Cuamba vs Romero

Who won Cuamba vs Romero?

Timothy Cuamba beat Roberto Romero by knockout in the 2nd round during the prelims of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th April 2025 at T-Mobile Center in Kansas City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Featherweight division, which meant the weight limit was 145 pounds (10.4 stone or 65.8 KG).

Cuamba vs Romero stats

Timothy Cuamba stepped into the octagon with a record of 8 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 4 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Roberto Romero made his way to the cage with a record of 8 wins, 4 losses and 1 draw, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

This was Timothy Cuamba's 3rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2024. Roberto Romero marked his 2nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Timothy Cuamba's UFC record stood at 1-2-0, while Roberto Romero's came in at 0-2-0.

The stats suggested Cuamba had an advantage in power over Romero, with a 50% knock out percentage over Romero's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Romero had a large advantage over Cuamba, boasting a 25% submission rate over Cuamba's 0%.

Timothy Cuamba was the older man by 26 years, at 26 years old.

Cuamba had a height advantage of 1 inch over Romero. That also extended to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Cuamba was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2020, 2 years and 1 month later than Romero, whose first professional fight was in 2018. He had fought 2 less professional rounds, 27 to Romero's 29.

Activity check

Cuamba's last 2 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 4 months and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

What time did Cuamba vs Romero start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 10:25 PM UTC , which was 6:25 PM EST or 3:25 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 11:25 PM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Cuamba vs Romero?

Timothy Cuamba was a 11/10 (+110) underdog going into the contest, while Roberto Romero made his way into the ring at 8/11 (-130) with oddsmakers.