Mike Rhodes vs. Robert Whittaker
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
Mike Rhodes
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 0 | 4 |
| Tier 2 — LFA / Cage Warriors (feeder belts) | 3 | 1 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 10 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.6 · 3 tier-1/2 wins · 9 finish wins over 20 documented bouts
In the UFC: 0-0 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.0 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)
Mike Rhodes
Distance 94.5% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 5.5% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 0.0% (norm 8.1%)
Robert Whittaker
Distance 90.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 10.0%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Mike Rhodes
Head 74.0% (norm 78.3%) · Body 10.6% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 15.4% (norm 8.0%)
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 | Rhodes L/A | Acc | Welterweight med | Whittaker L/A | Acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 92 / 240 | 38.3% | 38.5% | 1288 / 3106 | 41.5% | 40.5% |
| In the clinch | 8 / 14 | too few to rate | 67.8% | 100 / 167 | 59.9% | 70.6% |
| On the ground | 0 / 0 | too few to rate | 67.0% | 101 / 159 | 63.5% | 69.4% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 52 / 188 | 27.7% | 36.4% | 1069 / 2869 | 37.3% | 38.8% |
| To the body | 14 / 27 | 51.9% | 70.7% | 153 / 250 | 61.2% | 71.6% |
| To the legs | 34 / 39 | 87.2% | 83.0% | 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 (Welterweight: 180 fighters · Middleweight: 178 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 Rhodes L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med | vs Whittaker L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 117 / 344 | 34.0% | 39.1% | 965 / 2563 | 37.7% | 39.5% |
| In the clinch | 11 / 15 | too few to rate | 68.9% | 120 / 172 | 69.8% | 70.4% |
| On the ground | 1 / 3 | too few to rate | 68.0% | 63 / 77 | 81.8% | 69.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 76 / 292 | 26.0% | 35.6% | 645 / 2110 | 30.6% | 37.9% |
| To the body | 21 / 31 | 67.7% | 69.6% | 234 / 378 | 61.9% | 71.3% |
| To the legs | 32 / 39 | 82.1% | 82.2% | 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.