Robert Whittaker | |
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![]() Whittaker in 2024 | |
Born | Robert John Whittaker[1] 20 December 1990 Ōtāhuhu, Auckland, New Zealand |
Other names | The Reaper Bobby Knuckles |
Residence | Sydney, Australia |
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
Division |
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Reach | 73+1⁄2 in (187 cm)[2] |
Team | |
Teacher(s) | |
Rank | Black belt in hapkido[2] Black belt in Gōjū-ryū karate[2] Black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Alex Prates[9] |
Wrestling | Australian national team for freestyle wrestling[10] |
Years active | 2009–present |
Mixed martial arts record | |
Total | 33 |
Wins | 26 |
By knockout | 10 |
By submission | 5 |
By decision | 11 |
Losses | 7 |
By knockout | 3 |
By submission | 1 |
By decision | 3 |
Spouse | Sofia Whittaker |
Website | https://www.robwhittaker.co/ |
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog |
Robert John Whittaker (born 20 December 1990) is a New Zealand-born Australian professional mixed martial artist.[11] He currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion.[12] As of 12 September 2023, he is No. 3 in the UFC middleweight rankings.[13]
A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Whittaker was a contestant on the first series of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes and won the welterweight tournament.[14] Whittaker became interim middleweight champion after winning the title at UFC 213; he was promoted to undisputed champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2017.