Nigel Whitear
UFC Debut
Record
Streak
W2
- Born
- England
- Weight class
- Middleweight
Before the UFC
Nigel Whitear makes their UFC debut
Our striking, grappling, and schedule metrics are measured from UFC fights, so they come online after this bout. Here is the career they bring in — and how live the opposition has been.
Pre-UFC opposition
DevelopmentalOpponents' combined record
149-190-1
.440 win rate
Winning-record opponents
7 of 21
carried winning pro records
Pro bouts faced
26
21 opponents with records on file
A descriptive read of the non-UFC slate from opponents’ full career pro records — not a UFC-grade Schedule Score.
UFC fight history
No UFC bouts on record yet.
Outside the UFC
across 26 bouts · 19 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 3 sub · 1 decFX3 · Cage Rage · Budo 18 · Fury MMA 5 · KnuckleUp MMA 3 +14
| Res | Opponent | Outcome | Finish | Rd | Time | Promotion | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Will Cairns1-47 | KO/TKO | Punch | R1 | 0:13 | Budo 18 | Mar 4, 2017 |
| W | Vitor Silva2-17 | Decision | Unanimous | R3 | 5:00 | Fury MMA 5 | Jun 10, 2012 |
| L | Kevin Reed10-18 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | — | KnuckleUp MMA 3 | Nov 1, 2009 |
| L | Tommy Maguire16-6 | Submission | Arm-Triangle Choke | R1 | 1:09 | AM 19 | Oct 17, 2009 |
| L | Porfirio Alves Jr.9-4-1 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 0:00 | CC 1 | Aug 22, 2009 |
| L | Jamaine Facey10-10 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:38 | UCMMA 5 | Jul 11, 2009 |
| L | Disqualification | — | R1 | 1:18 | Cage Rage 28 | Sep 20, 2008 | |
| L | Submission | Rear-Naked Choke | R1 | 1:55 | FX3 | Jun 22, 2008 | |
| L | Steve O'Rourke | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:40 | Cage Rage | Jun 14, 2008 |
| W | Richard Taylor | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:28 | Survival FC | Apr 26, 2008 |
| L | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R1 | 0:32 | Cage Warriors | Apr 19, 2008 | |
| L | Andrew Burnett | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 3:49 | FX3 | Mar 15, 2008 |
| L | Nathan Boyce | Submission | Guillotine Choke | R0 | 0:00 | BG 8 | Feb 16, 2008 |
| L | Peter Angerer12-13 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 1:11 | FX3 | Nov 24, 2007 |
| W | Jason Barrett3-7 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 2:27 | FX3 | Mar 10, 2007 |
| L | Jason Barrett3-7 | KO/TKO | Punches | R2 | 2:29 | Cage Rage | Aug 20, 2006 |
| L | Mick Broster5-5 | DQ | Illegal Stomp | R1 | 1:41 | FX3 | Jul 15, 2006 |
| W | Richard Walker0-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | — | ZTFN 2 | Jun 25, 2006 |
| L | Lee Ambrose2-2 | Submission | Rear Naked Choke | R1 | 0:00 | EB 11 | Apr 9, 2006 |
| W | Dean Bray6-6 | Submission | Armbar | R1 | 3:56 | Cage Rage 14 | Dec 3, 2005 |
| L | Paul Kelly15-5 | KO/TKO | Punches | R1 | 0:54 | FX3 | Oct 15, 2005 |
| L | John O'Mally3-4 | Submission | Strikes | R1 | 0:00 | CFC 5 | Sep 4, 2005 |
| L | John Phillips22-11 | KO/TKO | — | R1 | 0:57 | HOP 3 | Jul 24, 2005 |
| W | Jason Simpson2-6 | KO/TKO | Doctor Stoppage | R1 | 2:04 | KOTC | Jun 24, 2005 |
| L | Submission | Keylock | R1 | 3:36 | FX3 | Jun 18, 2005 | |
| W | Steffan Hughes | KO/TKO | Head Kick | R1 | 0:00 | URF | May 12, 2005 |
Non-UFC bouts (regional/other promotions) and Dana White’s Contender Series — shown for context only, excluded from Schedule Score, striking/grappling rates, and every UFC-scoped metric.