|
[[Billede:Yoel Romero.jpg|rechts|mini|Yoel Romero i [[Machatschkala]] 2008|thumb|right|300px]]
'''Yoel Romero Palacio''' (født [[30. april]], [[1977]] i [[Pinar del Río]] i [[Cuba]]) er en [[Cuba|cubansk]] [[MMA (kampsport)|MMA-udøver]] og tidligere [[Fristilsbrydning|freestyle wrestler]]. Han er i øjeblikket på kontrakt hos [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]], hvor han konkurrerer i middleweight divisionen. Som [[Fristilsbrydning|freestyle wrestler]], er Romero tidligere guldvinder ogolympisk sølvmedaljevinder. Han vandt seks verdens - og olympiske medaljer i alt. I Marts 9, 2020, er han #3 på UFCs middleweight-rangliste.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/rankings|title=Rankings {{!}} UFC|website=www.ufc.com|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>
{{Infobox martial artist|name=Yoel Romero|mma_decloss=4|years_active=2009–present ([[MMA]])|mma_kowin=11|mma_subwin=|mma_decwin=2|mma_koloss=1|mma_subloss=|mma_draw=|team=[[American Top Team]]|mma_nc=|url=|sherdog=60762|relatives=[[Yoan Pablo Hernández]] (''brother'')<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/27/former-olympian-yoel-romero-signs-with-strikeforce-will-face-fe|title=Former Olympian Yoel Romero signs with Strikeforce, will face Feijão in debut|publisher=MMAfighting.com|author=Chiappetta, Mike |date=2011-07-27|accessdate=2013-11-06}}</ref>|footnotes=|updated=|medaltemplates={{MedalSport | [[Freestyle wrestling]] }}
{{MedalCountry|{{CUB}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Wrestling at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]}}
{{MedalSilver | [[2000 Summer Olympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Wrestling at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Men's freestyle 85 kg|85 kg]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[FILA Wrestling World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1999 FILA Wrestling World Championships|1999 Ankara]]|85 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2002 FILA Wrestling World Championships|2002 Tehran]]|84 kg}}
{{MedalSilver|[[2005 FILA Wrestling World Championships|2005 Budapest]]|84 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1998 FILA Wrestling World Championships|1998 Tehran]]|85 kg}}
{{MedalBronze|[[2001 FILA Wrestling World Championships|2001 Krasnoyarsk]]|85 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Wrestling World Cup]]}}
{{MedalGold| 1998 Stillwater | -85 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2000 Fairfax | -85 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2005 Tashkent | -84 kg}}
{{MedalSilver| 1999 Spokane | -85 kg}}
{{MedalSilver| 2004 Baku | -84 kg}}
{{MedalBronze| 1997 Stillwater | -85 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[Pan American Games]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[Wrestling at the 2003 Pan American Games|2003 Santo Domingo]]|[[Wrestling at the 2003 Pan American Games|84 kg]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[Wrestling at the 1999 Pan American Games|1999 Winnipeg]]|85 kg}}
{{MedalCompetition|Pan American Championships}}
{{MedalGold| 1998 Winnipeg | -85 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2001 Santo Domingo | -85 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2002 Maracaibo | -84 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2004 Guatemala City | -96 kg}}
{{MedalGold| 2007 San Salvador | -84 kg}}|wrestling=[[Olympic Games|Olympic]] [[Freestyle wrestling|Freestyle Wrestling]]<ref name=UFCprofile>{{cite web|url=http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Yoel-Romero|title=Yoel Romero - Official UFC Fighter Profile|publisher=UFC.com|accessdate=July 9, 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170712142636/http://www.ufc.com/fighter/Yoel-Romero|archivedate=July 12, 2017}}</ref>|fighting_out_of=[[Coconut Creek, Florida]], U.S.|other_names=Soldier of God|death_date=|image=Yoel Romero.jpg|image_size=|alt=|caption=Romero in 2008|birth_name=Yoel Romero Palacio|birth_date={{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1977|4|30}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mma/fighter/_/id/2569939/yoel-romero/|title= ESPN Profile: Yoel Romero}}</ref>|birth_place=[[Pinar del Río]], [[Cuba]]|death_place=|style=[[Freestyle Wrestling]], [[Boxing]]|death_cause=|residence=[[Miami, Florida]], U.S|nationality=[[Cubans|Cuban]]|weight={{convert|185|lb|kg st|abbr=on}}|weight_class=[[Light Heavyweight (MMA)|Light Heavyweight]]<br /> (2009–2011)<br />[[Middleweight (MMA)|Middleweight]] <br /> (2013–present)|height={{height|ft=5|in=10}}|reach_in=73+1/2|show-medals=}}'''Yoel Romero Palacio''' (født 30 April, 1977) er en [[Cuba|cubansk]] [[MMA (kampsport)|MMA-udøver]] og tidligere [[Fristilsbrydning|freestyle wrestler]]. Han er i øjeblikket på kontrakt hos [[Ultimate Fighting Championship]], hvor han konkurrerer i middleweight divisionen. Som [[Fristilsbrydning|freestyle wrestler]], er Romero tidligere guldvinder ogolympisk sølvmedaljevinder. Han vandt seks verdens - og olympiske medaljer i alt. I Marts 9, 2020, er han #3 på UFCs middleweight-rangliste.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ufc.com/rankings|title=Rankings {{!}} UFC|website=www.ufc.com|access-date=2020-03-11}}</ref>
På trods af at han aldrig har været UFC-mester, har Romero's meritter som olympisk bryder og evner indenfor [[Ultimate Fighting Championship|UFC]] tildelt ham flere sammenligninger med de største i sporten. Han har flere bemærkelsesværdige sejre mod tidligere verdensmestre,<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2508614-lyoto-machida-vs-yoel-romero-what-we-learned-from-ufc-fight-night-70-tilt</ref><ref>https://www.mmamania.com/2018/2/11/17000006/ufc-221-results-last-night-luke-rockhold-yoel-romero-fight-recap-knockout-perth-mma</ref><ref>https://www.mmamania.com/2018/2/7/16987708/ufc-221-free-fight-video-watch-yoel-romero-demolish-chris-weidman-ufc-205-mma</ref> samt hans rivalisering med tidligere Middleweight-mester Robert Whittaker. På grund af sin eksplosivitet og styrke, er han bredt anerkendt som en af de mest atletiske kæmpere, der nogensinde har kæmpet i oktagonen.<ref>https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2848906-yoel-romero-a-timeline-of-the-ufcs-greatest-athlete-to-never-win-gold</ref>
| 