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Whittaker returns to Sydney against Guskov
Whittaker last fought in Sydney in 2014, and the light heavyweight co-main is on February 7, 2027. Whittaker is 35 and 27-9, and UFC lists Guskov at No. 8 and Whittaker at No. 11.
UFC · Light heavyweight
Robert Whittaker
27–9–0
11 KO · 5 SUB · 11 DEC
- Height
- 6′0″183 cm
- Reach
- 73½″187 cm
- Weight
- 205 lb93 kg
- Age
- 35
- Born
- December 20, 1990
- From
- Sydney, Australia
- Style
- Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
- Stance
- Orthodox
- Team
- PMA Super Martial Arts
- Streak
- 1win
- UFC
- 18–7
- Last
- Nikita KrylovWin · July 11, 2026
Robert Whittaker fights at light heavyweight in the UFC. He is a former middleweight champion.
He stopped Nikita Krylov at 1:01 of the third round on July 11, 2026. The finish was a jaw injury. That was his light heavyweight debut. The fight before it was a split decision loss to Reinier de Ridder.
The UFC lists 28–9. The extra win is an exhibition knockout of Luke Newman on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes, at 0:19 of the first round, and this page lists the professional bouts. The debut against Chris Tallowin has no published finish time. He trains at PMA Super Martial Arts in Padstow.
The UFC lists Otahuhu as his birthplace. He holds black belts in karate, hapkido, and Brazilian jiu-jitsu, served an electrician’s apprenticeship at Railcorp, and started fighting in 2009. He won a Super Fight Australia welterweight title.
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Fights
| Date | Opponent | Result | Method | Round | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikita Krylov | Win | TKO (jaw injury)Light heavyweight debut. | 3 | 1:01 | UFC 329 | |
| Reinier de Ridder | Loss | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. de Ridder | |
| Khamzat Chimaev | Loss | Submission (face crank) | 1 | 3:34 | UFC 308 | |
| Ikram Aliskerov | Win | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:49 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov | |
| Paulo Costa | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 298 | |
| Dricus Du Plessis | Loss | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:23 | UFC 290 | |
| Marvin Vettori | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Tuivasa | |
| Israel Adesanya | Loss | Decision (unanimous)For the middleweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 271 | |
| Kelvin Gastelum | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Gastelum | |
| Jared Cannonier | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 254 | |
| Darren Till | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till | |
| Israel Adesanya | Loss | KO (punches)Lost the middleweight title. | 2 | 3:33 | UFC 243 | |
| Yoel Romero | Win | Decision (split)Romero missed weight. Non-title fight. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 225 | |
| Yoel Romero | Win | Decision (unanimous)Won the interim middleweight title. | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 213 | |
| Ronaldo Souza | Win | TKO (head kick and punches) | 2 | 3:28 | UFC on Fox: Johnson vs. Reis | |
| Derek Brunson | Win | TKO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:07 | UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Brunson | |
| Rafael Natal | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 197 | |
| Uriah Hall | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 193 | |
| Brad Tavares | Win | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs. Hunt | |
| Clint Hester | Win | TKO (knee and punches) | 2 | 2:43 | UFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs. Bisping | |
| Mike Rhodes | Win | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs. Marquardt | |
| Stephen Thompson | Loss | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:43 | UFC 170 | |
| Court McGee | Loss | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Condit vs. Kampmann 2 | |
| Colton Smith | Win | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:41 | UFC 160 | |
| Bradley Scott | Win | Decision (unanimous)Won the TUF Smashes welterweight title. | 3 | 5:00 | UFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson | |
| Jesse Juarez | Loss | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | Cage Fighting Championship 21 | |
| Shaun Spooner | Win | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:01 | Superfight Australia 13 | |
| Ian Bone | Win | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:15 | Cage Fighting Championship 19 | |
| Hoon Kim | Loss | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:01 | Legend Fighting Championship 6 | |
| Corey Nelson | Win | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:40 | Cage Fighting Championship 18 | |
| Ben Alloway | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:07 | Cage Fighting Championship 17 | |
| Nate Thomson | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:21 | Cage Fighting Championship 15 | |
| Jay Cobain | Win | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 0:32 | Cage Fighting Championship 14 | |
| Nick Ariel | Win | KO (punch) | 2 | 2:50 | Cage Fighting Championship 12 | |
| Richard Walsh | Win | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:40 | Cage Fighting Championship 11 | |
| Chris Tallowin | Win | TKO (punches)Pro debut. The finish time was not published. | 1 | — | Xtreme FC: Return of the Hulk |