Whittaker vs Usman

When is Whittaker vs Usman?

Robert Whittaker could potentially square off against Kamaru Usman, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would be scheduled for 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Whittaker vs Usman stats

Robert Whittaker would step 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.

Kamaru Usman would make his way to the cage with a record of 21 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Usman would have a slight advantage in power over Whittaker, with a 43% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Whittaker would have an advantage over Usman, with a 19% submission rate over Usman's 5%.

Robert Whittaker is the younger man by 4 years, at 34 years old.

Usman has a 4-inch reach advantage.

Whittaker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 3 years and 8 months earlier than Usman, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 5 more professional rounds, 86 to Usman's 81.

Whittaker vs Usman 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.

Kamaru Usman has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Joaquin Buckley at UFC Fight Night: Usman vs. Buckley on 14th June 2025 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by majority decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Leon Edwards at UFC 286 on 18th March 2023 by majority decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at o2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.

Before that, he had been beaten by Leon Edwards at UFC 278 on 20th August 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Vivint Arena, Salt Lake City, United States.

He had won against Colby Covington at UFC 268 on 6th November 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Welterweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Robert Whittaker has been fighting more than Kamaru Usman.

Robert Whittaker last fought 8 months and 1 day ago, while Kamaru Usman's last outing was 13 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 9 months and 24 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

Usman's last 5 fights have come over a period of 3 years, 7 months and 21 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 8 months and 22 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 23 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.6 rounds on average.

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