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Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker

UFC record 18-7 · Rating 1659 · Last fight Saturday, July 11, 2026 · 1-fight win streak

#3 in UFC light heavyweight (CageIQ rating)

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Photo: Sexto Round, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

UFC stats

4.36
Sig. strikes landed / min
3.40
Sig. strikes absorbed / min
43%
Striking accuracy
59%
Striking defence
0.74
Takedowns / 15 min
79%
Takedown defence
0.02
Submission attempts / 15 min
28%
Finish rate

From 25 UFC fights. Rates with few fights are blended toward league averages. Finished 3 times by KO/TKO and 1 by submission.

Age 36Height 6'0"Reach 73"

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Recent UFC fights

OpponentMethodDate
W Nikita Krylov
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
KO/TKO · R3 2026-07-11
L Reinier de Ridder
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
Decision - Split · R5 2025-07-26
L Khamzat Chimaev
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
Submission · R1 2024-10-26
W Ikram Aliskerov
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
KO/TKO · R1 2024-06-22
W Paulo Costa
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Decision - Unanimous · R3 2024-02-17
L Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
KO/TKO · R2 2023-07-08
W Marvin Vettori
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
Decision - Unanimous · R3 2022-09-03
L Israel Adesanya
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2022-02-12
W Kelvin Gastelum
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
Decision - Unanimous · R5 2021-04-17
W Jared Cannonier
UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
Decision - Unanimous · R3 2020-10-24