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Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker#6 LHW

VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER
Secondary style
Defensive Striker
established · 25 UFC fights
27-11
Record
11 KO · 5 SUB · 11 DEC
Wins by method
WinWinLossLossWin
Recent form
35
Age
183 cm
Height
185 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-07-11
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P79
Volume
P91
Striking Efficiency
P67
Range Sniper
P79
Kickboxing
P76
Clinch Striking
P8
Defensive Striking
P87
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P25
Pressure Wrestling
P20
Top Control
P26
Submission
P24
Anti-Wrestling
P39
Grappling Defense
P76
Scrambler
P1
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P60
Finisher
P30
Damage Resistance
P40
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P63
Pace
P44
Late Fighter
P52
GLOBAL
Versatility
P61
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).

Archetype history

  1. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2026-07-11 → CURRENT
  2. DEFENSIVE STRIKER2023-07-08 → 2026-07-11 · 6 fights
  3. VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2022-02-12 → 2022-09-03 · 2 fights
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-07-11
Striking
4.41
Landed / mini
Landed / min
  • Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
3.40
Absorbed / mini
Absorbed / min
  • Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
43%
Accuracyi
Accuracy
  • Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
59%
Defensei
Defense
  • Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.53
KD / 15 mini
KD / 15 min
  • Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.36
KD absorbed / 15 mini
KD absorbed / 15 min
  • Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
0.71
TD / 15 mini
TD / 15 min
  • Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
1.87
TD att / 15 mini
TD att / 15 min
  • Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
38%
TD accuracyi
TD accuracy
  • Share of takedown attempts that landed.
80%
TD defensei
TD defense
  • Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:11
Control / 15 mini
Control / 15 min
  • Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.00
Sub att / 15 mini
Sub att / 15 min
  • Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Head72%
Body10%
Leg18%
Position
Distance87%
Clinch7%
Ground7%
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2113R3103stable
TakedownsR1100R256R3174increasing
ControlR1100R257R3161increasing

Ranking evolution

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Model track record
88%
Model correct (7/8)
3/3
Fighter wins when model favored
1/5
Fighter wins when model underdog
1/1
Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight

Model vs market

Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights
2026-07-11
vs Nikita Krylov Win · KO/TKO
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2
54.4%
Model · pick ✓
→
2025-07-26
vs Reinier de Ridder Loss · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder
42.1%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-10-26
vs Khamzat Chimaev Loss · SUB
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
21.8%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-06-22
vs Ikram Aliskerov Win · KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov
72.9%
Model · pick ✓
→
2024-02-17
vs Paulo Costa Win · DEC
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
66.2%
Model · pick ✓
→
2023-07-08
vs Dricus Du Plessis Loss · KO/TKO
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
48.9%
Model · pick ✓
→
2022-09-03
vs Marvin Vettori Win · DEC
UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa
43.9%
Model · pick ✗
→
2022-02-12
vs Israel Adesanya Loss · DEC
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
29.1%
Model · pick ✓
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