Robert Whittakervs
Kelvin Gastelum
Robert Whittaker def. Kelvin Gastelum (Unanimous Decision)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, April 17, 2021
Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States
Robert Whittaker defeated Kelvin Gastelum by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum, held Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas.
Tale of the Tape
27-9-0
Record
21-11-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
35
Age
34
6'0"
Height
5'9"
73"
Reach
71"
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Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.39
SLpM
3.65
43%
Str. Acc.
42%
3.36
SApM
3.52
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.73
TD Avg.
1.04
38%
TD Acc.
35%
82%
TD Def.
60%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Robert Whittaker · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
Kelvin Gastelum · 2-3
- L
- WNoche UFC: Lopes vs SilvaSat, Sep 13, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2Sat, Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Dariush vs TsarukyanSat, Dec 2, 2023Submission · R3 · 1:43 · Welterweight
Common Opponents
Robert Whittaker
Kelvin Gastelum
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 22 fights · 23 fights
61.6
Avg sig. strikes
46.7
0.68
Avg takedowns
0.87
1:06
Avg control time
1:53
150
Career high strikes
124
4
Career high TDs
6
Strike Distribution
Robert Whittaker
Strike target
Kelvin Gastelum
71%
Head
64%
11%
Body
19%
19%
Leg
17%
Robert Whittaker
Strike position
Kelvin Gastelum
86%
Distance
85%
7%
Clinch
10%
7%
Ground
5%
Fight stats
Robert Whittaker
Kelvin Gastelum
0
Knockdowns
0
150 of 284
Significant strikes
62 of 209
53%
Sig. strike accuracy
30%
169 of 303
Total strikes
70 of 218
4 of 7
Takedowns
1 of 5
57%
Takedown accuracy
20%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
4:19
Control time
0:26
Significant strikes by target
115 of 241
Head
42 of 185
13 of 19
Body
7 of 10
22 of 24
Leg
13 of 14
138 of 265
Distance
59 of 203
5 of 7
Clinch
3 of 6
7 of 12
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
18 of 42
Sig. str.
8 of 19
33 of 57
Total str.
8 of 19
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
2:28
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
43 of 74
Sig. str.
14 of 61
44 of 75
Total str.
16 of 63
1 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:06
Ctrl
0:13
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
38 of 64
Sig. str.
20 of 57
38 of 64
Total str.
20 of 57
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
33 of 71
Sig. str.
13 of 43
33 of 71
Total str.
13 of 43
0 of 1
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
18 of 33
Sig. str.
7 of 29
21 of 36
Total str.
13 of 36
2 of 3
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
1:45
Ctrl
0:11
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)