Robert Whittaker
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Paulo Costa
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Tale of the tape
| Robert Whittaker | Paulo Costa | |
|---|---|---|
| Record | 15-5 | 6-2 |
| Last fight | lost vs Dricus Du Plessis (KO/TKO, 2023-07-08) | won vs Luke Rockhold (Decision - Unanimous, 2022-08-20) |
| Country | New Zealand | unknown |
| Height | 72" | 73" |
| Reach | 73" | 72" |
| Age | 33.2 | 32.8 |
| Stance | Orthodox | Orthodox |
| Weight class | Middleweight | Middleweight |
| Our rank | #3 | #7 |
| Style label | power puncher | balanced |
Style profile
Percentile within the division · the dashed ring is average · outward is always better
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Tale of the tape
Division percentile. The hover carries the raw numbers.
Robert Whittaker
Paulo Costa
The numbers behind it
Rates are per 15 minutes of fight time, adjusted for the quality of
what the opponent usually allows. Defence and accuracy figures are percentages. A wider ±
means fewer rounds of evidence, and on the chart it is the whisker along that axis.
| Metric | Robert Whittaker | Division | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 54.1 ± 10.0 73rd percentile | 49.2 | 57.5 ± 20.2 91st percentile | 49.2 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 54.7 ± 4.1 40th percentile | 53.6 | 64.4 ± 15.9 4th percentile | 53.6 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 3.48 ± 1.66 26th percentile | 4.06 | 3.39 ± 2.37 17th percentile | 4.06 |
| Takedown defence % | 61 ± 12 91st percentile | 53 | 60 ± 15 84th percentile | 53 |
| Control time s /15 min | 174 ± 36 9th percentile | 196 | 189 ± 16 29th percentile | 196 |
| Striking defence % | 52 ± 3 80th percentile | 50 | 50 ± 1 29th percentile | 50 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.70 ± 0.14 71st percentile | 0.62 | 0.73 ± 0.23 81st percentile | 0.62 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.47 ± 0.47 13th percentile | 0.73 | 0.52 ± 0.52 16th percentile | 0.73 |
| Metric | Robert Whittaker | Division | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 63.2 ± 5.5 68th percentile | 62.8 | 63.5 ± 13.1 68th percentile | 62.8 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 54.7 ± 14.7 100th percentile | 67.0 | 67.1 ± 42.1 37th percentile | 67.0 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 1.77 ± 0.78 0th percentile | 4.08 | 1.32 ± 1.13 0th percentile | 4.08 |
| Takedown defence % | 66 ± 15 0th percentile | 71 | 63 ± 17 0th percentile | 71 |
| Control time s /15 min | 161 ± 74 0th percentile | 198 | 180 ± 40 10th percentile | 198 |
| Striking defence % | 48 ± 7 0th percentile | 51 | 46 ± 4 0th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 1.17 ± 0.05 32nd percentile | 1.19 | 1.16 ± 0.01 16th percentile | 1.19 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.13 ± 0.13 47th percentile | 0.13 | 0.15 ± 0.15 79th percentile | 0.13 |
| Metric | Robert Whittaker | Division | Paulo Costa | Division |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strikes landed /15 min | 56.2 ± 7.9 0th percentile | 59.3 | 56.2 ± 15.4 0th percentile | 59.3 |
| Strike avoidance absorbed /15 min | 54.0 ± 17.0 100th percentile | 69.4 | 60.4 ± 67.7 100th percentile | 69.4 |
| Takedown attempts /15 min | 2.67 ± 1.86 0th percentile | 5.66 | 2.29 ± 2.29 0th percentile | 5.66 |
| Takedown defence % | 53 ± 36 0th percentile | 69 | 51 ± 49 0th percentile | 69 |
| Control time s /15 min | 209 ± 118 12th percentile | 226 | 220 ± 59 18th percentile | 226 |
| Striking defence % | 48 ± 5 0th percentile | 51 | 47 ± 4 0th percentile | 51 |
| Knockdowns /15 min | 0.22 ± 0.05 0th percentile | 0.35 | 0.23 ± 0.07 0th percentile | 0.35 |
| Submission attempts /15 min | 0.46 ± 0.46 100th percentile | 0.22 | 0.48 ± 0.48 100th percentile | 0.22 |
Rating over time
After the fight
Robert Whittaker by Decision - Unanimous , round 3 at 5:00
Judges' cards
| Eliot Kelly | 29 | 28 |
| Mike Bell | 30 | 27 |
| Ron McCarthy | 29 | 28 |