Rob Whiteford (17-5, 8) was born in Fauldhouse, West Lothian, Scotland on April 12, 1983. At the age of 26 years on May 23, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Bobby McVitie, losing the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On October 26, 2013, 30-year old Rob Whiteford made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz against Jimy Hettes but lost the fight via choke-out in the 2nd round.
Whiteford's last fight was a 3-round unanimous decision win against Roger Huerta at PFL Europe 3 at age 41 on September 28, 2024. He is on a 1-fight winning streak.
He has fought five times in the UFC, and has a record of 2 wins and 3 losses in the promotion.
Some of Rob Whiteford's best fights have been against Daniel Pineda, Paul Redmond, Roger Huerta and Sam Sicilia.
Whiteford has 5 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
23  | Sep 28, 2024 41 years, 5 months 17-5 (8) | 41 years, 4 months 24-13-1 (17) | PFL | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
22  | May 13, 2022 39 years, 1 months 16-5 (8) | 37 years, 5 months 41-13 (26) | Bellator | FT | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
21 | Oct 1, 2021 38 years, 5 months 16-4 (8) | Andrew Fisher | Bellator | FT | 2 | NC | NC Accidental eye poke |
20 | Nov 23, 2019 36 years, 7 months 16-4 (8) | Sam Sicilia | Bellator | FT | 3 | KO | WIN Punches |
19 | May 19, 2018 35 years, 1 months 15-4 (7) | Kane Mousah | FT | 3 | SD | WIN | |
18 | Mar 11, 2017 33 years, 10 months 14-4 (7) | Nam Phan | FT | 1 | CKO | WIN Guillotine choke | |
17 | Oct 1, 2016 33 years, 5 months 13-4 (7) | Kevin Petshi | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
16 | Apr 10, 2016 32 years, 11 months 12-4 (7) | Lucas Martins | UFC | FT | 3 | SD | LOSS |
15 | Oct 24, 2015 32 years, 6 months 12-3 (7) | Darren Elkins | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | LOSS |
14 | Jul 18, 2015 32 years, 3 months 12-2 (7) | Paul Redmond | UFC | FT | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
13 | Mar 15, 2014 30 years, 11 months 11-2 (6) | Daniel Pineda | UFC | FT | 3 | UD | WIN |
12 | Oct 26, 2013 30 years, 6 months 10-2 (6) | Jimy Hettes | UFC | FT | 2 | CKO | LOSS Triangle choke |
11 | Jun 30, 2013 30 years, 2 months 10-1 (6) | Paul Reed | FT | 3 | UD | WIN | |
10 | Sep 12, 2012 29 years, 5 months 9-1 (6) | Martin Svensson | FT | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | May 20, 2012 29 years, 1 months 8-1 (5) | Carl Fawcett | 3 | MD | WIN | ||
8 | Apr 28, 2012 29 years 7-1 (5) | Antanas Jazbutis | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
7 | Oct 2, 2011 28 years, 5 months 6-1 (5) | Jonny Goodall | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
6 | May 29, 2011 28 years, 1 months 5-1 (4) | Liam James | 3 | UD | WIN | ||
5 | Feb 2, 2011 27 years, 9 months 4-1 (4) | David Galbraith | 2 | KO | WIN Punches | ||
4 | May 1, 2010 27 years 3-1 (3) | Chris Batty | 1 | TKO | WIN Submission to punches | ||
3 | Apr 10, 2010 26 years, 11 months 2-1 (2) | Rich Edgeworth | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
2 | Nov 28, 2009 26 years, 7 months 1-1 (1) | Alan Duffy | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | ||
1 | May 23, 2009 26 years, 1 months 0-1 (0) | Bobby McVitie | 1 | TKO | LOSS Doctor stoppage |
