The 5 UFC fighters with the best win percentage in the Middleweight division

#2 Yoel Romero – win percentage of 86%

Yoel Romero was close to capturing the UFC Middleweight title earlier this year

Sharing the same win percentage as Krzysztof Jotko, I’ve put Cuban Olympic wrestler Romero ahead of him as his strength of competition far outstrips that of the Polish fighter. Currently sporting a record of 12-2, Romero has two career losses – one to Robert Whittaker and the other to a much larger 205lber in Rafael Feijao.

Outside of that he’s been perfect, and his list of victims is second to none – the likes of Derek Brunson, Chris Weidman, Lyoto Machida and Ronaldo Souza – all top contenders at one time – have fallen to his brutal brand of wrestling and striking.

Since joining the UFC’s roster in 2013, Romero has reeled off nine fights – almost two per year, which is impressive given he suffered a six-month suspension in 2016 due to a potential doping violation that he blamed on a tainted supplement.

Prior to this, however, he fought just five times in four years, which is likely to blame for his win percentage not being any higher. He also may well have worn UFC gold by now had the Bisping situation not held up the title for so long – Romero was the official #1 contender, but fought Whittaker rather than the British champ and obviously ended up on the losing end.

Still, he’s one of the most dangerous men in the world at 185lbs – just ask Brunson, who was ahead by two rounds before being crushed, or Weidman, who was knocked into another realm by a ridiculous flying knee from the Cuban.

Right now, he doesn’t have another fight scheduled, but with the title picture now cleaned up it’s likely only a matter of time before he’s booked in a big one. And at 40 years old, time probably isn’t on his side – so he needs to come back as violently as ever before.