Yoel Romero

MMA Fighter

Birthday April 3, 1977

Birth Sign Aries

Birthplace Pinar del Rio, Cuba

Age 46 years old

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About

MMA fighter and former wrestler who made his fighting debut in December 2009. He won Fight of the Night three times during the UFC Championships. 

Before Fame

He medaled in five wrestling world championships, attaining gold in 1999. He also won silver in the 2000 Olympics for freestyle wrestling.

Trivia

He was trained by Sergej Kuftin and Zike Simic in Germany before fighting MMA. He has over 1.2 million followers on his yoelromeromma Instagram account.  

Family Life

He has a younger brother named Yoan Pablo Hernández that is a Cruiserweight Champion in professional boxing.

Associated With

He faced Robert Whittaker for the Interim Middleweight Champ in July 2017.