Robert Whittaker
“The Reaper / Bobby Knuckles”
Robert Whittaker is ranked 10th of 317 middleweights by the First Light Rating, and 11th in the UFC’s own light heavyweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,02110th of 317 · Middleweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.40Fame ahead of skill
- Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,054, 22 Jun 2024
- Record
- 27–9Pro
Fame against skill.
Every fighter with an FLI, by skill and fame. Hover a dot for the fighter; click to open their page. The dashed curve is the fame their skill predicts: above it, a fighter is more famous than their skill; below it, better than their fame.
Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jul 2026 | Won vs Nikita KrylovUFC 329 - McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · TKO (Jaw Injury), R3 | +1 |
| 26 Jul 2025 | Lost to Reinier de RidderUFC on ABC 9 - Whittaker vs. de Ridder · Decision (Split), R5 | −10 |
| 26 Oct 2024 | Lost to Khamzat ChimaevUFC 308 - Topuria vs. Holloway · Submission (Face Crank), R1 | −21 |
| 22 Jun 2024 | Won vs Ikram AliskerovUFC on ABC 6 - Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · KO (Punches), R1 | +28 |
| 17 Feb 2024 | Won vs Paulo CostaUFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +17 |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Lost to Dricus Du PlessisUFC 290 - Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · TKO (Punches), R2 | −28 |
| 3 Sept 2022 | Won vs Marvin VettoriUFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +20 |
| 12 Feb 2022 | Lost to Israel Adesanya TitleUFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −9 |
| 17 Apr 2021 | Won vs Kelvin GastelumUFC on ESPN 22 - Whittaker vs. Gastelum · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +28 |
| 24 Oct 2020 | Won vs Jared CannonierUFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +11 |
| 25 Jul 2020 | Won vs Darren TillUFC on ESPN 14 - Whittaker vs. Till · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +9 |
| 5 Oct 2019 | Lost to Israel Adesanya TitleUFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya · KO (Punches), R2 | −27 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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