Jared Cannonier vs. Robert Whittaker
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Jared Cannonier
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 10 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 7 | 0 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.07 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 13 finish wins over 28 documented bouts
In the UFC: 8-9 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.3 wins over .500
Robert Whittaker
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 18 | 7 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 9 | 2 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 1.3 · 18 tier-1/2 wins · 16 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 16-7 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +4.1 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Jared Cannonier
Distance 88.1% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 7.4% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.5% (norm 10.3%)
Robert Whittaker
Distance 90.5% (norm 79.4%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.1%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 10.3%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Jared Cannonier
Head 76.1% (norm 78.0%) · Body 13.5% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 10.4% (norm 8.4%)
Robert Whittaker
Head 83.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Cannonier L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | Whittaker L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1007 / 2223 | 45.3% | 40.5% | 1288 / 3106 | 41.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 146 / 186 | 78.5% | 70.3% | 100 / 167 | 59.9% | 70.3% |
| On the ground | 92 / 113 | 81.4% | 69.1% | 101 / 159 | 63.5% | 69.1% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 779 / 1918 | 40.6% | 38.9% | 1069 / 2869 | 37.3% | 38.9% |
| To the body | 252 / 341 | 73.9% | 71.7% | 153 / 250 | 61.2% | 71.7% |
| To the legs | 214 / 263 | 81.4% | 83.3% | 267 / 313 | 85.3% | 83.3% |
Zones with fewer than 25 attempts are marked "too few to rate". Each fighter is measured against the median of leaderboard-eligible fighters in his own division (Middleweight: 174 fighters · Middleweight: 174 fighters).
What lands on them Opponents' accuracy against each man
Green ≤ division median — harder to hit than the typical man in his division.
| Zone | vs Cannonier L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs Whittaker L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1137 / 2668 | 42.6% | 39.5% | 965 / 2563 | 37.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 83 / 127 | 65.4% | 70.9% | 120 / 172 | 69.8% | 70.9% |
| On the ground | 57 / 98 | 58.2% | 69.0% | 63 / 77 | 81.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 870 / 2369 | 36.7% | 37.9% | 645 / 2110 | 30.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 233 / 328 | 71.0% | 71.3% | 234 / 378 | 61.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 174 / 196 | 88.8% | 82.1% | 269 / 324 | 83.0% | 82.1% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Whittaker has more cage time on record.