Light Heavyweight Bout

Robert Whittaker

“The Reaper”

Record: 18-7-0
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 6' 0"
Reach: 73"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Dec 20, 1990

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 25
Minutes: 337.8
Knockdowns: 12
Sig. accuracy: 43.4%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 38.1%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 0
Control / 15: 1:11

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted1489/3432

Accuracy43.4%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head71.8%
Body10.3%
Leg17.9%

Position

Distance86.5%
Clinch6.7%
Ground6.8%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head56.2%
Body20.4%
Leg23.4%

Position absorbed

Distance84.1%
Clinch10.5%
Ground5.5%

Grappling

For

Takedowns16/42

TD accuracy38.1%

TD per 150.7

Sub attempts0

Subs per 150

Reversals0

Control26:39

Control per 151:11

Against

Takedowns absorbed19/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced2

Control conceded36:23

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.4	55.6%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.1/0.2	50.0%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.6	30.2%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.2/0.7	25.4%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/2.5	33.2%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Nikita Krylov
KO/TKO · Round 3 · 1:01
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2Jul 11, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 54/111 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Reinier de Ridder
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De RidderJul 26, 2025
KD 1 · Sig 66/142 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:36
Loss vs Khamzat Chimaev
Submission · Round 1 · 3:34
UFC 308: Topuria vs. HollowayOct 26, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 2/2 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:00
Win vs Ikram Aliskerov
KO/TKO · Round 1 · 1:49
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. AliskerovJun 22, 2024
KD 1 · Sig 14/21 · TD 0/0 · Ctrl 0:03
Win vs Paulo Costa
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. TopuriaFeb 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 95/175 · TD 0/1 · Ctrl 0:00
Loss vs Dricus Du Plessis
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:23
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. RodriguezJul 8, 2023
KD 0 · Sig 31/70 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:23
Win vs Marvin Vettori
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. TuivasaSep 3, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 74/166 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:12
Loss vs Israel Adesanya
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2Feb 12, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 59/136 · TD 4/10 · Ctrl 3:40
Win vs Kelvin Gastelum
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. GastelumApr 17, 2021
KD 0 · Sig 150/284 · TD 4/7 · Ctrl 4:19
Win vs Jared Cannonier
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 254: Khabib vs. GaethjeOct 24, 2020
KD 1 · Sig 69/151 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 2:10

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