Robert Whittaker(I)

Robert John Whittaker is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently (2025) competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and the first Australian to win a UFC championship. As of 21 October 2025, he is #9 in the UFC middleweight rankings. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, Whittaker was a contestant on the first series of The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes and won the welterweight tournament. Whittaker became interim middleweight champion after winning the title at UFC 213; he was promoted to undisputed champion after Georges St-Pierre vacated the UFC Middleweight Championship in 2017.

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Known for

Physical: Asia

8.1

TV Series

Self - Contestant

Countdown to UFC

8.0

TV Series

Self

UFC on Fox

8.0

TV Series

Self

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

7.8

Self

2023

Credits

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Self

UFC on Paramount
7.4
TV Series
- Self - On-Site Analyst
- Self - Spectator
- 2026
Ultimate Fighting Championship
9.0
TV Series
- Self
- 2026
Physical: Asia
8.1
TV Series
- Self - Contestant
- 2025
UFC on ESPN
7.9
TV Series
- Self - Audience Member
- Self - On-Site Analyst
- 2020–2025
UFC on ABC
6.3
TV Series
- Self
- 2024–2025
The Ultimate Fighter
7.8
TV Series
- Self - Coach
- Self - Guest
- 2018–2025
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway
8.1
TV Special
- Self
- 2024
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria
7.1
TV Movie
- Self
- 2024
Countdown to UFC
8.0
TV Series
- Self - #1 UFC Middleweight Contender
- Self - #2 UFC Middleweight Contender
- Self - Former UFC Middleweight Champion ...
- 2022–2024
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
7.8
- Self
- 2023
UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski
7.8
TV Special
- Self - Audience Member
- 2023
UFC 275: Teixeira vs. Procházka
8.1
TV Special
- Self - Audience Member
- 2022
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
7.0
TV Special
- Self
- 2022
UFC Embedded: Vlog Series
7.8
TV Series
- Self - UFC Middleweight Interim Title Challenger
- 2017–2022
UFC Journey
7.8
TV Series
- Self
- 2021

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Personal details

Official sites
- Facebook
- Instagram
Alternative name
- Robert Whitaker
Height
- 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
Born
- December 20, 1990
- Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse
- Sofia WhittakerOctober 2014 - present (5 children)
Children

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Trivia
Australian professional mixed martial artist fighting out of Menai, Sydney. He has black belts in Hapkido and Goju-Ryu Karate, and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.