Back روبرت ويتيكر (مقاتل) Arabic روبرت ويتاكر ARZ Robert Whittaker (peleador) Spanish رابرت ویتاکر (ورزشکار) Persian Robert Whittaker (MMA) French Robert Whittaker (lottatore) Italian ロバート・ウィテカー Japanese 로버트 휘태커 (격투기 선수) Korean Robert Whittaker (MMA) Dutch Robert Whittaker (zawodnik MMA) Polish
| Robert Whittaker | |
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| 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) |
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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.
- ^ Akpodonor, Gowon (26 September 2019). "Adesanya, Whittaker UFC fight pits New Zealand against Australia". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Robert Whittaker | UFC". UFC.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
- ^ "UFC 225 main-event breakdown: Can Yoel Romero dethrone Robert Whittaker in rematch?". MMAjunkie. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ Von Philip Ferraro (3 July 2017). "Whittaker believes he'll be champion, and that's the least of his expectations". Ultimate Fighting Championship.
- ^ "Robert Whittaker Makes History At UFC 213". Sport.ONE. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Mahoney, Katrina (11 June 2018). "Whittaker edges split decision over Romero at UFC 225". EMG MMA. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b Tullis, Ashleigh (7 December 2016). "UFC star Robert Whittaker has a new coach in his corner". Campbelltown-Macarthur Advertiser. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Staff, I. B. T. (6 September 2019). "Robert Whittaker – A True Legend". International Business Times AU. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ admin (12 December 2020). "Robert Whittaker Promoted To Black Belt By Alex Prates". bjjtribes.com.
- ^ Woods, Melissa (2 March 2018). "UFC champ Robert Whittaker leads Comm Games wrestlers". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "UFC: Robert Whittaker excited to put New Zealand MMA in spotlight in title unification bout against Israel Adesanya". The New Zealand Herald. 3 May 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
- ^ Ben Stanley (23 June 2013). "'Mozzie' UFC fighter gets kick out of Kiwi roots". Stuff.co.nz. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
- ^ "UFC Rankings | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ^ "NZ-born Robert Whittaker makes UFC history by beating Cuban Yoel Romero". Stuff. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2017.