He is noted for his short stature compared to other male gymnasts, his precision in form, and the difficulty of his routines, especially in the floor exercise, vault, and parallel bars.

His older sister, Joriel, is a member of the National University Pep Squad, and his younger siblings, Karl Jahrel Eldrew and Elaiza Andriel, are also gymnasts.

[9][10] Yulo grew up watching Filipino gymnasts train and compete at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex in Malate.

[17] After moving to Japan, Yulo continued his education at Teikyo University in Itabashi, Tokyo, and graduated in 2022 with an associated degree in literature.

[5] In the same year, he competed in his first Philippine National Games at the 2011 edition held in Bacolod, Negros Occidental, where he earned three gold medals in the floor exercise, rings, and parallel bars.

[24][25] The same year, he went to China alongside gymnast Jan Gwynn Timbang, for training after a sponsorship by the Philippine Good Works Mission Foundation given to the GAP.

He won golds in the team event, individual all-around, and floor exercise, and took a silver in the vault behind Martoni Abana.

[27][28] In the same year, Yulo met his eventual coach, Munehiro Kugimiya, when Japanese trainers went to the Philippines to help train the national team.

[32] In 2015, he competed at the International Junior Competition held in Yokohama, Japan, and won a bronze medal in the vault final behind Youth Olympic medalists Giarnni Regini-Moran and Yue Ma.

[33] In 2016, Kugimiya became Yulo's coach, and the MVP Sports Foundation started extending financial aid to his career the following year.

[35] Yulo won five medals at the 2016 Pacific Rim Championships, gold on floor exercise and vault, silver on the still rings and parallel bars, and bronze in the all-around.

[38] Yulo made his senior international debut at the Melbourne World Cup and won a bronze medal on the vault.

[48] He won bronze in the floor exercise, becoming the first Filipino and the first male Southeast Asian gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships.

[52] Yulo began the 2019 season at the Melbourne World Cup where he won the gold medal on the floor exercise by 0.066 points.

[58] At the World Championships in Stuttgart, Yulo qualified for the all-around final and secured qualification to compete for the Philippines at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

[60] In the floor exercise final, he won the gold medal, making history as the first Filipino and Southeast Asian world champion in artistic gymnastics.

[70] Yulo began the Olympic season by winning a bronze medal on the parallel bars at the All-Japan Event Championships.

[81] At the Southeast Asian Games, Yulo led the Filipino team to a silver-medal finish behind Vietnam, and he won the gold medal in the all-around.

[85][86][87] Yulo competed at the World Championships in Liverpool and qualified for the all-around, floor exercise, vault, and parallel bars finals.

[89] In the all-around final, he finished in eighth place due to mistakes on the pommel horse, vault and horizontal bar.

[96] At the Southeast Asian Games, he led the Philippines team to a silver-medal finish behind Vietnam, and he defended his all-around title.

[103] During the qualification round of the World Championships, Yulo fell onto his back on his still rings dismount, and he also crashed his vault and was given a score of 0 for not landing feet-first.

[114] During the qualification round of the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France, he qualified for the men's individual all-around, vault, and floor.

[117] The following day, Yulo won his second gold at the Games in the vault, scoring 15.116 points to become the Philippines' first-ever multiple-time Olympic champion.

[118] As a result of his Olympic achievements, the government and other private entities pledged numerous incentives for Yulo,[119][120] including but not limited to residential properties.

[125] Yulo and his girlfriend Chloe Anjeleigh San Jose, a content creator-student in Melbourne, Australia began their long-distance relationship in 2020.