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// Roster Index›Middleweight›Dossier · Romero Cotton
// FIGHTER_DOSSIER · ENTITY_
// EXT_SOURCESSHERDOG
Romero Cotton
// SUBJECT_-
UNI🇺🇸
// LIVE_FEED
REC_-
// CONFIDENCE! COLD
UFC · ACTIVE_ROSTERMIDDLEWEIGHT

Romero
Cotton

// CALLSIGN"N/A"·UNITED STATES
HEIGHT
5'10"
AGE
36
WEIGHT
Middleweight
// PRO_RECORD_
SAMPLE · 9 bouts
WIN
7
LOSS
2
DRAW
0
// WIN_RATE
78%
7/9 bouts
// FINISH_RATE
86%
ELITE TIER
// L5 FORM1W STREAK · 3-2
WWLLW
// FIGHTER_INTEL_
CONFIDENCE: COLD
// STYLE_ARCHETYPE
WELL ROUNDED

Well rounded fighter with elite knockout power — 57% of wins are by ko/tko.

// HOW_WIN

Closes distance and trades — most wins come from heavy hands inside the first two rounds.

// VULNERABILITY

Pressure boxers willing to wade into the pocket have found chins on offer; cardio drops in late rounds.

// PERFORMANCE_METRICS · 02_

STRIKE / GRAPPLE
VITALS

Per-fight averages from UFC Stats, normalized over career sample. Bench bar = division median. Cyan = above median, amber = below.

SOURCE · UFCSTATS
// SLPM▲ ABOVE
2.85
Strikes Landed/Min
division median 2.70
// STR. ACC▲ ABOVE
53%
Striking Accuracy
division median 47%
// SAPM▲ ABOVE
2.61
Strikes Absorbed/Min
division median 2.72
// STR. DEF▲ ABOVE
54%
Striking Defense
division median 53%
// TD AVG▼ BELOW
1.50
Takedowns/15 min
division median 1.50
// TD ACC▼ BELOW
40%
Takedown Accuracy
division median 40%
// TD DEF▲ ABOVE
63%
Takedown Defense
division median 58%
// SUB AVG▼ BELOW
0.50
Submissions/15 min
division median 0.50
// CAREER_BREAKDOWN · 03_

WIN CONDITION MAP

Where the wins come from, and where the losses came from. Method splits by knockout, submission, and decision.

// WINS (7)
n = 7
KO/TKO · 4
SUB · 2
DEC · 1
4
KO/TKO
57%
2
SUB
29%
1
DEC
14%
// LOSSES (2)
n = 2
KO/TKO · 1
DEC · 1
1
KO/TKO
50%
0
SUB
0%
1
DEC
50%
// PATH_TO_VICTORY_
86% FINISH
KO/TKOEARLY ROUNDS · 4 fights
57%
SUBANY ROUND · 2 fights
29%
DECFULL FIGHT · 1 fights
14%
Top win condition: ko/tko · early rounds.
// DNA_PROFILE · 04_

ATTRIBUTE FINGERPRINT

Composite scores derived from per-fight performance, normalized across the division. 10 attributes scored 0-100.

// DNA_PROFILE_
10 ATTRIBUTES · 0-100
KO POWER82TD DEFENSE51GRAPPLING40CHIN80STRIKING51CARDIO68AGGRESSION25SUB THREAT48STR DEFENSE63RECOVERY50
// BANDS
90+ELITE
70-89STRONG
45-69AVERAGE
30-44BELOW
<30LOW
Strongest in KO Power. Lowest reading in Aggression.
// CAREER_MOMENTUM · 05_

THE ARC SO FAR

Rolling momentum score (0-100) recomputed after every bout. Weighted blend of result, opponent context, and method-of-finish, designed to show the shape, not the destination.

// MOMENTUM_TIMELINE_
SCOREWINLOSS
0255075100JUL 2017WJUL 2017WMAR 2018WAUG 2018WNOV 2019WDEC 2020WMAR 2022LJUL 2022LOCT 2023WJUN 2025// SCORE

Peaked at 100 (W vs Sandoval), bottomed at 45 (Debut). Current reading: 95.

// KILL_SHOT_MATRIX · 06_

WHEN THE FINISHES COME

Cross-tab of fight outcome by method and round. Reads top-down for method, left-right for round. Cyan intensity scales with frequency.

// METHOD × ROUND_
9/9 fights mapped
METHOD ↓ / ROUND →R1R2R3R4R5FREQ
KO/TKO
3
33%
-
2
22%
-
-
5
total
SUB
1
11%
1
11%
-
-
-
2
total
DEC
-
-
2
22%
-
-
2
total
// PRIMARY KILL ZONE
R1-R2 KO/TKO · 3 of 9 mapped
// LATE-FIGHT GAP
No R5 finishes either way
// DECISION RATE
22%, fights rarely go the distance
// FIGHT_HISTORY · 08_

BOUT LOG
9 FIGHTS

Detailed bout records for the indexed tenure. Sorted most recent first.

WVS Marcos Santana
KO/TKO
TKO (Retirement)
R3
1:30
EVENT · UAE Warriors 60 - Abubakar vs. Nunes
DATE · Jun 13, 2025
LVS Grant Neal
Decision
Decision (Unanimous)
R3
5:00
EVENT · Bellator 300 - Nurmagomedov vs. Primus
DATE · Oct 7, 2023
LVS Dalton Rosta
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R3
0:38
EVENT · Bellator 283 - Lima vs. Jackson
DATE · Jul 22, 2022
WVS Freddy Sandoval
KO/TKO
TKO (Punches)
R1
1:39
EVENT · Bellator 276 - Borics vs. Burnell
DATE · Mar 12, 2022
WVS Justin Sumter
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R1
3:36
EVENT · Bellator 254 - Macfarlane vs. Velasquez
DATE · Dec 10, 2020
WVS Jason Perrotta
KO/TKO
TKO (Knee Injury)
R1
2:16
EVENT · Bellator 233 - Salter vs. van Steenis
DATE · Nov 8, 2019
WVS Willie Whitehead
KO/TKO
TKO (Knees and Punches)
R1
4:12
EVENT · Bellator 204 - Caldwell vs. Lahat
DATE · Aug 17, 2018
WVS Justin Reeser
Submission
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
R2
4:35
EVENT · Bellator 195 - Caldwell vs. Higo
DATE · Mar 2, 2018
WVS Aaron Rodriguez
Decision
Decision (Split)
R3
5:00
EVENT · Bellator 181 - Campos vs. Girtz 3
DATE · Jul 14, 2017
// FAQ · 09_

CITATION-READY ANSWERS

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Middleweight. Professional record 7-2. Unranked at the time of indexing.
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