Whittaker vs Ridder

When is Whittaker vs Ridder?

Robert Whittaker will fight Reinier de Ridder in the main event of UFC Fight Night, on Saturday 26th July 2025 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.

The fight will take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit will be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Whittaker vs Ridder stats

Robert Whittaker steps into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Reinier de Ridder will make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

This will be Robert Whittaker's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Reinier de Ridder will mark his 3rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2024.

Robert Whittaker's UFC record currently stands at 17-6-0, while Reinier de Ridder's comes in at 3-0-0.

The stats suggest Whittaker has an advantage in power over Ridder, with a 38% knock out percentage over Ridder's 25%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ridder will have a massive advantage over Whittaker, boasting a 65% submission rate over Whittaker's 19%.

Robert Whittaker is the same age as Reinier de Ridder, at 34 years old.

Ridder has a height advantage of 4 inches over Whittaker.

Whittaker is the more experienced professional fighter, having had 12 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 4 years and 2 months earlier than Ridder, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 46 more professional rounds, 86 to Ridder's 40.

Whittaker vs Ridder form

Whittaker has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he lost to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by submission in the 1st round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Paulo Costa at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Ridder has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he won against Bo Nickal at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo on 3rd May 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Kevin Holland at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates on 9th November 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been defeated by Anatoly Malykhin at ONE 166 on 1st March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Lusail Sports Arena, Lusail, Qatar.

He had lost to Tye Ruotolo at ONE on Prime Video 10 on 5th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Reinier de Ridder has been fighting more than Robert Whittaker.

Robert Whittaker last fought 6 months and 26 days ago, while Reinier de Ridder's last outing was 19 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 17 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Ridder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 17 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 29 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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