Robert Whittakervs
Reinier de Ridder
Reinier de Ridder def. Robert Whittaker (Split Decision)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, July 26, 2025
Etihad Arena, Yas Island/Yas West, United Arab Emirates
Reinier de Ridder defeated Robert Whittaker by Split Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder, held Saturday, July 26, 2025 at Etihad Arena, Yas Island/Yas West.
Fight stats
Robert Whittaker
Reinier de Ridder
1
Knockdowns
0
66 of 142
Significant strikes
67 of 145
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
46%
70 of 146
Total strikes
192 of 282
0 of 0
Takedowns
2 of 15
—
Takedown accuracy
13%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:36
Control time
9:06
Significant strikes by target
62 of 135
Head
41 of 105
4 of 7
Body
26 of 40
0 of 0
Leg
0 of 0
51 of 123
Distance
54 of 128
4 of 5
Clinch
9 of 11
11 of 14
Ground
4 of 6
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
20 of 34
Sig. str.
15 of 35
21 of 35
Total str.
21 of 42
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:12
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
9 of 27
Sig. str.
16 of 38
9 of 27
Total str.
29 of 58
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:04
ROUND 3
1
KD
0
20 of 28
Sig. str.
13 of 30
21 of 29
Total str.
32 of 51
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:32
Ctrl
2:39
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
6 of 22
Sig. str.
14 of 24
8 of 24
Total str.
37 of 48
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 3
0
Sub. att
0
0:04
Ctrl
1:56
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
11 of 31
Sig. str.
9 of 18
11 of 31
Total str.
73 of 83
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
2:15
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)