Skip to content
Featherweight · “The Hammer”

Robert Whiteford

17-5-0 (1 NC) UFC 2-3-0
Defensive Striker Durable Taken Down Often
5'9"Height
69"Reach
SouthpawStance
43Age
1KO wins
0Sub wins
50.0%Finish rate
11:04Avg fight
Simulate Tapology ↗

Skill profile

Rated 0–100 against every UFC veteran · the rim is reserved for specialists, and only efficiency opens it
Striking — Below avg, rated 29.6 of 100 Accuracy — Average, rated 55.1 of 100 Striking D — Above avg, rated 76.9 of 100 Durability — Above avg, rated 76.5 of 100 Wrestling — Average, rated 64.4 of 100 TD Defense — Weak, rated 14.1 of 100 Grappling — Weak, rated 24.3 of 100 Control — Average, rated 55.0 of 100 Striking Accuracy Striking D Durability Wrestling TD Defense Grappling Control
  1. Striking D Above avg 77
  2. Durability Above avg 76
  3. Wrestling Average 64
  4. Accuracy Average 55
  5. Control Average 55
  6. Striking Below avg 30
  7. Grappling Weak 24
  8. TD Defense Weak 14

Built on 55 minutes of tracked cage time across 5 statted fights — every axis is held down until there is more tape, so read this as a sketch rather than a verdict.

Defensive Striker above avg striking d — rates 77 of 100 among UFC veterans
Durable above avg durability — rates 76 of 100 among UFC veterans
Taken Down Often put on his back 11 times · 3.0 per 15 min
Career rates — the raw numbers behind the chart
Sig. strikes landed / min2.33
Sig. strikes absorbed / min1.99
Striking accuracy46.6%
Striking defense63.0%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.27
Takedowns / 15 min1.9
Takedown accuracy30.4%
Takedown defense45.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.0
Control time20.5%
Record vs .500+ opponents0-2

Striking trend

Sig. strikes/min, last 5 fights · green = win
October 26, 2013 vs Jimy Hettes — 2.06/min (L) Oct '13 March 15, 2014 vs Daniel Pineda — 1.73/min (W) Mar '14 July 18, 2015 vs Paul Redmond — 6.52/min (W) — only 3.1 min of tape, so this rate reflects how fast the fight ended more than how he fought Jul '15 October 24, 2015 vs Darren Elkins — 1.53/min (L) Oct '15 April 10, 2016 vs Lucas Martins — 3.0/min (L) Apr '16

Fight history

5 UFC bouts · newest first · opponent records as of fight night
L Lucas Martins 15-3 walk-in Decision - Split · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · April 10, 2016
45/99Sig. strikes
30/87Absorbed
1/4Takedowns
1:35Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Lucas Martins › Simulate vs Lucas Martins ›
L Darren Elkins 18-5 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs Smolka · October 24, 2015
23/63Sig. strikes
40/130Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:51Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Darren Elkins › Simulate vs Darren Elkins ›
W Paul Redmond 0-1 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:04 — UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs Leites · July 18, 2015
20/37Sig. strikes
11/31Absorbed
0/1Takedowns
0:04Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Paul Redmond › Simulate vs Paul Redmond ›
W Daniel Pineda 18-10 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 171: Hendricks vs Lawler · March 15, 2014
26/50Sig. strikes
24/44Absorbed
5/14Takedowns
7:43Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Daniel Pineda › Simulate vs Daniel Pineda ›
L Jimy Hettes 10-1 walk-in Submission · R2 2:17 — UFC Fight Night: Machida vs Munoz · October 26, 2013
15/28Sig. strikes
5/5Absorbed
0/3Takedowns
1:09Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Full event page › Deep dive vs Jimy Hettes › Simulate vs Jimy Hettes ›

Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.

Record breakdown

Full pro career (Wikipedia, results only)
17-5-0 (1 NC)Pro record
American Top Team, Dinky NinjasGym / team

Wins by method

KO/TKO 7
Submission 2
Decision 8
Other 0

Losses by method

KO/TKO 2
Submission 1
Decision 2
Other 0

No contests: 1

Fights by organization

UFC 5
ACB 3
Absolute Combat 3
Bellator 2
Vision FC 2
Supremacy Fight Challenge 2
PFL Europe 1
Bellator London 1

+ 4 more organizations in the full career list

Full career — 23 fights, every organization
OpponentMethodEventOrg RdTime
W Roger Huerta Decision (unanimous) PFL Europe 3 (2024)
September 28, 2024
 PFL Europe 3 5:00
L Daniel Weichel TKO (punches) Bellator 281
May 13, 2022
 Bellator 1 1:12
NC Andrew Fisher NC (accidental eye poke) Bellator 267
October 1, 2021
 Bellator 2 2:50
W Sam Sicilia KO (punches) Bellator London 2
November 23, 2019
 Bellator London 3 4:54
W Kane Mousah Decision (split) ACB 87
May 19, 2018
 ACB 3 5:00
W Nam Phan Technical Submission (guillotine choke) ACB 54
March 11, 2017
 ACB 1 0:29
W Kevin Petshi Decision (unanimous) ACB 47
October 1, 2016
 ACB 3 5:00
L Lucas Martins Decision (split) UFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs. dos Santos
April 10, 2016
 UFC 3 5:00
L Darren Elkins Decision (unanimous) UFC Fight Night: Holohan vs. Smolka
October 24, 2015
 UFC 3 5:00
W Paul Redmond KO (punches) UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Leites
July 18, 2015
 UFC 1 3:04
W Daniel Pineda Decision (unanimous) UFC 171
March 15, 2014
 UFC 3 5:00
L Jimy Hettes Technical Submission (triangle choke) UFC Fight Night: Machida vs. Munoz
October 26, 2013
 UFC 2 2:17
W Paul Reed Decision (unanimous) Scottish Fight Challenge 6
June 30, 2013
 Scottish Fight Challenge 3 5:00
W Martin Svensson TKO (punches) Vision FC 4
September 12, 2012
 Vision FC 1 0:43
W Carl Fawcett Decision (majority) Supremacy Fight Challenge 6
May 20, 2012
 Supremacy Fight Challenge 3 5:00
W Antanas Jazbutis Decision (unanimous) Vision FC 3
April 28, 2012
 Vision FC 3 5:00
W Jonny Goodall TKO (punches) Headhunters MMA 2
October 2, 2011
 Headhunters MMA 1 0:15
W Liam James Decision (unanimous) Supremacy Fight Challenge 2
May 29, 2011
 Supremacy Fight Challenge 3 5:00
W David Galbraith KO (punches) On Top 1
February 2, 2011
 On Top 2 1:22
W Chris Batty TKO (submission to punches) Absolute Combat 3
May 1, 2010
 Absolute Combat 1 —
W Rich Edgeworth TKO (punches) Hostile Territory Fight Night 5
April 10, 2010
 Hostile Territory Fight Night 1 —
W Alan Duffy TKO (punches) Absolute Combat 2
November 28, 2009
 Absolute Combat 1 2:39
L Bobby McVitie TKO (doctor stoppage) Absolute Combat 1
May 23, 2009
 Absolute Combat 1 5:00

Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Rob Whiteford) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.

Division context

vs. 130 qualified Featherweight fighters · tick = division mean
Striking volume /min 2.3 avg 3.6
Strikes absorbed /min 2.0 avg 3.6
Striking accuracy 46.6% avg 45.0%
Striking defense 63.0% avg 55.4%
Takedowns /15 min 1.9 avg 1.5
Takedown accuracy 30.4% avg 36.9%
Takedown defense 45.0% avg 59.8%
Sub attempts /15 min 0.0 avg 0.6
Control time 20.5% avg 20.2%
Finish rate 50.0% avg 45.1%