Robert Whittaker

Robert Whittaker is a professional Mixed Martial Arts fighter from New Zealand and is based in Australia. In November 2022, he was named by the Ultimate Fighting Championship as their Number 2 middleweight fighter. In January 2023, he was ranked as their Number 13 pound-for-pound fighter.

Player Profile

Robert John Whittaker was born on December 20, 1990, in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand. He currently lives in and is fighting out of Sydney, New South Wales in Australia. He is of Maori descent. His family moved to Australia when he was just a month old.

He was a part of Tristar Gym, PMA Super Martial Arts, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Smeaton Grange, and Stand Strong Boxing. Whittaker has been trained by Henry Perez and Justin Fitzgerald.

Career

He turned pro in 2009. His first fight was against Chris Tallowin and it was for Xtreme Fighting Championship. In November of that year, he won against Richard Walsh. In March 2010, he won against Nick Ariel. He continued to fight for CFC through May 2012.

He also fought for Legend FC in October 2011. It was a loss against Hoon Kim. Whittaker started fighting in the UFC in December 2012. It was against Bradley Scott. He had two losses back to back in August 2013 and February 2014 against Court McGee and Stephen Thompson respectively.

From June 2014 to June 2018, he was undefeated in the UFC. In October 2019, he lost to Israel Adesanya. He had two fights in 2020, both wins. In 2021, he won against Kelvin Gastelum. He had a rematch against Adesanya in February 2022, he lost again. In September 2022, he won against Marvin Vettori.

Career Record

Total – 30

• Wins - 24
• By knockout - 9
• By submission - 5
• By decision - 10

• Losses - 6
• By knockout - 2
• By submission - 1
• By decision - 3