Welterweight · Men

Aaron Romero

United States Grudge Training Center debut 2004
Held by Eric Wisely
Form L L W L L
Elo 1,055 peak 1,330 · 10 Sep 2005 275 below it
Tapology Sherdog
8-11pro record
2L current streak
1,288best win, Elo
1,183average opponent
-- born 26 Jul 1972
72.0" / -- height / reach

Elo history

Hover for the fight at that point; dots are wins and losses; the band is the typical prime for men at welterweight, ages 27–36

Record

-- – --
Rating by method KO1,033 Sub997 Dec926

Style profile

Each axis is a percentile of welterweight fighters with five pro bouts (6,423 of them); further out is better. Hover a point for the number.
KO Submission Decision Finishes Durability Win rate Opposition Activity
From the record and the method ratings

Similar careers

Who looked like this after 15 pro bouts, and what happened next

After 15 bouts (2012): 1,103 Elo, 7-8, aged 40, average opponent 1,171.

  1. André Luiz then 1,152, 7-8, aged 40 · Bantamweight 1-5 after peaked 1,168
  2. Jean Dutriaux then 1,097, 7-8 0-8 after peaked 1,052 ▼
  3. Jason Huntley then 1,131, 7-8, aged 41 · Flyweight 0-3 after peaked 1,016 ▼
  4. Andrew Martinez then 1,086, 7-6 2-0 after peaked 1,169 ▲
  5. Bryson Kamaka then 1,103, 6-9 6-12 after peaked 1,235 ▲
  6. Mike Kuehne then 1,121, 8-6 2-3 after peaked 1,203 ▲

Best wins

By the opponent's Elo on the night
  1. Joe Miles KO/TKO R1 · 16 Jan 2016 · Kick Down 1,288
  2. Grant Hartwig Decision R3 · 9 Apr 2005 · Ring of Fire 1,184
  3. Paul Willman KO/TKO R1 · 10 Sep 2005 · Ring of Fire 1,133
  4. John Church Submission R2 · 30 Jul 2005 · Ring of Fire 1,131
  5. Jason Brown KO/TKO R1 · 15 Nov 2009 · South Dakota Regional 1,096

Losses

The latest 5 of 11
  1. Devoniere Jackson KO/TKO R1 · 25 Mar 2017 · Midwest Championship Fighting 1,206
  2. Josh Cavan KO/TKO R1 · 16 Jul 2016 · Sparta Sports and Entertainment 1,293
  3. Josh Goldberger Submission R1 · 18 Oct 2013 · Prize FC 1,222
  4. Armando Montoya Decision R3 · 27 Oct 2012 · Sparta Sports and Entertainment 1,428
  5. Mark Taylor Decision R3 · 2 Jun 2012 · Ring of Fire 1,080

Rivalries

Opponents met more than once; the series from this side All rivalries →
  1. Santana Martinez 2 meetings · 2011, 2011 1–1

Fight history

20 bouts, newest first; amateur bouts are shaded. Hover a heading for what it means.
# Date Result Opponent Weight class Method Round Score Elo ± Opp Elo Odds Event
20 25 Mar 201744.7 yrs L8-11 Devoniere Jackson 3-5 · 23.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R10:27 0.00 1,122→1,055 -67 1,206 – MCF 13: St. Patty's Beatdown 5 Midwest Championship Fighting
19 16 Jul 201644.0 yrs L8-10 Josh Cavan 11-7 · 32.5 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOGround & Pound R14:19 0.00 1,182→1,122 -61 1,293 – SCL 50: Sparta 50 Sparta Sports and Entertainment
18 16 Jan 201643.5 yrs W8-9 Joe Miles 3-2 · 35.0 yrs Welterweight KO/TKOKnee R10:16 1.00 1,041→1,182 +141 1,288 – Kick Down MMA 122: Begin 2016 Kick Down
17 18 Oct 201341.2 yrs L7-9 Josh Goldberger 2-3 Welterweight SubAmericana R12:09 0.00 1,103→1,044 -58 1,222 – Prize FC 4: Thrillers Prize FC
16 27 Oct 201240.3 yrs L7-8 Armando Montoya 6-2 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,097→1,103 +5 1,428 – SCL: King of Sparta: Welterweights Sparta Sports and Entertainment
15 2 Jun 201239.9 yrs L7-7 Mark Taylor debut Welterweight DecisionSplit R315:00 0.44 1,117→1,097 -20 1,080 – ROF 43: Bad Blood Ring of Fire
14 17 Dec 201139.4 yrs W7-6 Santana Martinez 4-8 · 28.7 yrs Welterweight SubGuillotine Choke R25:28 1.00 1,017→1,117 +101 1,070 – ROF 42: Who's Next Ring of Fire
13 1 Oct 201139.2 yrs L6-6 Santana Martinez 3-8 · 28.5 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,107→1,017 -90 979 – BTT MMA 2: Genesis Colorado Regional
12 29 Jan 201138.5 yrs L6-5 Jeremy Kimball 2-2 · 19.9 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R10:54 0.00 1,157→1,107 -50 1,317 – FFFC - Full Force Fighting 1 Colorado Regional
11 16 Jan 201037.5 yrs L6-4 Bryant Craven 10-9 – DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.16 1,231→1,157 -74 1,174 – Eminent Domain Productions South Dakota Regional
10 15 Nov 200937.3 yrs W6-3 Jason Brown 4-4 · 26.8 yrs – KO/TKOPunches R12:02 1.00 1,159→1,231 +72 1,096 – Eminent Domain Productions - Revolution South Dakota Regional
9 10 Apr 200936.7 yrs L5-3 Jorge Ortiz 15-4-1 (1) Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R315:00 0.11* 1,213→1,159 -53 1,272 – Bellator 2 Bellator MMA
8 26 Jul 200836.0 yrs W5-2 Brandon Cooley 0-1 – KO/TKOPunches R1 1.00 1,179→1,213 +34 931 – VFC 24: Revolution Victory Fighting Championship
7 17 Jun 200633.9 yrs L4-2 Rich Moskowitz 7-3 – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,277→1,189 -88 1,241 – ROF 24: Integrity Ring of Fire
6 11 Feb 200633.5 yrs L4-1 Chad Reiner 5-0 · 24.6 yrs – DecisionUnanimous R210:00 0.05 1,330→1,277 -53 1,434 – ROF 21: Full Blast Ring of Fire
5 10 Sep 200533.1 yrs W4-0 Paul Willman debut Welterweight KO/TKOPunches R12:59 1.00 1,277→1,330 +53 1,133 – ROF 19: Showdown Ring of Fire
4 30 Jul 200533.0 yrs W3-0 John Church debut – SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,209→1,277 +68 1,131 – ROF 18: River Valley Rumble Ring of Fire
3 9 Apr 200532.7 yrs W2-0 Grant Hartwig debut · 31.5 yrs – DecisionSplit R315:00 0.56 1,203→1,209 +6 1,184 – ROF 16: No Limit Ring of Fire
2 11 Dec 200432.4 yrs W1-0 Chad Lemoine 1-0 Welterweight DecisionUnanimous R39:00 0.84 1,160→1,203 +42 1,090 – ROF 14: No Mercy Ring of Fire
1 26 Jun 200431.9 yrs W1-0 Josh Judy debut – SubArmbar R2 1.00 1,095→1,160 +66 1,095 – Battlequest 3 Ring of Fire am