Robert Whittaker
AustraliaRobert Whittaker, “The Reaper”, is a Light Heavyweight from Australia with an official record of 28-9. MMA Hub holds 25 of those bouts: 18 wins and 7 losses, the wins coming 7 by knockout and 11 by decision. The most recent bout on file is a third-round knockout win over Nikita Krylov at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 on 11 July 2026.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2026 | Nikita Krylov | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 1:01 | UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 |
| Jul 26, 2025 | Reinier de Ridder | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder |
| Oct 26, 2024 | Khamzat Chimaev | LOSS | SUBRear Naked Choke | R1 · 3:34 | UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway |
| Jun 22, 2024 | Ikram Aliskerov | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 1:49 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov |
| Feb 17, 2024 | Paulo Costa | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria |
| Jul 8, 2023 | Dricus Du Plessis | LOSS | KOPunches | R2 · 2:23 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez |
| Sep 3, 2022 | Marvin Vettori | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa |
| Feb 12, 2022 | Israel AdesanyaTitle | LOSS | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 |
| Apr 17, 2021 | Kelvin Gastelum | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum |
| Oct 24, 2020 | Jared Cannonier | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje |
| Jul 25, 2020 | Darren Till | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till |
| Oct 5, 2019 | Israel AdesanyaTitle | LOSS | KOPunch | R2 · 3:33 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya |
| Jun 9, 2018 | Yoel Romero | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2 |
| Jul 9, 2017 | Yoel RomeroTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R5 · 5:00 | UFC 213: Romero vs. Whittaker |
| Apr 16, 2017 | Jacare Souza | WIN | KOKick | R2 · 3:28 | UFC Fight Night: Johnson vs. Reis |
| Nov 27, 2016 | Derek Brunson | WIN | KOKick | R1 · 4:07 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson |
| Apr 23, 2016 | Rafael Natal | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux |
| Nov 14, 2015 | Uriah Hall | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm |
| May 9, 2015 | Brad Tavares | WIN | KOPunch | R1 · 0:44 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt |
| Nov 8, 2014 | Clint Hester | WIN | KOKnee | R2 · 2:43 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping |
| Jun 29, 2014 | Mike Rhodes | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt |
| Feb 22, 2014 | Stephen Thompson | LOSS | KOPunches | R1 · 3:43 | UFC 170: Rousey vs. McMann |
| Aug 29, 2013 | Court McGee | LOSS | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 |
| May 26, 2013 | Colton Smith | WIN | KOPunch | R3 · 0:41 | UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Silva 2 |
| Dec 14, 2012 | Bradley ScottTitle | WIN | DECDecision | R3 · 5:00 | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson |
Wins, losses and draws are Robert Whittaker’s official record. Everything else is counted from the 25 bouts we hold a full result for — method, round and time. Per-fight striking and grappling statistics are not published in our data source, so they are not shown.
Robert Whittaker’s record, in numbers
Robert Whittaker’s official record is 28-9. Every figure on this page is counted instead from the 25 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for — 18 wins, 7 losses — because 12 bouts from the official record are not in the history we hold.
The 18 wins break down as 7 by knockout and 11 by decision — 7 of 18 inside the distance, a finish rate of 39%. Across all 25 bouts with a recorded finishing round, the average bout lasted 13 minutes 31 seconds.
Robert Whittaker has been stopped 4 times in the 25 bouts on file — 3 by knockout and 1 by submission — which is 16% of them.
Of the 25 bouts MMA Hub holds a result for, 4 were for a title and 9 were the main event of the card. Three of them have come since July 2024.
Set against the 16 Light Heavyweight fighters MMA Hub holds eight or more bouts for, Robert Whittaker has a finish rate no higher than any of them, a record of avoiding stoppage above 44% of them and a two-year bout count above 13% of them. The comparison is made inside the division rather than across the whole roster, because how often a division finishes depends heavily on what it weighs.
Robert Whittaker is listed at 6ft with a reach of 73in, fights orthodox and is 35, born 20 December 1990.
These figures are recomputed from Robert Whittaker’s bout history each time results are synced, so they follow the record rather than a fixed snapshot.