Robert Whittaker (26-9, 15) was born in Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand on December 20, 1990. At the age of 18 years on March 14, 2009, he made his professional MMA debut against Chris Tallowin, winning the fight via 1st-round TKO.
On December 15, 2012, 21-year old Robert Whittaker made his UFC debut on his 12th professional MMA fight at UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson against a 23-year old Brad Scott, winning the fight via 3-round unanimous decision.
Whittaker's last fight was a 5-round split decision loss to Reinier de Ridder at UFC on ABC: Whittaker vs. de Ridder at age 34 on July 26, 2025. He is on a 2-fight losing streak.
He has fought 24 times in the UFC, and has a record of 17 wins and 7 losses in the promotion.
Some of Robert Whittaker's best fights have been against Brad Scott, Yoel Romero, Derek Brunson, Brad Tavares, Ikram Aliskerov, Clint Hester and Ronaldo Souza.
Whittaker has 9 losses on his MMA record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Promotion | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
35  | Jul 26, 2025 34 years, 7 months 26-9 (15) | 34 years, 10 months 20-2 (16) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | LOSS |
34  | Oct 26, 2024 33 years, 10 months 26-8 (15) | 30 years, 5 months 13-0 (9) | UFC | MD | 1 | SUB | LOSS Face crank |
33  | Jun 22, 2024 33 years, 6 months 26-7 (15) | 31 years, 6 months 15-1 (11) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
32  | Feb 17, 2024 33 years, 1 months 25-7 (14) | 32 years, 9 months 14-2 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
31  | Jul 8, 2023 32 years, 6 months 24-7 (14) | 29 years, 5 months 19-2 (18) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
30  | Sep 3, 2022 31 years, 8 months 24-6 (14) | 28 years, 11 months 18-5-1 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
29  | Feb 12, 2022 31 years, 1 months 23-6 (14) | 32 years, 6 months 21-1 (15) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | LOSS For UFC middleweight title |
28  | Apr 17, 2021 30 years, 3 months 23-5 (14) | 29 years, 5 months 17-6 (11) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN |
27  | Oct 24, 2020 29 years, 10 months 22-5 (14) | 36 years, 7 months 13-4 (11) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
26  | Jul 26, 2020 29 years, 7 months 21-5 (14) | 27 years, 7 months 18-2-1 (12) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN |
25 | Oct 6, 2019 28 years, 9 months 20-5 (14) | 30 years, 2 months 17-0 (13) | UFC | MD | 2 | KO | LOSS Punches Lost UFC middleweight title |
24  | Jun 9, 2018 27 years, 5 months 20-4 (14) | 41 years, 1 months 13-2 (11) | UFC | MD | 5 | SD | WIN |
23 | Jul 8, 2017 26 years, 6 months 19-4 (14) | 40 years, 2 months 12-1 (10) | UFC | MD | 5 | UD | WIN Won UFC middleweight title Interim |
22  | Apr 15, 2017 26 years, 3 months 18-4 (14) | 37 years, 4 months 24-4 (18) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
21  | Nov 27, 2016 25 years, 11 months 17-4 (13) | 32 years, 10 months 16-3 (12) | UFC | MD | 1 | TKO | WIN Head kick and punches |
20  | Apr 23, 2016 25 years, 4 months 16-4 (12) | 33 years, 3 months 21-6-1 (12) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
19  | Nov 15, 2015 24 years, 10 months 15-4 (12) | 31 years, 3 months 12-5 (10) | UFC | MD | 3 | UD | WIN |
18  | May 10, 2015 24 years, 4 months 14-4 (12) | 27 years, 4 months 13-3 (6) | UFC | MD | 1 | KO | WIN Punches |
17  | Nov 8, 2014 23 years, 10 months 13-4 (11) | 27 years, 11 months 11-3 (8) | UFC | MD | 2 | TKO | WIN Knee and punches |
16  | Jun 28, 2014 23 years, 6 months 12-4 (10) | 24 years, 6 months 6-2 (4) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
15  | Feb 22, 2014 23 years, 2 months 11-4 (10) | 31 years 8-1 (5) | UFC | WL | 1 | TKO | LOSS Punches |
14  | Aug 28, 2013 22 years, 8 months 11-3 (10) | 28 years, 8 months 15-3 (10) | UFC | WL | 3 | SD | LOSS |
13  | May 25, 2013 22 years, 5 months 11-2 (10) | 25 years, 9 months 3-1 (2) | UFC | WL | 3 | TKO | WIN Punches |
12  | Dec 15, 2012 21 years, 11 months 10-2 (9) | 23 years, 5 months 8-1 (8) | UFC | WL | 3 | UD | WIN |
11  | May 18, 2012 21 years, 4 months 9-2 (9) | 31 years 17-8 (11) | WL | 5 | UD | LOSS | |
10 | Mar 23, 2012 21 years, 3 months 9-1 (9) | Shaun Spooner | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
9 | Dec 9, 2011 20 years, 11 months 8-1 (8) | Ian Bone | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches | |
8 | Oct 30, 2011 20 years, 10 months 7-1 (7) | Kim Hoon | WL | 1 | SUB | LOSS Triangle choke | |
7 | Aug 26, 2011 20 years, 8 months 7-0 (7) | Corey Nelson | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
6  | Jun 3, 2011 20 years, 5 months 6-0 (6) | 30 years, 3 months 7-1 (6) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
5 | Oct 8, 2010 19 years, 9 months 5-0 (5) | Nate Thomson | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
4 | Jun 5, 2010 19 years, 5 months 4-0 (4) | Jay Cobain | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Armbar | |
3 | Mar 12, 2010 19 years, 2 months 3-0 (3) | Nick Ariel | WL | 1 | KO | WIN Punch | |
2  | Nov 20, 2009 18 years, 11 months 2-0 (2) | 20 years, 11 months 2-0 (1) | WL | 1 | SUB | WIN Rear-naked choke | |
1 | Mar 14, 2009 18 years, 2 months 1-0 (1) | Chris Tallowin | WL | 1 | TKO | WIN Punches |
