Robert Whittaker
Australian mixed martial artist
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| October 26 2024 | Lost to Khamzat Chimaev via face-crank submission in the first round at UFC 308, resulting in a dislocated jaw. |
| June 22 2024 | Defeated Ikram Aliskerov by knockout in the first round at UFC on ABC 6, earning a Performance of the Night award after Khamzat Chimaev withdrew. |
| February 17 2024 | Defeated Paulo Costa via unanimous decision at UFC 298, surviving a head kick at the end of the first round. |
| July 8 2023 | Lost to Dricus du Plessis via technical knockout in the second round at UFC 290, in a UFC Middleweight title eliminator fight. |
| September 3 2022 | Defeated Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 209. |
| February 12 2022 | Lost to Israel Adesanya via unanimous decision in a UFC Middleweight Championship rematch at UFC 271. |
| April 17 2021 | Defeated Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN 22, earning Fight of the Night award after Costa withdrew from the original scheduled bout. |
| October 24 2020 | Defeated Jared Cannonier via unanimous decision at UFC 254. |
| July 26 2020 | Defeated Darren Till via unanimous decision at UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Till. |
| April 2020 | Whittaker revealed he withdrew from a scheduled fight with Jared Cannonier due to burnout, stepping back from training altogether. |
| October 6 2019 | Lost the UFC Middleweight Championship to Israel Adesanya via second-round knockout at UFC 243. |
| 2018 | UFC.com Fight of the Year for bout with Yoel Romero |
| 2018 | Named MMA DNA.nl's Fight of the Year |
| 2018 | Awarded GQ Australia Sportsman of the Year, recognizing Whittaker's significant achievements in mixed martial arts. |
| July 2018 | Selected as a coach for Ultimate Fighter 28 alongside Kelvin Gastelum. |
| June 2018 | Won BJPENN.COM's Scrap of the Month |
| June 9 2018 | Defended title in a rematch against Yoel Romero at UFC 225, winning by a close split decision. The fight was a non-title catchweight bout due to Romero missing weight, and was awarded Fight of the Night honors. Whittaker received a $100,000 bonus. |
| March 2018 | Withdrew from the Commonwealth Games less than three weeks before the event to avoid risking his UFC championship title and potential injury before UFC 225. |
| March 2018 | Confirmed as one of eight Australians to compete in the Commonwealth Games wrestling competition in April. |
| 2017 | Named MMA Mania.com UFC/MMA 'Fighter of the Year' - ranked #2 |
| 2017 | Recognized as Fighter of the Year by Sherdog and MMA DNA.nl |
| 2017 | Named Sherdog's Fighter of the Year |
| 2017 | Ranked #4 Fighter of the Year by UFC.com |
| 2017 | Won World MMA Awards' International Fighter of the Year |
| 2017 | Named MMA DNA.nl's Fighter of the Year |
| December 7 2017 | Promoted to undisputed middleweight champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated the title due to being diagnosed with colitis. |
| November 2017 | Won the Australia's 2018 Commonwealth Games 97 kg qualifying tournament, securing a spot to represent Australia in the 2018 Commonwealth Games. |
| July 8 2017 | Whittaker won the interim UFC Middleweight title against Yoel Romero by unanimous decision, becoming the first Australian and first New Zealand-born fighter to hold a UFC title. This win earned him the Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| May 2017 | Competed in the Australian National Wrestling Championships and won the gold medal in the 97 kg (213 lbs) division. |
| April 15 2017 | Defeated Ronaldo Souza via second-round TKO at UFC on Fox 24, becoming the first person to finish Souza since 2008 and earning his third Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| 2016 | Ranked #10 in UFC's Fight of the Year |
| November 27 2016 | Defeated Derek Brunson via first-round TKO at UFC Fight Night 101, winning both Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night bonus awards. |
| April 23 2016 | Defeated Rafael Natal by unanimous decision at UFC 197. |
| 2015 | Whittaker unexpectedly entered the Australia Cup in Canberra, competing in freestyle wrestling and winning all three of his bouts. |
| November 15 2015 | Defeated Uriah Hall by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, and 29-28) at UFC 193 after original opponent Michael Bisping withdrew due to injury. |
| May 10 2015 | Defeated Brad Tavares via knockout in the first round at UFC Fight Night 65, earning his first Performance of the Night bonus award. |
| November 8 2014 | Defeated Clint Hester via TKO in the second round at UFC Fight Night 55, winning his first Fight of the Night bonus award. |
| June 28 2014 | Defeated Mike Rhodes via unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night 43. |
| February 22 2014 | Lost to Stephen Thompson via TKO in the first round at UFC 170. |
| August 28 2013 | Lost to Court McGee via split decision at UFC Fight Night 27. |
| May 25 2013 | Defeated Colton Smith by TKO in the third round at UFC 160. |
| December 15 2012 | Made his UFC debut at UFC on FX 6, defeating Brad Scott via unanimous decision and becoming the first welterweight winner of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes. |
| November 28 2012 | Defeated Xavier Lucas by TKO (punches) in the first round at 1:17 during The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes competition, aired on this date in Sydney, Australia. |
| October 3 2012 | Defeated Luke Newman by knockout (punches) in the first round at 0:19 during The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes quarterfinal round, aired on this date. |
| October 30 2011 | Whittaker suffered his first professional loss, losing to Hoon Kim via submission in the first round at Legend Fighting Championships 6 in Macau. |
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