Last 5: W L W L W
Association: PMA Super Martial Arts
Pro Debut Date: 2009-03-14
Pro Record: 25-7-0
Current Ranking:
'Big League' Record: 16-5-0
Last 3 Years: 3-2-0
Win Finish %: 56%
Combat Age: 45
Quality Perf. %: 87.5%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-02-17
540 Metric: .632
Rating Points: 1280
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2019

#1 Middleweight

All-Time Rank:

#5 Middleweight

Last Fight Date: 2/17/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#15 MW] Paulo Costa
Opponent's Last 5: W L L W L
Last Loss Date: 7/08/2023
Last Loss: [#2 MW] Dricus Du Plessis
Opponent's Last 5: W W W W W
UFC Record: 16-5-0
Longest Win Streak: 9 (2014-2018)
Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2020-2021)
UFC Debut: 2012-12-15
Last UFC Fight: 2024-02-17

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
01/01/2024 2 #7 Middleweight 24-7-0
1213
10/01/2023 2 #5 Middleweight 24-7-0
1244
07/01/2023   #3 Middleweight 24-6-0
1731
04/01/2023   #3 Middleweight 24-6-0
1731
01/01/2023 1 #3 Middleweight 24-6-0
1731
10/01/2022   #2 Middleweight 24-6-0
1731
07/01/2022   #2 Middleweight 23-6-0
1458
04/01/2022   #2 Middleweight 23-6-0
1458
01/01/2022   #2 Middleweight 23-5-0
1565
10/01/2021   #2 Middleweight 23-5-0
1565
07/01/2021   #2 Middleweight 23-5-0
1565
04/01/2021   #2 Middleweight 22-5-0
1425
01/01/2021   #2 Middleweight 22-5-0
1425
10/01/2020 1 #2 Middleweight 21-5-0
1230
07/01/2020   #3 Middleweight 20-5-0
1071
04/01/2020   #3 Middleweight 20-5-0
1138
01/01/2020 NR #3 Middleweight 20-5-0
1138
07/01/2019   #1 Middleweight 20-4-0
1649
04/01/2019   #1 Middleweight 20-4-0
1730
01/01/2019   #1 Middleweight 20-4-0
1730
10/01/2018   #1 Middleweight 20-4-0
1730
07/01/2018   #1 Middleweight 20-4-0
1730
04/01/2018   #1 Middleweight 19-4-0
1493
01/01/2018 1 #1 Middleweight 19-4-0
1493
10/01/2017 3 #2 Middleweight 19-4-0
1493
07/01/2017 2 #5 Middleweight 18-4-0
1063
04/01/2017   #7 Middleweight 17-4-0
705
01/01/2017 2 #7 Middleweight 17-4-0
705
10/01/2016   #9 Middleweight 16-4-0
519
07/01/2016   #9 Middleweight 16-4-0
519
04/01/2016 1 #9 Middleweight 15-4-0
489
01/01/2016 12 #8 Middleweight 15-4-0
489
10/01/2015   #20 Middleweight 14-4-0
230
07/01/2015 15 #20 Middleweight 14-4-0
230
04/01/2015 2 #35 Middleweight 13-4-0
139
01/01/2015 NR #33 Middleweight 13-4-0
139
10/01/2014 1 #73 Welterweight 12-4-0
102
07/01/2014 14 #72 Welterweight 12-4-0
102
04/01/2014 28 #86 Welterweight 11-4-0
89
01/01/2014 1 #58 Welterweight 11-3-0
113
10/01/2013 3 #57 Welterweight 11-3-0
113
07/01/2013 55 #54 Welterweight 11-2-0
117
04/01/2013 11 #109 Welterweight 10-2-0
71
01/01/2013 101 #98 Welterweight 10-2-0
71
10/01/2012 8 #199 Welterweight 9-2-0
48
07/01/2012 5 #191 Welterweight 9-2-0
47
04/01/2012 18 #186 Welterweight 9-1-0
48
01/01/2012 60 #204 Welterweight 8-1-0
44
10/01/2011 91 #144 Welterweight 7-0-0
53
07/01/2011 58 #235 Welterweight 6-0-0
38
04/01/2011 4 #293 Welterweight 5-0-0
32
01/01/2011 50 #297 Welterweight 5-0-0
32
10/01/2010 25 #347 Welterweight 4-0-0
28
07/01/2010 46 #322 Welterweight 4-0-0
28
04/01/2010 NR #368 Welterweight 3-0-0
25


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
W Paulo Costa   UFC 298 - Volkanovski vs. Topuria
Saturday, February 17th 2024
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Dricus Du Plessis
#8 Middleweight
  UFC 290 - Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Saturday, July 8th 2023
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Marvin Vettori
#5 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night 209 - Gane vs. Tuivasa
Saturday, September 3rd 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Israel Adesanya
#1 Middleweight
  UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Saturday, February 12th 2022
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Kelvin Gastelum
#11 Middleweight
  UFC on ESPN 22 - Whittaker vs. Gastelum
Saturday, April 17th 2021
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Jared Cannonier
#5 Middleweight
  UFC 254 - Nurmagomedov vs. Gaethje
Saturday, October 24th 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Darren Till
#8 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Till
Saturday, July 25th 2020
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
L Israel Adesanya
#2 Middleweight
  UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Saturday, October 5th 2019
KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Yoel Romero
#2 Middleweight
  UFC 225 - Whittaker vs. Romero 2
Saturday, June 9th 2018
Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Yoel Romero
#2 Middleweight
  UFC 213 - Romero vs. Whittaker
Saturday, July 8th 2017
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Ronaldo Souza
#5 Middleweight
  UFC on Fox 24 - Johnson vs. Reis
Saturday, April 15th 2017
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 2
W Derek Brunson
#8 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night 101 - Whittaker vs. Brunson
Saturday, November 26th 2016
TKO (Head Kick and Punches)
Round 1
W Rafael Natal
#18 Middleweight
  UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux
Saturday, April 23rd 2016
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Uriah Hall
#7 Middleweight
  UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm
Saturday, November 14th 2015
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Brad Tavares
#21 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night - Hunt vs. Miocic
Sunday, May 10th 2015
KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Clint Hester
#34 Middleweight
  UFC Fight Night - Rockhold vs. Bisping
Friday, November 7th 2014
TKO (Knee and Punches)
Round 2
W Mike Rhodes
#163 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night - Te Huna vs. Marquardt
Saturday, June 28th 2014
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Stephen Thompson
#108 Welterweight
  UFC 170 - Rousey vs. McMann
Saturday, February 22nd 2014
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
L Court McGee
#44 Welterweight
  UFC Fight Night 27 - Condit vs. Kampmann 2
Wednesday, August 28th 2013
Decision (Split)
Round 3
W Colton Smith
#47 Welterweight
  UFC 160 - Velasquez vs. Bigfoot 2
Saturday, May 25th 2013
TKO (Punches)
Round 3
W Bradley Scott
#156 Welterweight
  UFC on FX 6 - Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson
Saturday, December 15th 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
L Jesse Juarez
#124 Welterweight
  CFC 21 - Cage Fighting Championship 21
Friday, May 18th 2012
Decision (Unanimous)
Round 5
W Shaun Spooner
#423 Welterweight
  SA - Superfight Australia 13
Friday, March 23rd 2012
TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Ian Bone
#450 Welterweight
  CFC 19 - Falciroli vs. Honstein
Friday, December 9th 2011
TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Hoon Kim
#234 Welterweight
  Legend FC - Legend Fighting Championship 6
Sunday, October 30th 2011
Submission (Triangle Choke)
Round 1
W Corey Nelson
#295 Welterweight
  CFC 18 - Juarez vs. Rodriguez
Friday, August 26th 2011
Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
W Ben Alloway
#492 Welterweight
  CFC - Cage Fighting Championship 17
Friday, June 3rd 2011
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Nate Thomson   CFC - Cage Fighting Championships 15
Friday, October 8th 2010
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Jay Cobain   CFC - Cage Fighting Championships 14
Saturday, June 5th 2010
Submission (Armbar)
Round 2
W Nick Ariel   CFC 12 - Lombard vs. Santore
Friday, March 12th 2010
KO (Punch)
Round 2
W Richard Walsh   CFC - Cage Fighting Championships 11
Friday, November 20th 2009
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Chris Tallowin   XFC - Return of the Hulk
Saturday, March 14th 2009
TKO (Punches)
Round 1