Fighter Profile›Middleweight

“The Reaper”

Robert Whittaker

27-924 UFC

Pressure Fighter

Form

· 2L

Declining

10× Title

10× 5R

High Wear

6'0"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·35age

Last fightLReinier de Ridder·S-DEC·R5·9mo ago

Fighter Context

17–7UFC·

6KO

0Sub

11Dec

13.6min/fight

327UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

15–7(22 fights)

40%finish rate

+1.4str diff/min

vs. Veteran Opps

6–1(7 fights)

17%finish rate

+2.8str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.03

Positive

74%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.097

Average

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Durable

66%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

67%

Strong

81%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Whittaker

Distance Striker

Middleweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.39

Str. Accuracy43%

1,435UFC landed/3,321attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.2 vs avg3.36

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / fight0.50

12UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Average53%ile0.84

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

11%

Leg

19%

By Position

Distance86%

Clinch7%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 124 rounds	Round 219 rounds	Round 315 rounds	Round 46 rounds	Round 56 rounds
Avg. Landed	20	22	22	20	17
Avg. Absorbed	15	18	16	13	14
Avg. Net	+5	+4	+6	+7	+3

Grappling

Whittaker

Control Wrestler

·67s ctrlAverage Control

Middleweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.73

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.93

TD Accuracy38%

16UFC landed/42attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense82%

73UFC defended/89opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Holds Ground

Finishing

Finish Rate

35%

Decision Fighter

div avg 61%

How They Lose

7UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO6 / 17

Submission0 / 17

Decision11 / 17

KD → Finish

6/10Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO3 / 7

Submission1 / 7

Decision3 / 7

Loss Pattern

4 of 7 losses by finish in R1–R2

Explosive starter. 5 of 6 KOs inside R1-R2

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

57%

8 of 14 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

2.0pts

W10 dec

1.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

11UD

3SD

0MD

21%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Layoff

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 12 more in second half of career

24 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=24

R2n=19

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

4.8

4.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

3.9

3.3

Diff

+1.0

+0.9

+1.2

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

KD Abs

▼Absorbed-47%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Elite oppVeteran opp

Whittaker — 24 UFC Fights

Result

Method

24 fights

Reinier de Ridder

TITLE

S-DEC R5Jul '25

-1

·66 SS (46%)·67 abs·2 td taken·36s ctrl·1 kd landed

Khamzat Chimaev

TITLE

SUB R1 · 3:34Oct '24

-1

·2 SS (100%)·3 abs·2 td taken

Ikram Aliskerov

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 1:49Jun '24

·14 SS (67%)·5 abs·1 kd landed

Paulo Costa

U-DEC R3Feb '24

+28

·95 SS (54%)·67 abs·0/1 td

Dricus Du Plessis

KO/TKO R2 · 2:23Jul '23

-31

·31 SS (44%)·62 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·23s ctrl·1 kd taken

Marvin VettoriVeteran

U-DEC R3Sep '22

+41

·74 SS (45%)·33 abs·1/1 td·12s ctrl

Israel AdesanyaVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Feb '22

-20

·59 SS (43%)·79 abs·4/10 td·220s ctrl·1 kd taken

Kelvin GastelumVeteran

TITLE

U-DEC R5Apr '21

+88

·150 SS (53%)·62 abs·4/7 td·1 td taken·259s ctrl

Jared Cannonier

U-DEC R3Oct '20

+16

·69 SS (46%)·53 abs·0/2 td·130s ctrl·1 kd landed

Darren Till

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '20

+28

·69 SS (44%)·41 abs·2/13 td·149s ctrl·1 kd landed

All Fighters

Middleweight

“The Reaper”

Robert Whittaker

27-924 UFC

Form

6'0"ht·73"reach·Orthodoxstance·35age

Last fightLReinier de Ridder·S-DEC·9mo ago

Fighter Context

17–7UFC·

6KO

0Sub

11Dec

13.6min/fight

327UFC min

vs. Winning Record15–7

vs. Veterans (8+ W)6–1

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.03

74%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.097

32%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

66%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

67%

81%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Whittaker

Middleweight avg

Distance Striker

Sig. Strikes / Min4.39

Str. Accuracy43%

1,435UFC landed/3,321attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.2 vs avg3.36

Str. Defense59%

KD Rate / Fight0.50

12UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / Fight0.33

CQ KO Power

Average53%ile0.84

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

71%

Body

11%

Leg

19%

By Position

Dist86%

Clinch7%

Ground7%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=24	R2 n=19	R3 n=15	R4 n=6	R5 n=6
Landed	20	22	22	20	17
Absorbed	15	18	16	13	14
Net	+5	+4	+6	+7	+3

Grappling

Whittaker

Middleweight avg

Control Wrestler

67s ctrlAverage Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min0.73

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY1.93

TD Accuracy38%

16UFC landed/42attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.00

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense82%

73UFC defended/89opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 2 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

35%

Decision Fighter

Win Methods

6KO/TKO

0Sub

11Dec

Loss Methods

3KO/TKO

1Sub

3Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

57%8 of 14 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

2.0pts

W10 dec

1.0pts

L2 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

11UD

3SD

0MD

21%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=24

R2n=19

R3n=15

Outputsig strikes / min

4.3

4.8

4.6

Absorbedsig strikes / min

3.3

3.9

3.3

Diff

+1.0

+0.9

+1.2

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Whittaker — UFC Fight Log

Reinier de RidderTITLE

S-DEC·R5·Jul '25

66 SS (46%)·67 abs·2 td taken·36s ctrl·1 kd

Khamzat ChimaevTITLE

SUB·R1·Oct '24

2 SS (100%)·3 abs·2 td taken

Ikram AliskerovTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jun '24

14 SS (67%)·5 abs·1 kd

Paulo Costa

U-DEC·R3·Feb '24

95 SS (54%)·67 abs·0/1 td

Dricus Du Plessis

KO/TKO·R2·Jul '23

31 SS (44%)·62 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·23s ctrl·1 kd taken

Marvin VettoriVeteran

U-DEC·R3·Sep '22

74 SS (45%)·33 abs·1/1 td·12s ctrl

Israel AdesanyaVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Feb '22

59 SS (43%)·79 abs·4/10 td·220s ctrl·1 kd taken

Kelvin GastelumVeteranTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Apr '21

150 SS (53%)·62 abs·4/7 td·1 td taken·259s ctrl

Round 124 rounds

Round 219 rounds

Round 315 rounds

Round 46 rounds

Round 56 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

n=24

n=19

n=15

n=6

Landed

Absorbed

Net