1 of 4	25%	1:02
4	Yoel Romero	19 of 42	45%	19 of 42	0 of 0	---	0:05
5	Robert Whittaker	18 of 43	41%	38 of 65	0 of 1	0%	0:00
5	Yoel Romero	31 of 79	39%	45 of 95	0 of 0	---	1:28

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	48 of 107	44%	20 of 68	12 of 18	16 of 21	41 of 100	3 of 3	4 of 4
Yoel Romero	74 of 221	33%	46 of 163	23 of 52	5 of 6	59 of 195	7 of 12	8 of 14

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Robert Whittaker	12 of 18	66%	2 of 8	3 of 3	7 of 7	10 of 16	2 of 2	0 of 0
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 25	28%	4 of 19	2 of 5	1 of 1	6 of 21	1 of 4	0 of 0
2	Robert Whittaker	6 of 12	50%	4 of 8	2 of 3	0 of 1	3 of 9	1 of 1	2 of 2
2	Yoel Romero	6 of 22	27%	2 of 14	3 of 6	1 of 2	3 of 18	3 of 4	0 of 0
3	Robert Whittaker	5 of 16	31%	2 of 11	1 of 3	2 of 2	5 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	11 of 53	20%	8 of 36	2 of 16	1 of 1	10 of 51	1 of 2	0 of 0
4	Robert Whittaker	7 of 18	38%	2 of 10	1 of 1	4 of 7	5 of 16	0 of 0	2 of 2
4	Yoel Romero	19 of 42	45%	11 of 31	7 of 10	1 of 1	16 of 38	2 of 2	1 of 2
5	Robert Whittaker	18 of 43	41%	10 of 31	5 of 8	3 of 4	18 of 43	0 of 0	0 of 0
5	Yoel Romero	31 of 79	39%	21 of 63	9 of 15	1 of 1	24 of 67	0 of 0	7 of 12

WIN vs Chris Weidman

KO (flying knee and punches) R3 0:24 · UFC 205: Alvarez vs. McGregor · Nov 12, 2016

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	12 of 47	25%	16 of 54	1 of 8	12%	0	0	0:25
Chris Weidman	1	18 of 40	45%	27 of 51	2 of 3	66%	0	0	1:52

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	7 of 24	29%	9 of 27	1 of 4	25%	0:25
1	Chris Weidman	0	3 of 10	30%	5 of 12	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	0	4 of 21	19%	6 of 25	0 of 4	0%	0:00
2	Chris Weidman	0	8 of 21	38%	15 of 30	2 of 3	66%	1:48
3	Yoel Romero	0	1 of 2	50%	1 of 2	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Chris Weidman	1	7 of 9	77%	7 of 9	0 of 0	---	0:04

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	12 of 47	25%	2 of 22	6 of 15	4 of 10	12 of 46	0 of 1	0 of 0
Chris Weidman	18 of 40	45%	13 of 32	2 of 3	3 of 5	9 of 24	1 of 2	8 of 14

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	7 of 24	29%	1 of 11	4 of 8	2 of 5	7 of 23	0 of 1	0 of 0
1	Chris Weidman	3 of 10	30%	2 of 6	1 of 2	0 of 2	3 of 9	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	4 of 21	19%	1 of 11	1 of 6	2 of 4	4 of 21	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Chris Weidman	8 of 21	38%	5 of 18	1 of 1	2 of 2	4 of 13	1 of 1	3 of 7
3	Yoel Romero	1 of 2	50%	0 of 0	1 of 1	0 of 1	1 of 2	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Chris Weidman	7 of 9	77%	6 of 8	0 of 0	1 of 1	2 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 7

WIN vs Jacare Souza

Decision (split) (29–27, 28–29, 29–28) R3 5:00 · UFC 194: Aldo vs. McGregor · Dec 12, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	30 of 52	57%	42 of 67	1 of 7	14%	0	0	2:33
Jacare Souza	1	46 of 92	50%	56 of 104	0 of 1	0%	0	0	1:58

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	5 of 16	31%	5 of 16	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Jacare Souza	1	27 of 57	47%	30 of 61	0 of 0	---	1:45
2	Yoel Romero	0	7 of 13	53%	7 of 13	0 of 4	0%	0:08
2	Jacare Souza	0	6 of 14	42%	6 of 14	0 of 1	0%	0:05
3	Yoel Romero	0	18 of 23	78%	30 of 38	1 of 3	33%	2:25
3	Jacare Souza	0	13 of 21	61%	20 of 29	0 of 0	---	0:08

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	30 of 52	57%	16 of 35	11 of 14	3 of 3	22 of 44	0 of 0	8 of 8
Jacare Souza	46 of 92	50%	37 of 80	5 of 6	4 of 6	24 of 50	0 of 1	22 of 41

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	5 of 16	31%	1 of 10	3 of 5	1 of 1	5 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Jacare Souza	27 of 57	47%	26 of 55	1 of 2	0 of 0	5 of 16	0 of 0	22 of 41
2	Yoel Romero	7 of 13	53%	3 of 8	3 of 4	1 of 1	7 of 13	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Jacare Souza	6 of 14	42%	2 of 8	2 of 2	2 of 4	6 of 14	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	18 of 23	78%	12 of 17	5 of 5	1 of 1	10 of 15	0 of 0	8 of 8
3	Jacare Souza	13 of 21	61%	9 of 17	2 of 2	2 of 2	13 of 20	0 of 1	0 of 0

WIN vs Lyoto Machida

KO (elbows) R3 1:38 · UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Romero · Jun 27, 2015

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	31 of 64	48%	31 of 64	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Lyoto Machida	0	42 of 70	60%	44 of 72	1 of 2	50%	0	0	0:05

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	12 of 28	42%	12 of 28	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Lyoto Machida	15 of 30	50%	15 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Yoel Romero	16 of 26	61%	16 of 26	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Lyoto Machida	17 of 27	62%	17 of 27	0 of 1	0%	0:00
3	Yoel Romero	3 of 10	30%	3 of 10	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Lyoto Machida	10 of 13	76%	12 of 15	1 of 1	100%	0:05

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	31 of 64	48%	6 of 27	11 of 20	14 of 17	31 of 63	0 of 1	0 of 0
Lyoto Machida	42 of 70	60%	16 of 31	9 of 18	17 of 21	35 of 63	1 of 1	6 of 6

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	12 of 28	42%	2 of 12	5 of 9	5 of 7	12 of 28	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Lyoto Machida	15 of 30	50%	1 of 7	5 of 11	9 of 12	15 of 30	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Yoel Romero	16 of 26	61%	4 of 9	5 of 9	7 of 8	16 of 25	0 of 1	0 of 0
2	Lyoto Machida	17 of 27	62%	8 of 15	3 of 5	6 of 7	16 of 26	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Yoel Romero	3 of 10	30%	0 of 6	1 of 2	2 of 2	3 of 10	0 of 0	0 of 0
3	Lyoto Machida	10 of 13	76%	7 of 9	1 of 2	2 of 2	4 of 7	0 of 0	6 of 6

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Clifford Starks - Fight History

LOSS vs Yoel Romero

KO (flying knee and punches) R1 1:32 · UFC on Fox: Henderson vs. Melendez · Apr 20, 2013

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	3 of 18	16%	3 of 18	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Clifford Starks	1	12 of 12	100%	12 of 12	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:03

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	3 of 18	16%	3 of 18	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Clifford Starks	1	12 of 12	100%	12 of 12	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:03

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	3 of 18	16%	1 of 14	1 of 3	1 of 1	3 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0
Clifford Starks	12 of 12	100%	6 of 6	1 of 1	5 of 5	8 of 8	0 of 0	4 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	3 of 18	16%	1 of 14	1 of 3	1 of 1	3 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Clifford Starks	12 of 12	100%	6 of 6	1 of 1	5 of 5	8 of 8	0 of 0	4 of 4

LOSS vs Yoel Romero

KO (flying knee and punches) R1 1:32 · UFC on FX: Belfort vs. Bisping · Jan 19, 2013

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Yoel Romero	0	3 of 18	16%	3 of 18	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Clifford Starks	1	12 of 12	100%	12 of 12	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:03

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Yoel Romero	0	3 of 18	16%	3 of 18	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
1	Clifford Starks	1	12 of 12	100%	12 of 12	0 of 1	0%	0	0	0:03

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Yoel Romero	3 of 18	16%	1 of 14	1 of 3	1 of 1	3 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0
Clifford Starks	12 of 12	100%	6 of 6	1 of 1	5 of 5	8 of 8	0 of 0	4 of 4

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Yoel Romero	3 of 18	16%	1 of 14	1 of 3	1 of 1	3 of 18	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Clifford Starks	12 of 12	100%	6 of 6	1 of 1	5 of 5	8 of 8	0 of 0	4 of 4

LOSS vs Ed Herman

Submission (rear-naked choke) R2 1:43 · UFC 143: Diaz vs. Condit · Feb 04, 2012

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Ed Herman	0	28 of 57	49%	53 of 88	2 of 4	50%	2	0	1:23
Clifford Starks	0	16 of 36	44%	35 of 61	0 of 0	---	0	1	3:00

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
1	Ed Herman	24 of 48	50%	47 of 77	1 of 3	33%	0	0	0:46
1	Clifford Starks	15 of 32	46%	33 of 55	0 of 0	---	0	1	2:35
2	Ed Herman	4 of 9	44%	6 of 11	1 of 1	100%	2	0	0:37
2	Clifford Starks	1 of 4	25%	2 of 6	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:25

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Ed Herman	28 of 57	49%	10 of 36	14 of 15	4 of 6	13 of 41	15 of 16	0 of 0
Clifford Starks	16 of 36	44%	16 of 36	0 of 0	0 of 0	13 of 32	3 of 4	0 of 0

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Ed Herman	24 of 48	50%	10 of 32	10 of 11	4 of 5	12 of 35	12 of 13	0 of 0
1	Clifford Starks	15 of 32	46%	15 of 32	0 of 0	0 of 0	12 of 28	3 of 4	0 of 0
2	Ed Herman	4 of 9	44%	0 of 4	4 of 4	0 of 1	1 of 6	3 of 3	0 of 0
2	Clifford Starks	1 of 4	25%	1 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0	1 of 4	0 of 0	0 of 0

WIN vs Dustin Jacoby

Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) R3 5:00 · UFC 137: Penn vs. Diaz · Oct 29, 2011

Totals

Fighter	KD	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Sub. Att	Rev.	Ctrl
Clifford Starks	0	18 of 72	25%	35 of 89	0 of 0	---	0	0	0:00
Dustin Jacoby	0	26 of 82	31%	81 of 147	3 of 3	100%	0	0	5:52

Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Total Str.	TD	TD %	Ctrl
1	Clifford Starks	6 of 29	20%	7 of 30	0 of 0	---	0:00
1	Dustin Jacoby	9 of 41	21%	14 of 46	1 of 1	100%	0:29
2	Clifford Starks	11 of 27	40%	20 of 36	0 of 0	---	0:00
2	Dustin Jacoby	10 of 22	45%	31 of 48	1 of 1	100%	2:01
3	Clifford Starks	1 of 16	6%	8 of 23	0 of 0	---	0:00
3	Dustin Jacoby	7 of 19	36%	36 of 53	1 of 1	100%	3:22

Significant Strikes

Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Clifford Starks	18 of 72	25%	14 of 67	4 of 4	0 of 1	17 of 71	1 of 1	0 of 0
Dustin Jacoby	26 of 82	31%	23 of 76	3 of 6	0 of 0	19 of 65	0 of 1	7 of 16

Significant Strikes Per Round

Rd	Fighter	Sig. Str.	Sig. Str. %	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
1	Clifford Starks	6 of 29	20%	5 of 28	1 of 1	0 of 0	6 of 29	0 of 0	0 of 0
1	Dustin Jacoby	9 of 41	21%	7 of 38	2 of 3	0 of 0	9 of 41	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Clifford Starks	11 of 27	40%	8 of 23	3 of 3	0 of 1	11 of 27	0 of 0	0 of 0
2	Dustin Jacoby	10 of 22	45%	9 of 20	1 of 2	0 of 0	6 of 13	0 of 0	4 of 9
3	Clifford Starks	1 of 16	6%	1 of 16	0 of 0	0 of 0	0 of 15	1 of 1	0 of 0
3	Dustin Jacoby	7 of 19	36%	7 of 18	0 of 1	0 of 0	4 of 11	0 of 1	3 of 7