Robert Whittaker UFC Stats & Fight History

Bio

Age35 (Dec 20, 1990)

Height6'0"

Weight185 lbs

Reach73"

StanceOrthodox

Career Stats

Statistic	Robert Whittaker
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.4
Strike Differential	1.0/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	38.1%
Takedown Defense	82.0%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.7
Submission Attempts/15min	0.0
Control Time/15min	1:13
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	35.3%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	64.7%
Avg Fight Time	13:36
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.0
Reversals/15min	0.0

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	50.7%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	3.9
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.9
Takedown Accuracy	50.0%
Takedown Defense	75.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:12

Fight History

LOSS

vs. Reinier de Ridder

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder • Jul 2025

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Robert Whittaker66/14246%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:36

Reinier de Ridder67/14546%TD 2/15Ctrl 9:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	20/34	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Reinier de Ridder	15/35	43%	0/3	0:12	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	9/27	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Reinier de Ridder	16/38	42%	1/3	2:04	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	20/28	71%	0/0	0:32	1
	Reinier de Ridder	13/30	43%	1/2	2:39	—

R4	Robert Whittaker	6/22	27%	0/0	0:04	—
	Reinier de Ridder	14/24	58%	0/3	1:56	—

R5	Robert Whittaker	11/31	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Reinier de Ridder	9/18	50%	0/4	2:15	—

LOSS

vs. Khamzat Chimaev

UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway • Oct 2024

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 1, 3:34

Robert Whittaker2/2100%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Khamzat Chimaev3/475%TD 2/4Ctrl 3:20

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	2/2	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Khamzat Chimaev	3/4	75%	2/4	3:20	—

WIN

vs. Ikram Aliskerov

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov • Jun 2024

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 1:49

Robert Whittaker14/2167%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03

Ikram Aliskerov5/1533%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	14/21	67%	0/0	0:03	1
	Ikram Aliskerov	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Paulo Costa

UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria • Feb 2024

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Robert Whittaker95/17554%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Paulo Costa67/15144%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	38/62	61%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	27/49	55%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	32/55	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	26/54	48%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	25/58	43%	0/1	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	14/48	29%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez • Jul 2023

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 2:23

Robert Whittaker31/7044%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:23

Dricus Du Plessis62/10460%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:57

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	22/44	50%	1/1	0:23	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	29/54	54%	1/1	0:55	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	9/26	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	33/50	66%	0/0	0:02	1

WIN

vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa • Sep 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Robert Whittaker74/16645%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:12

Marvin Vettori33/11628%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:28

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	22/56	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	14/41	34%	0/0	0:09	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	25/53	47%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	10/45	22%	0/0	0:07	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	27/57	47%	1/1	0:12	—
	Marvin Vettori	9/30	30%	0/1	0:12	—

LOSS

vs. Israel Adesanya

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 • Feb 2022

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Robert Whittaker59/13643%TD 4/10Ctrl 3:40

Israel Adesanya79/16947%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	9/21	43%	0/2	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	18/34	53%	0/0	0:01	1

R2	Robert Whittaker	12/33	36%	1/1	0:52	—
	Israel Adesanya	16/41	39%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	12/28	43%	1/2	0:30	—
	Israel Adesanya	17/33	52%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Robert Whittaker	16/35	46%	1/1	0:40	—
	Israel Adesanya	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Robert Whittaker	10/19	53%	1/4	1:38	—
	Israel Adesanya	13/22	59%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum • Apr 2021

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Robert Whittaker150/28453%TD 4/7Ctrl 4:19

Kelvin Gastelum62/20930%TD 1/5Ctrl 0:26

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	18/42	43%	1/1	2:28	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	8/19	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	43/74	58%	1/1	0:06	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	14/61	23%	0/2	0:13	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	38/64	59%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	20/57	35%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Robert Whittaker	33/71	46%	0/1	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	13/43	30%	1/3	0:02	—

R5	Robert Whittaker	18/33	55%	2/3	1:45	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	7/29	24%	0/0	0:11	—

WIN

vs. Jared Cannonier

UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje • Oct 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Robert Whittaker69/15146%TD 0/2Ctrl 2:10

Jared Cannonier53/8960%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:30

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	25/56	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	19/29	66%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	27/60	45%	0/1	0:06	—
	Jared Cannonier	24/43	56%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	17/35	49%	0/1	2:04	1
	Jared Cannonier	10/17	59%	0/0	0:30	—

WIN

vs. Darren Till

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till • Jul 2020

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Robert Whittaker69/15744%TD 2/13Ctrl 2:29

Darren Till41/9941%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:35

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	11/30	37%	0/2	0:00	—
	Darren Till	12/24	50%	0/0	0:35	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	15/30	50%	0/0	1:48	1
	Darren Till	3/12	25%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	13/32	41%	0/2	0:06	—
	Darren Till	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Robert Whittaker	13/34	38%	0/2	0:02	—
	Darren Till	8/19	42%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Robert Whittaker	17/31	55%	2/7	0:33	—
	Darren Till	12/23	52%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Israel Adesanya

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya • Oct 2019

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:33

Robert Whittaker32/11628%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Israel Adesanya40/9542%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	17/66	26%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	20/44	45%	0/0	0:01	1

R2	Robert Whittaker	15/50	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Israel Adesanya	20/51	39%	0/0	0:03	1

WIN

vs. Yoel Romero

UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 • Jun 2018

Decision (Split) • Rd 5, 5:00

Robert Whittaker128/32639%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:37

Yoel Romero111/24046%TD 3/10Ctrl 4:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	33/85	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	9/24	38%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	29/77	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	20/48	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	18/42	43%	0/0	0:37	—
	Yoel Romero	36/77	47%	2/6	2:11	1

R4	Robert Whittaker	34/93	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Robert Whittaker	14/29	48%	0/1	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	26/47	55%	1/3	2:10	1

WIN

vs. Yoel Romero

UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker • Jul 2017

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Robert Whittaker74/22133%TD 0/0Ctrl 1:33

Yoel Romero48/10745%TD 4/18Ctrl 5:15

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	7/25	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	12/18	67%	1/4	0:53	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	6/22	27%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	6/12	50%	2/6	3:20	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	11/53	21%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	5/16	31%	0/3	0:00	—

R4	Robert Whittaker	19/42	45%	0/0	0:05	—
	Yoel Romero	7/18	39%	1/4	1:02	—

R5	Robert Whittaker	31/79	39%	0/0	1:28	—
	Yoel Romero	18/43	42%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Jacare Souza

UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis • Apr 2017

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 2, 3:28

Robert Whittaker55/11050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:25

Jacare Souza9/3625%TD 1/3Ctrl 0:48

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	18/39	46%	0/0	0:04	—
	Jacare Souza	5/24	21%	1/2	0:48	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	37/71	52%	0/0	0:21	1
	Jacare Souza	4/12	33%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Derek Brunson

UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson • Nov 2016

KO/TKO (Kick) • Rd 1, 4:07

Robert Whittaker33/5857%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

Derek Brunson19/4245%TD 0/3Ctrl 1:12

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	33/58	57%	0/0	0:07	1
	Derek Brunson	19/42	45%	0/3	1:12	—

WIN

vs. Rafael Natal

UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux • Apr 2016

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Robert Whittaker89/17651%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:02

Rafael Natal62/13745%TD 0/4Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	23/51	45%	0/0	0:02	—
	Rafael Natal	22/48	46%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	31/61	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Natal	21/46	46%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	35/64	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rafael Natal	19/43	44%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Uriah Hall

UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm • Nov 2015

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Robert Whittaker67/14447%TD 1/2Ctrl 4:43

Uriah Hall45/9448%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:49

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	25/49	51%	1/1	2:20	—
	Uriah Hall	9/16	56%	0/0	0:11	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	20/52	38%	0/0	0:24	—
	Uriah Hall	18/34	53%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	22/43	51%	0/1	1:59	—
	Uriah Hall	18/44	41%	0/1	0:38	—

WIN

vs. Brad Tavares

UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt • May 2015

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 1, 0:44

Robert Whittaker10/1471%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04

Brad Tavares2/729%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	10/14	71%	0/0	0:04	1
	Brad Tavares	2/7	29%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Clint Hester

UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping • Nov 2014

KO/TKO (Knee) • Rd 2, 2:43

Robert Whittaker49/10447%TD 1/2Ctrl 2:18

Clint Hester28/6146%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:45

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	26/56	46%	1/1	2:15	1
	Clint Hester	8/24	33%	0/2	0:18	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	23/48	48%	0/1	0:03	1
	Clint Hester	20/37	54%	0/1	0:27	—

WIN

vs. Mike Rhodes

UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt • Jun 2014

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Robert Whittaker66/18336%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:22

Mike Rhodes47/14632%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:37

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	24/64	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Rhodes	10/46	22%	0/1	0:16	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	24/72	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Mike Rhodes	24/59	41%	0/1	0:21	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	18/47	38%	1/1	2:22	—
	Mike Rhodes	13/41	32%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Stephen Thompson

UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann • Feb 2014

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 3:43

Robert Whittaker19/6629%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Stephen Thompson38/8048%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	19/66	29%	0/0	0:00	—
	Stephen Thompson	38/80	48%	0/0	0:07	1

LOSS

vs. Court McGee

UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 • Aug 2013

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Robert Whittaker48/18426%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Court McGee88/30529%TD 1/8Ctrl 0:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	10/52	19%	0/0	0:00	—
	Court McGee	22/78	28%	0/3	0:11	—

R2	Robert Whittaker	16/58	28%	0/0	0:00	—
	Court McGee	33/101	33%	1/4	0:23	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	22/74	30%	0/0	0:00	—
	Court McGee	33/126	26%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Colton Smith

UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 • May 2013

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 3, 0:41

Robert Whittaker53/11347%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:14

Colton Smith33/9136%TD 0/6Ctrl 0:03

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Robert Whittaker	17/45	38%	1/1	0:10	—
	Colton Smith	20/40	50%	0/4	0:03	1

R2	Robert Whittaker	28/56	50%	0/0	0:00	1
	Colton Smith	12/43	28%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Robert Whittaker	8/12	67%	0/0	0:04	1
	Colton Smith	1/8	12%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Brad Scott

UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson • Dec 2012

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Robert Whittaker83/20241%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:22

Brad Scott55/17132%TD 1/5Ctrl 4:15

▼ Rounds