Robert Whittaker "The Reaper"

Light Heavyweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record18-7 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record147-44-3 (77%) across 25 opponents
Last 5 opponents30-11 (73.2%) across 5 opponents
Age35
Height6' 0"
Reach73"
StanceOrthodox

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute4.41
Significant strikes absorbed per minute3.40
Striking accuracy43%
Striking defense59%
Takedowns per 15 minutes0.71
Takedowns landed / attempted38%
Takedown defense80%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.00
Average fight time13.5 min

UFC wins: 7 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 11 decision. UFC losses: 3 KO/TKO, 1 submission, 3 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-07-11Nikita Krylov12-9GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 1:01UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
2025-07-26Reinier de Ridder3-0GrapplerLDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
2024-10-26Khamzat Chimaev7-0GrapplerLSubmission R1 3:34UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
2024-06-22Ikram Aliskerov2-0—WKO/TKO R1 1:49UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
2024-02-17Paulo Costa6-2StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
2023-07-08Dricus Du Plessis5-0GrapplerLKO/TKO R2 2:23UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2022-09-03Marvin Vettori8-3-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
2022-02-12Israel Adesanya10-1StrikerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
2021-04-17Kelvin Gastelum11-6 (1 NC)BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum
2020-10-24Jared Cannonier6-4StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje
2020-07-25Darren Till6-2-1BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
2019-10-05Israel Adesanya6-0StrikerLKO/TKO R2 3:33 (title)UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
2018-06-09Yoel Romero9-1WrestlerWDecision - Split R5 5:00UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2
2017-07-08Yoel Romero8-0WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker
2017-04-15Jacare Souza7-1GrapplerWKO/TKO R2 3:28UFC on FOX: Johnson vs. Reis
2016-11-26Derek Brunson7-1WrestlerWKO/TKO R1 4:07UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson
2016-04-23Rafael Natal9-4-1WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux
2015-11-14Uriah Hall5-3BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 193: Rousey vs Holm
2015-05-09Brad Tavares8-3BalancedWKO/TKO R1 0:44UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt
2014-11-07Clint Hester4-0StrikerWKO/TKO R2 2:43UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Bisping
2014-06-28Mike Rhodes0-1GrapplerWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt
2014-02-22Stephen Thompson3-1StrikerLKO/TKO R1 3:43UFC 170: Rousey vs McMann
2013-08-28Court McGee4-2WrestlerLDecision - Split R3 5:00UFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2
2013-05-25Colton Smith1-0GrapplerWKO/TKO R3 0:41UFC 160: Velasquez vs Silva 2
2012-12-14Brad ScottUFC debut—WDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00 (title)UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs Pearson

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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