Robert Whittaker
25 UFC Fights | 72% Win Rate | 7 Finishes (39%)
Robert Whittaker UFC Record & Pro MMA Record
Robert Whittaker is 18-7 in the UFC across 25 fights, with 7 wins by knockout and 11 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 27-9, 9-2 of it outside the UFC. Whittaker competes at middleweight as an orthodox outfighter, standing 6'0" with a 73" reach at 35 years old. The last bout was a win over Nikita Krylov by knockout in Jul 2026.
Best attribute: takedown defense (share of opponents' takedown attempts stopped) — 83rd percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (80%).
Robert Whittaker's UFC win rate is 72% (18 of 25 fights), and 39% of those wins came by finish. Whittaker averages 0.6 takedowns per fight at 38% accuracy and stops 80% of opponents' takedown attempts.
- Pro MMA Record
- 27-9
- UFC Record
- 18-7
- Height
- 6'0"
- Reach
- 73"
- Age
- 35
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Last Fight
- W vs Nikita Krylov · KO/TKO · Jul 2026
Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.
Robert Whittaker's Last 5 Fights
Whittaker is 3-2 in the last five UFC fights.
- Win vs Nikita Krylov · KO/TKO · R3 1:01 · UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · Jul 2026
- Loss vs Reinier de Ridder · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · Jul 2025
- Loss vs Khamzat Chimaev · Submission · R1 3:34 · UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · Oct 2024
- Win vs Ikram Aliskerov · KO/TKO · R1 1:49 · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · Jun 2024
- Win vs Paulo Costa · Decision · R3 5:00 · UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Feb 2024
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Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Robert Whittaker vs Average
Robert Whittaker's UFC Fight History
25 UFC fights on record (18-7), most recent first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Rd · Time | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Nikita Krylov | KO/TKO | R3 · 1:01 | UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 | 2026-07-11 |
| L | Reinier de Ridder | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder | 2025-07-26 |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev | Submission | R1 · 3:34 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway | 2024-10-26 |
| W | Ikram Aliskerov | KO/TKO | R1 · 1:49 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | 2024-06-22 |
| W | Paulo Costa | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria | 2024-02-17 |
| L | Dricus Du Plessis | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:23 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | 2023-07-08 |
| W | Marvin Vettori | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | 2022-09-03 |
| L★ | Israel Adesanya | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | 2022-02-12 |
| W | Kelvin Gastelum | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum | 2021-04-17 |
| W | Jared Cannonier | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje | 2020-10-24 |
| W | Darren Till | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till | 2020-07-25 |
| L★ | Israel Adesanya | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:33 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | 2019-10-05 |
| W | Yoel Romero | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 | 2018-06-09 |
| W★ | Yoel Romero | Decision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker | 2017-07-08 |
| W | Jacare Souza | KO/TKO | R2 · 3:28 | UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis | 2017-04-15 |
| W | Derek Brunson | KO/TKO | R1 · 4:07 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | 2016-11-26 |
| W | Rafael Natal | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux | 2016-04-23 |
| W | Uriah Hall | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm | 2015-11-14 |
| W | Brad Tavares | KO/TKO | R1 · 0:44 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt | 2015-05-09 |
| W | Clint Hester | KO/TKO | R2 · 2:43 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping | 2014-11-07 |
| W | Mike Rhodes | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt | 2014-06-28 |
| L | Stephen Thompson | KO/TKO | R1 · 3:43 | UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann | 2014-02-22 |
| L | Court McGee | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 | 2013-08-28 |
| W | Colton Smith | KO/TKO | R3 · 0:41 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2 | 2013-05-25 |
| W★ | Brad Scott | Decision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson | 2012-12-14 |
How Whittaker Ranks at Middleweight
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