Brad Tavares vs Robert Whittaker
Side-by-side breakdown of stats, skills, and fight history
Key Stats
Striking Stats
Grappling Stats
Tale of the Tape
Career Snapshot
Win Method Breakdown
Fan Ratings
Head-to-Head Record
Common Opponents (3)
Brad Tavares vs Robert Whittaker: Matchup Breakdown
Brad Tavares is 16-12 in the Middleweight division with a 57.1% win rate. Robert Whittaker is 18-7 at Light Heavyweight, winning 72% of the time. Both are listed as active.
They have met 1 time. Robert Whittaker leads the series 1-0. Their most recent meeting was UFC Fight Night: Miocic vs Hunt on May 9, 2015, won by Robert Whittaker by KO/TKO in round 1.
Robert Whittaker holds the higher ELO rating, 1,153 to 875. Career peaks are 1,101 for Brad Tavares and 1,215 for Robert Whittaker. Brad Tavares has 2 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins from 16 victories, a 12.5% finish rate. Robert Whittaker has 7 KO/TKO and 0 submission wins, finishing 38.9% of the time.
Brad Tavares stands 6' 1" with a reach of 74" and fights orthodox. Robert Whittaker is 6' 0" with a reach of 73", orthodox. That is a 1-inch reach advantage for Brad Tavares. Brad Tavares is 38, Robert Whittaker is 35.
Across the bouts with round-by-round data recorded, Brad Tavares has landed 1,243 significant strikes at 43.7% accuracy with 17 takedowns and 46:38 of control time. Robert Whittaker has landed 1,489 at 43.4% with 16 takedowns and 26:39 of control.
Brad Tavares has 0 title fights (0 won) against 3 (1 won) for Robert Whittaker. They share 3 common opponents: Dricus Du Plessis, Israel Adesanya, Yoel Romero.