Robert Whiteford

Featherweight · 14-4 · southpaw

Last 5
LLWWL
Height
5'9"
175.26 cm
Reach
5'9"
175.26 cm
Age
43
Elo Rating
1489.5

Scouting report

Career stats ranked against 132 Featherweight fighters in our database with 5+ UFC fights. The tick marks the division median.

Strengths

  • Absorbs only 1.99 significant strikes per minute — better than 94% of Featherweight fighters
  • Avoids 62% of opponents' significant strikes — better than 85% of Featherweight fighters

Weaknesses

  • Attempts just 0.00 submissions per 15 minutes — worse than 92% of Featherweight fighters
  • Lands only 2.33 significant strikes per minute — worse than 87% of Featherweight fighters
  • Stops only 45% of opponents' takedown attempts — worse than 80% of Featherweight fighters

Striking

  • Strikes landed / min
    2.33
    Bottom 13%
  • Striking accuracy
    46%
    Top 41%
  • Strikes absorbed / min
    1.99
    Top 6%
  • Striking defense
    62%
    Top 15%

Grappling

  • Takedowns / 15 min
    1.90
    Top 29%
  • Takedown accuracy
    30%
    Bottom 32%
  • Takedown defense
    45%
    Bottom 20%
  • Submission attempts / 15 min
    0.00
    Bottom 8%

Recent opponents

Last 5 opponents averaged Elo 1519, higher than 49% of Featherweight fighters. Ratings are each opponent's current Elo, not their rating on fight night. The tick marks this fighter's own Elo (1489).

Last 5 — Fight Time
05101520257:17Hettes15:00Pineda3:04Redmond15:00Elkins15:00Martins
Win Loss Draw/NC

Fight History

UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos
2016-04-10 · Decision - Split, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka
2015-10-24 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites
2015-07-18 · KO/TKO, R1 3:04
UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler
2014-03-15 · Decision - Unanimous, R3 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz
2013-10-26 · Submission, R2 2:17