Life of Yoel Romero and His Wife: Family Bio

Yoel Romero Palacio is a Cuban professional mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. Let us take a look under the hood of Yoel Romero Wife

Yoel Romero's Intro

  • Yoel was born on April 30, 1997, in Pinar del Rio, Cuba. Yoel is currently 44 years old. His nickname is Soldier of God. Yoel is 5 ft 10 inches (178 cm) tall and weighs 185 lb ( 84 kg). Yoel's horoscope is Taurus while his Chinese zodiac sign is the Snake. Yoel Romero is a Christian.
Yoel Celebrating Win
Yoel Celebrating Win

Family And Childhood

  • Yoel parent names have not been publicized. He has a younger brother known as Pablo Hernandez who is a well-known boxer. Yoel comes from a family of fighters though no one from his family has made it big internationally apart from him. Growing up he found himself in an environment where wrestling was part of his life. Yoel practiced with his brother hence preparing himself for his future career in wrestling. Yoel loved fighting and working out ever since he was a child. He later tried for his national team where he was picked to join the National Cuban Team.

Educational Background


  • Not much is known about his educational background. Yoel started training in wrestling in the 1990s. He represented Cuba at the senior level in the Fila Wrestling World Championships. Romero competed in the 2000 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Romero joined the Ringer-Bundesliga a professional team in Germany before transitioning to MMA. In Germany, he trained in combat and kickboxing.

Yoel Romero Relationship Status

  • Yoel Romero is currently married. He prefers to keep his private life personal hence his wife's name is not known. Not much is known about his previous or past relationship. Yoel Romero has not been involved in any controversial rumor whatsoever.
Yoel Ramero Family
Yoel Ramero Family

Yoel Romero Kids Info

  • Yoel shares 3 kids with his wife. He has 2 sons and 1 daughter. Not much is known about them since even their names have not been publicized. They live in Miami, Florida.

Other Facts

  • Yoel was suspended for the 2006 season by the Cuban Wrestling Federation for throwing his match against Mindorashvili at the 2005 World Championships. His coach in Germany was Sergej Kuftin. Romero suffered a neck injury before 2013. Yoel suffered a ligament and meniscus tear in his knee. He was involved in a doping violation in 2016. He was awarded 27 million in damages for the doping allegations.

Yoel Romero Net Worth and Career

  • Yoel Romero has a net worth of 10 million US dollars. Yoel became the 1999 World Wrestling Champion. Yoel won a silver medal in the 2000 freestyle competition. Yoel won a gold medal at the 2003 Pan American Games. Yoel won the Germany Grand Prix in the summer of 2007. Yoel signed with Strikeforce in July 2011. 
  • Romero won the Knockout of the Night honors on April 20,2013 in his UFC fight. Yoel earned 50,000 US dollars on January 15,2014 at UFC Fight Night. Yoel signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator MMA on December 14,2020. Yoel is a five-time Fight of the Night winner. He won the 2018 Fight of the Year and the 2019 August Fight of the Month.
Yoel Celebrating With His Fans
Yoel Celebrating With His Fans