Yoel Romero Palacio (born April 30, 1977) is a Cuban mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler.
He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship, competing in the Middleweight division.
As a freestyle wrestler, Romero is a former world gold medalist and an Olympic silver medalist.
He won six world and Olympic medals in total.
As of August 19, 2019, he is #3 in the UFC middleweight rankings.Despite having never become champion, Romero's credentials as an olympic wrestler and abilities inside the UFC have earned him several comparisons to the greats of the sport.
He has several notable victories against former world champions, as well his rivalry with Australian former middleweight champion, Robert Whittaker.
Due to both his explosiveness and power, he is widely regarded as one of most athletic fighters to ever grace the octagon.