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United States
Hutchinson, Kansas
Romero Cotton
AGE
35
/
Mar 6, 1990
HEIGHT
5'10"
/
177.8 cm
WEIGHT
185 lbs
/
83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION
American Kickboxing Academy
CLASS
Middleweight
Wins
7
KO
/
TKO
4
57%
SUBMISSIONS
2
29%
DECISIONS
1
14%
Losses
2
KO
/
TKO
1
50%
SUBMISSIONS
0
0%
DECISIONS
1
50%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result
Fighter
Event
Method/
Referee
R
Time
win
Marcos Santana dos Santos
UAE Warriors 60 - Abubakar vs. Nunes
Jun / 13 / 2025
TKO (Retirement)
Marc Goddard
3
1:30
loss
Grant Neal
Bellator 300 - Nurmagomedov vs. Primus
Oct / 07 / 2023
Decision (Unanimous)
Mike Beltran
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
loss
Dalton Rosta
Bellator 283 - Lima vs. Jackson
Jul / 22 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
0:38
win
Freddy Sandoval
Bellator 276 - Borics vs. Burnell
Mar / 12 / 2022
TKO (Punches)
Jason Herzog
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
1
1:39
win
Justin Sumter
Bellator 254 - Macfarlane vs. Velasquez
Dec / 10 / 2020
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Bryan Miner
1
3:36
win
Jason Perrotta
Bellator 233 - Salter vs. van Steenis
Nov / 08 / 2019
TKO (Knee Injury)
Kerry Hatley
1
2:16
win
Willie Whitehead
Bellator 204 - Caldwell vs. Lahat
Aug / 17 / 2018
TKO (Knees and Punches)
Bobby Wombacher
1
4:12
win
Justin Reeser
Bellator 195 - Caldwell vs. Higo
Mar / 02 / 2018
Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Kerry Hatley
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
2
4:35
win
Aaron Rodriguez
Bellator 181 - Campos vs. Girtz 3
Jul / 14 / 2017
Decision (Split)
Don Turnage
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY
3
5:00
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