Hello Mitch,
If ROW_FORMAT=FIXED is specified while innodb_strict_mode is disabled, InnoDB issues a warning and assumes ROW_FORMAT=COMPACT. If ROW_FORMAT=FIXED is specified while innodb_strict_mode is enabled, which is the default as of MySQL 5.7.7, InnoDB returns an error.
Therefore it is MySQL server that is handling this and not SQLyog. So you may copy the databases with innodb_strict_mode disabled.
Regards,
Sibin