Marvin Vettori vs Robert Whittaker
Marvin Vettori is 19-10-1; Robert Whittaker is 28-9-0. Robert Whittaker is 2 years older than Marvin Vettori. Marvin Vettori has a 1" · 3 cm reach advantage over Robert Whittaker. They have met once: Marvin Vettori 0, Robert Whittaker 1.
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Style & credentials
Marvin Vettori
KickboxingBoxingBJJFreestyle Wrestling
- —Brown belt · BJJFilippo Stabile
- 2015Venator FC Welterweight ChampionshipVenator Fighting Championship
- —Boxing 8-0Record
Robert Whittaker
KarateHapkidoFreestyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2020Black belt · BJJAlex Prates
- 2017Champion · Australian National Wrestling Championships97 kg
- 2017Champion · Commonwealth Games Qualifier97 kg
- 2012Champion · Tufwelterweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
78%72%
Head
10%10%
Body
12%18%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Marvin Vettorilast 6 fights
77%20%
Robert Whittakerlast 7 fights
67%22%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Marvin Vettori· from fights outside the UFC Robert Whittaker· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.744.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marvin Vettori · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.553.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marvin Vettori · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.410.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marvin Vettori · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
44%38%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marvin Vettori · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
69%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marvin Vettori · Good · better than 62% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Marvin Vettori · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.74
Strikes landed / min4.41
4.55
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.40
1.41 / 3.2
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.71 / 1.9
44%
Takedown accuracy38%
69%
Takedown defence80%
3:10
Control time / fight1:04
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Marvin Vettori18 UFC fights · 1398 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
67%941/2447
8%113/149
12%168/186
Clinch
4%57/92
2%21/21
0%0/1
Ground
6%90/126
0%4/4
0%4/4
Robert Whittaker25 UFC fights · 1489 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%906/2588
8%122/213
17%260/305
Clinch
5%69/129
2%26/32
0%5/6
Ground
6%94/152
0%5/5
0%2/2
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Marvin Vettori11 of 29 ended early · 38%18 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 early stoppages have no logged time
Robert Whittaker21 of 37 ended early · 57%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Marvin Vettori1-4
- LUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier · Jun 17, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 · Mar 18, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 29 fightsShow less
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Vettori · Dec 5, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · Oct 12, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · Jul 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- D
- WUFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee · Jun 25, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey · Dec 30, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WJack MasonVenator FC 2 · Dec 12, 2015TKO · R1 · 1:46 · Welterweight
- W
- WGiorgio PietriniVenator FC · Mar 29, 2015Submission
- WAnderson da Silva SantosVenator FC · Jan 15, 2015TKO
- LBill BeaumontUCMMA 40 · Sep 6, 2014Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WGiorgio PietriniImpera FC 3 · Jun 13, 2014Submission · R1 · 1:34
- W
- WLuca RonchettiItaly Regional · Dec 14, 2013Submission
- WMatt RobinsonUCMMA 37 · Nov 30, 2013Submission · R1 · 3:30 · Welterweight
- WTom RichardsUCMMA 35 · Aug 3, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:31 · Welterweight
Robert Whittaker3-2
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 37 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum · Apr 17, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson · Dec 16, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter Australia vs. UK Welterweight
- W
- L
- WShaun SpoonerSFA 13 · Mar 23, 2012TKO · R1 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WIan BoneCage Fighting Championship · Dec 9, 2011TKO
- LHoon KimLegend FC 6 · Oct 30, 2011Submission · R1 · 3:01 · Welterweight
- WCorey NelsonCage Fighting Championship · Aug 26, 2011Submission
- W
- WNate ThomsonCage Fighting Championship · Oct 8, 2010Submission
- WJay CobainCage Fighting Championship · Jun 5, 2010Submission
- WNick ArielCage Fighting Championship · Mar 12, 2010TKO
- W
- WChris TallowinXtreme Fighting Championships · Mar 14, 2009TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Marvin VettoriRobert Whittaker
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 17, 2023WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 24, 2020
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Oct 23, 2021WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 17, 2024
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 12, 2021LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Feb 12, 2022
Frequently asked questions
Have Marvin Vettori and Robert Whittaker ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa (Sat, Sep 3, 2022), where Robert Whittaker won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Marvin Vettori and Robert Whittaker?
Marvin Vettori is 19-10-1 and Robert Whittaker is 28-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Marvin Vettori or Robert Whittaker?
Marvin Vettori has the longer reach: 74" · 188 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Robert Whittaker, a 1" · 3 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Marvin Vettori or Robert Whittaker?
Neither. Both stand 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Marvin Vettori or Robert Whittaker?
Robert Whittaker is 35 and Marvin Vettori is 33.
Who has more finishes, Marvin Vettori or Robert Whittaker?
Marvin Vettori has 11 wins inside the distance (2 by KO/TKO, 9 by submission); Robert Whittaker has 16 wins (11 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).
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