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Robert Whittaker "The Reaper"

Active #3 light heavyweight · age 35 · Orthodox · 6'0" 183 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 73" 185 cm
At a glance
  • 1 successful title defense
  • Career-best 9-fight win streak
  • UFC veteran since 2012
Elo rating
1633
Global Elo 1682 ±37
Rank
#3
top 5% of division
UFC record
18-7-0
KO 7 · Sub 0 · Dec 11
Streak
+1
Δ90d +14 · Δ1y +14
Last fight
Jul 11, 2026
Win by KO · R3

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

25 fights · tap & drag
Dec 14, 2012 — W vs Brad Scott Δ+36May 25, 2013 — W vs Colton Smith Δ+33Aug 28, 2013 — L vs Court McGee Δ-31Feb 22, 2014 — L vs Stephen Thompson Δ-30Jun 28, 2014 — W vs Mike Rhodes Δ+26Nov 7, 2014 — W vs Clint Hester Δ+23May 9, 2015 — W vs Brad Tavares Δ+20Nov 14, 2015 — W vs Uriah Hall Δ+15Apr 23, 2016 — W vs Rafael Natal Δ+15Nov 26, 2016 — W vs Derek Brunson Δ+20Apr 15, 2017 — W vs Jacare Souza Δ+21Jul 8, 2017 — W vs Yoel Romero Δ+24Jun 9, 2018 — W vs Yoel Romero Δ+18Oct 5, 2019 — L vs Israel Adesanya Δ-23Jul 25, 2020 — W vs Darren Till Δ+14Oct 24, 2020 — W vs Jared Cannonier Δ+12Apr 17, 2021 — W vs Kelvin Gastelum Δ+14Feb 12, 2022 — L vs Israel Adesanya Δ-18Sep 3, 2022 — W vs Marvin Vettori Δ+12Jul 8, 2023 — L vs Dricus Du Plessis Δ-20Feb 17, 2024 — W vs Paulo Costa Δ+14Jun 22, 2024 — W vs Ikram Aliskerov Δ+12Oct 26, 2024 — L vs Khamzat Chimaev Δ-19Jul 26, 2025 — L vs Reinier De Ridder Δ-19Jul 11, 2026 — W vs Nikita Krylov Δ+14 1400145015001550160016501700 2015201820212024 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":316.5,"elo":1488,"date":"2012-12-14","opp":"Brad Scott","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":1,"x":113.5,"y":281.1,"elo":1521,"date":"2013-05-25","opp":"Colton Smith","result":"W","delta":33},{"i":2,"x":127.3,"y":314.4,"elo":1490,"date":"2013-08-28","opp":"Court McGee","result":"L","delta":-31},{"i":3,"x":153.2,"y":346.7,"elo":1459,"date":"2014-02-22","opp":"Stephen Thompson","result":"L","delta":-30},{"i":4,"x":171.5,"y":319.2,"elo":1485,"date":"2014-06-28","opp":"Mike Rhodes","result":"W","delta":26},{"i":5,"x":190.7,"y":295.2,"elo":1508,"date":"2014-11-07","opp":"Clint Hester","result":"W","delta":23},{"i":6,"x":217.2,"y":273.5,"elo":1528,"date":"2015-05-09","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":7,"x":244.7,"y":257.1,"elo":1543,"date":"2015-11-14","opp":"Uriah Hall","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":8,"x":268.1,"y":240.8,"elo":1559,"date":"2016-04-23","opp":"Rafael Natal","result":"W","delta":15},{"i":9,"x":299.6,"y":219.5,"elo":1579,"date":"2016-11-26","opp":"Derek Brunson","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":10,"x":319.9,"y":196.9,"elo":1600,"date":"2017-04-15","opp":"Jacare Souza","result":"W","delta":21},{"i":11,"x":332.1,"y":171.4,"elo":1624,"date":"2017-07-08","opp":"Yoel Romero","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":12,"x":380.9,"y":152.5,"elo":1641,"date":"2018-06-09","opp":"Yoel Romero","result":"W","delta":18},{"i":13,"x":451.1,"y":177,"elo":1618,"date":"2019-10-05","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"L","delta":-23},{"i":14,"x":493.8,"y":162.1,"elo":1632,"date":"2020-07-25","opp":"Darren Till","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":15,"x":507,"y":149.7,"elo":1644,"date":"2020-10-24","opp":"Jared Cannonier","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":16,"x":532.4,"y":135.3,"elo":1658,"date":"2021-04-17","opp":"Kelvin Gastelum","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":17,"x":576.1,"y":154.9,"elo":1639,"date":"2022-02-12","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"L","delta":-18},{"i":18,"x":605.6,"y":142.1,"elo":1651,"date":"2022-09-03","opp":"Marvin Vettori","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":19,"x":650.4,"y":163.3,"elo":1631,"date":"2023-07-08","opp":"Dricus Du Plessis","result":"L","delta":-20},{"i":20,"x":682.9,"y":148.3,"elo":1645,"date":"2024-02-17","opp":"Paulo Costa","result":"W","delta":14},{"i":21,"x":701.2,"y":135.2,"elo":1658,"date":"2024-06-22","opp":"Ikram Aliskerov","result":"W","delta":12},{"i":22,"x":719.5,"y":155.6,"elo":1639,"date":"2024-10-26","opp":"Khamzat Chimaev","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":23,"x":759.2,"y":176.1,"elo":1619,"date":"2025-07-26","opp":"Reinier De Ridder","result":"L","delta":-19},{"i":24,"x":810,"y":161.1,"elo":1633,"date":"2026-07-11","opp":"Nikita Krylov","result":"W","delta":14}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 11, 2026 Nikita Krylov W +14
Jul 26, 2025 Reinier De Ridder L -19
Oct 26, 2024 Khamzat Chimaev L -19
Jun 22, 2024 Ikram Aliskerov W +12
Feb 17, 2024 Paulo Costa W +14
9 post-fight bonuses
  • Fight of the Night ×5
  • Performance of the Night ×4
$450,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Robert Whittaker has earned 9. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
39%
7 / 18
Finish rate
KO
7
39% of wins
SUB
0
0% of wins
DEC
11
61% of wins
KO: 7 (39%) 7 Sub: 0 (0%) Dec: 11 (61%) 11
Finishes by round
7 total
R1
3 43%
R2
2 29%
R3
2 29%
R4
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1489 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
72% Head
  • Head 72%
  • Body 10%
  • Leg 18%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
87% Distance
  • Distance 87%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 7%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
57%
of losses by finish
4 of 7 · usually R1
3 KO/TKO 1 Sub 3 Dec

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1620
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
9
of 18 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Yoel Romero
Elo 1717 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
13.0
+5.0 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 25 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1500
1583
Notable wins
Yoel Romero ×2 1717 Jacare Souza 1681 Kelvin Gastelum 1638 Paulo Costa 1637 Derek Brunson 1636 Darren Till 1624
Career at a glance
Octagon time
5h 38m
Avg fight time
13:31
Fights per year
1.8
Since last fight
1mo
Title fights
2-2
Bonuses
9
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Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Robert Whittaker on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.