Robert Whittaker Record, Stats & Next Fight

UFC fight history

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Event	Date
◆	Nikita KrylovUpcoming Light Heavyweight	—	—	—	—	UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2	Jul 11, 2026
L	#12Reinier de Ridder Middleweight	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder	Jul 26, 2025
L	#12Khamzat Chimaev Middleweight	Submission	Rear Naked Choke	R1	3:34	UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway	Oct 26, 2024
W	Ikram Aliskerov Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R1	1:49	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov	Jun 22, 2024
W	#6Paulo Costa Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria	Feb 17, 2024
L	#6Dricus Du Plessis Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head At Distance	R2	2:23	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez	Jul 8, 2023
W	#2Marvin Vettori Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa	Sep 3, 2022
L	CIsrael AdesanyaTitle Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2	Feb 12, 2022
W	#8Kelvin Gastelum Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum	Apr 17, 2021
W	#3Jared Cannonier Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje	Oct 24, 2020
W	#5Darren Till Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till	Jul 25, 2020
L	#1Israel AdesanyaTitle Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R2	3:33	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya	Oct 5, 2019
W	#1Yoel Romero Middleweight	Decision	Split	R5	5:00	UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2	Jun 9, 2018
W	#1Yoel RomeroTitle Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker	Jul 8, 2017
W	#3Jacare Souza Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R2	3:28	UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis	Apr 15, 2017
W	#8Derek Brunson Middleweight	KO/TKO	Kick to Head At Distance	R1	4:07	UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson	Nov 26, 2016
W	#13Rafael Natal Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux	Apr 23, 2016
W	#10Uriah Hall Middleweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm	Nov 14, 2015
W	#14Brad Tavares Middleweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head In Clinch	R1	0:44	UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt	May 9, 2015
W	Clint Hester Middleweight	KO/TKO	Knee to Head In Clinch	R2	2:43	UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping	Nov 7, 2014
W	Mike Rhodes Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt	Jun 28, 2014
L	Stephen Thompson Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punches to Head In Clinch	R1	3:43	UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann	Feb 22, 2014
L	Court McGee Welterweight	Decision	Split	R3	5:00	UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2	Aug 28, 2013
W	Colton Smith Welterweight	KO/TKO	Punch to Head At Distance	R3	0:41	UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2	May 25, 2013
W	BS Brad ScottTitle Welterweight	Decision	Unanimous	R3	5:00	UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson	Dec 14, 2012

Outside the UFC

9-2across 11 bouts · 8 promotions · wins by 4 KO · 5 subCFC · CFC 21 · SA · CFC 19 · Legend FC +3

Res	Opponent	Outcome	Finish	Rd	Time	Promotion	Date
L	Jesse Juarez23-12	Decision	Unanimous	R5	5:00	CFC 21	May 18, 2012
W	Shaun Spooner8-2	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	4:01	SA	Mar 23, 2012
W	Ian Bone10-7	KO/TKO	Punches	R2	3:15	CFC 19	Dec 9, 2011
L	Hoon Kim10-13-2	Submission	Triangle Choke	R1	3:01	Legend FC	Oct 30, 2011
W	Corey Nelson19-8-2	Submission	Armbar	R2	4:40	CFC 18	Aug 26, 2011
W	Ben Alloway18-9	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	4:07	CFC	Jun 3, 2011
W	Nate Thomson2-2	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R1	2:21	CFC	Oct 8, 2010
W	Jay Cobain8-9-1	Submission	Armbar	R2	0:32	CFC	Jun 5, 2010
W	Nick Ariel3-1	KO/TKO	Punch	R2	2:50	CFC 12	Mar 12, 2010
W	Richard Walsh9-5	Submission	Rear-Naked Choke	R2	2:40	CFC	Nov 20, 2009
W	Chris Tallowin0-1	KO/TKO	Punches	R1	—	XFC	Mar 14, 2009

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.

Method of victory & defeat

KO / TKO

10 wins, 3 losses

W10

L3

Submission

5 wins, 2 losses

W5

L2

Decision

11 wins, 4 losses

W11

L4

Finishes

UFC KOs

6

Above avg · 15%Middleweight

Knockdowns / fight

0.50

Above avg · 0.24Middleweight

UFC submissions

0

Below avg · 8%Middleweight

Submission attempts / fight

0.00

Below avg · 0.39Middleweight

KO history

Knockout power and chin durability (UFC; clean KOs only).

Robert Whittaker

PowerChin

Knockout rate

25%

6 KO/TKO wins

Knockdowns dealt

12

1.18 per 100 head

Clean KO losses

3

cuts / injury TKOs excluded

Knockdowns absorbed

8

1.28 per 100 head

Chin gauges use a league scale: green = clean record, red = bottom ~10% of UFC fighters (4+ KO losses · 6+ knockdowns absorbed).

Decision behavior

Judging

10 scorecards on file

Robert Whittaker

Scorecard luck

Wrong end of the cards

Won just 0 of 1 coin-flip decision — repeatedly on the wrong end of close calls. Judges have given them 7 of 12 rounds they disagreed on (58%).

Coin-flip decisions

Split + majority

0–1

Won – Lost

Swing rounds

Judges disagreed

7–5

Won – Lost

58% went their way

Unanimous9 decisions · 90%

8W1L

Split1 decision · 10%

1L

Majority

None

10-8 rounds

None scoredno 10-8 rounds in this fighter’s decisions

Most frequent judges

All judges →

Scorecard data ingested from MMA Decisions

Career striking

OverallB63rd

43%1,435 / 3,321

Striking accuracy

59%

Striking defense

Sig. strikes / min+1.03 differential

Landed4.39

Absorbed3.36

71%str + td

Defensive rating

Striking edge

+2%accuracy vs opp. landing

worseevenbetter

Strike maps

Sig. strikes by target

Head71%86th1,015
Body11%42nd153
Leg19%82nd267

Color = division rank · green elite → red low · % = share of strikes

Sig. strikes by position

86%Standing

Standing86%1,237
Clinch7%97
Ground7%101

Striking zones

Per-15-minute breakdown — where this fighter lands, and where they get hit.

UFC only

Robert Whittaker

Landed per 15

Head

A+

88th

46.6

88th

Body

D

38th

7.0

38th

Leg

A

83rd

12.3

83rd

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Absorbed per 15

Head

C

54th

28.6

54th

Body

D

38th

10.0

38th

Leg

F

16th

11.8

16th

Ranks are division percentiles — e.g. 90th = top 10% of the weight class. Higher is always better: on “absorbed” rows the rank is inverted, so a high rank means they get hit less.

Career totals — landed / attempted

Landed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	46.6	1,015	2,758	37%
Body	7.0	153	250	61%
Leg	12.3	267	313	85%

Absorbed (career total)

Zone	Per 15	Landed	Attempted	Accuracy
Head	28.6	624	2,048	30%
Body	10.0	217	355	61%
Leg	11.8	256	310	83%

UFCStats career rates, per 15 minutes. Percentiles vs the division; absorbed is inverted so higher is better.

Grappling

Per-15-minute breakdown of takedowns, submissions, and ground control.

UFC only

Robert Whittaker

38%

Takedown accuracy

82%

Takedown defense

Control / 15 min-0.3 min net

On top1.2

On bottom1.6

Offense

Takedowns

D

39th

0.7

39th

TD accuracy

C

50th

38%

50th

Sub attempts

D

37th

0.0

37th

Control

D

26th

1.2 min

26th

Defense

TD defense

A

84th

82%

84th

Controlled

1.6 min

Career totals — landed / attempted, control time

Offense

Takedowns	16 / 42
Submission attempts	0
Control time	26:39

Defense

TDs defended	73 / 89
Control absorbed	34:13

Rates above are per 15 minutes of UFC fight time (327min total). Value colors reflect the per-15 rate’s percentile against the current weight class baseline; raw totals without a division reference stay neutral.

Pace & fade

Round-by-round work rate, and whether they fade.

UFC only

Robert Whittaker

24 UFC bouts (per‑round) · 327 min

116%

R3 pace · 15 bouts

Whittaker holds steady (+2% per round through round 5). Within fights that reached round 3, Whittaker lifts to 116% of round-1 output by round 3 (15 bouts).

Whittaker — HOLDSOutput / min

Rounds backed by fewer than 2 bouts are drawn smaller and dimmed with an n= count — a deep round seen in one or two fights is a thin sample, not a settled rate. Per-round bout counts are in the breakdown below.

Full per-round breakdown

What drives the pace · per round

The composite output line above blends these three inputs — splitting them out shows whether the work rate is built on striking volume, takedown pressure, or top control, and which input fades.

Sig. strikes landed

Whittakerlanded / min

Takedown attempts

Whittakerattempts / min

Control time

Whittaker% of round

Round	Output / min	Sig landed / min	Sig absorbed / min	TD att / min	Control	Bouts
R1	4.9	4.4	3.3	0.08	8%	24
R2	5.1	4.8	3.9	0.05	4%	19
R3	5.5	4.6	3.3	0.14	12%	15
R4	4.5	4.0	2.6	0.13	3%	6
R5	5.6	3.4	2.8	0.50	18%	6

Output / minis the headline work rate — significant strikes landed, plus 3 per takedown attempt, plus one per 15 seconds of control — so a takedown-and-grind round isn’t scored as idle the way bare striking volume would. The remaining columns are its components. Per-round rates use UFCStats per-round data (available for ~95% of bouts since 2008). Each round’s rates are averaged only over bouts that reached that round, so the bout count shrinks as rounds deepen. The final round of a finished fight is pro-rated by its actual length.

Schedule Score

Opponent quality, ranked across the UFC. Recent fights weighted heavier.

UFC only

Robert Whittaker

24 resolved UFC bouts · 17 ranked at the time

Schedule Score

83/ 100

0255075100

Schedule strength

A+

96th

77%

96th

Win quality

A+

95th

68%

95th

Opponent quality distribution

Every UFC bout, grouped by who the opponent was at the time.

4

11

4

2

ChampionHeld the title in this weight class at the time
Top-5Ranked #1–#5 at the time
Top-15Ranked #6–#15 at the time
Title-fight challengerBout was for a title (no other rank signal)
Building3+ UFC fights, ≥.40 win rate
UnprovenFewer than 3 fights, or sub-.40 win rate

Tier	Bouts	Record	Win rate
Champion	4	0-4	0%
Top-5	11	9-2	82%
Top-15	4	4-0	100%
Title-fight challenger	1	1-0	100%
Building	2	1-1	50%
Unproven	2	2-0	100%

Highest-quality opponents

Toughest opponents on the scheduleScore, scored at the time of the fight.

All bouts — opponent quality bout-by-bout

Res	Opponent	Tier	Score	Date
L	Reinier de Ridder#12	Top-5	75	Jul 26, 2025
L	Khamzat Chimaev#12	Champion	88	Oct 26, 2024
W	Ikram Aliskerov	Top-15	42	Jun 22, 2024
W	Paulo Costa#6	Top-5	83	Feb 17, 2024
L	Dricus Du Plessis#6	Champion	91	Jul 8, 2023
W	Marvin Vettori#2	Top-5	87	Sep 3, 2022
L	Israel AdesanyaCHAMP	Champion	100	Feb 12, 2022
W	Kelvin Gastelum#8	Top-5	80	Apr 17, 2021
W	Jared Cannonier#3	Top-5	86	Oct 24, 2020
W	Darren Till#5	Top-5	80	Jul 25, 2020
L	Israel Adesanya#1	Champion	97	Oct 5, 2019
W	Yoel Romero#1	Top-5	90	Jun 9, 2018
W	Yoel Romero#1	Top-5	90	Jul 8, 2017
W	Jacare Souza#3	Top-5	88	Apr 15, 2017
W	Derek Brunson#8	Top-5	78	Nov 26, 2016
W	Rafael Natal#13	Top-15	64	Apr 23, 2016
W	Uriah Hall#10	Top-15	71	Nov 14, 2015
W	Brad Tavares#14	Top-15	68	May 9, 2015
W	Clint Hester	Building	18	Nov 7, 2014
W	Mike Rhodes	Unproven	8	Jun 28, 2014
L	Stephen Thompson	Top-5	65	Feb 22, 2014
L	Court McGee	Building	18	Aug 28, 2013
W	Colton Smith	Unproven	8	May 25, 2013
W	Brad Scott	Title-fight challenger	50	Dec 14, 2012

Per-bout quality scoring: champion = 100; same-division ranks 1–5 = 90 → 78 linear; ranks 6–15 = 75 → 60 linear; cross-division champion = 78; cross-division ranked = 45; title-fight challenger (no rank signal) = 50, bumped to 65 when opp had an elite career UFC record at the time. Unranked opponents are scored on UFC record-at-time (long-tenured vet 60, contender-level 45, established 30, building 18, unproven 8). P4P top-10 at time adds +5; top-3 adds +8 (capped at 100). The Schedule Score combines schedule strength (65%) and quality wins (35%), then is held toward a rookie baseline for fighters with limited UFC experience so a thin résumé reads honestly low.

Career cohorts

24 resolved UFC bouts

Performance broken down by situation — camp length, response to the previous result, title-fight presence, and rematches. Computed across every completed UFC bout.

Camp length

Days between fights

Short turnaround

< 100 days

2-1

3 bouts

Typical camp

100–180 days

7-2

9 bouts

Long layoff

> 180 days

7-4

11 bouts

UFC debut

first UFC bout

1-0

1 bout

Post-result bounce

Performance based on the previous UFC result

After a loss

next bout after a defeat

4-2

6 bouts

After a win

next bout after a win

12-5

17 bouts

First UFC bout

no precedent

1-0

1 bout

Title fights

Performance with a belt on the line

All title fights

as challenger or champion

2-2

4 bouts

As champion

defending the belt

0-1

1 bout

As challenger

fighting for the belt

2-1

3 bouts

Rematches

Performance when meeting an opponent again

All rematches

any second meeting

1-1

2 bouts

Revenge bouts

lost the first meeting

0-1

1 bout

Encore bouts

won the first meeting

1-0

1 bout

Activity & layoff

Last fight, activity, and divisional context.

Time since last UFC bout

11 months

Active

0–6 mo

Normal

6–12 mo

Layoff

12–18 mo

Extended

18+ mo

Robert Whittaker

Within a year

11 monthssince last bout

vs Reinier de Ridder · Jul 26, 2025

DraftKings fantasy scoring

DFSAs favorite 10-3As underdog 7-4

69.5

DK avg

72.7

Median

113.8

Ceiling

18.3

Floor

38%

Boom

21%

Bust

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