Robert Whittaker vs. Court McGee
Tale of the tape
The read
Level of competition
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
Court McGee
| Competition tier | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Tier 1 — UFC / DWCS / PFL / Bellator / ONE / Rizin | 11 | 13 |
| Tier 3 — regional circuit | 11 | 1 |
Tier-weighted record quality: 0.79 · 11 tier-1/2 wins · 11 finish wins over 36 documented bouts
In the UFC: 4-10 against opponents who walked in above .500 · avg opponent walk-in record +0.9 wins over .500
Striking
Significant strikes — landed & absorbed
Where the fight happens (share of sig. strike attempts)
Robert Whittaker
Distance 90.5% (norm 79.5%) · Clinch 4.9% (norm 9.0%) · Ground 4.6% (norm 10.0%)
Court McGee
Distance 91.6% (norm 80.7%) · Clinch 4.3% (norm 9.6%) · Ground 4.1% (norm 8.1%)
What they throw (share of sig. strike attempts by target)
Robert Whittaker
Head 83.6% (norm 78.0%) · Body 7.3% (norm 13.4%) · Legs 9.1% (norm 8.4%)
Court McGee
Head 72.9% (norm 78.3%) · Body 15.7% (norm 12.4%) · Legs 11.4% (norm 8.0%)
Zone accuracy matrix Landed / attempted by zone
Green ≥ division median, red below. UFCStats tracks position and target as separate splits.
| Zone | Whittaker L/A | Acc | Middleweight med | McGee L/A | Acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 1288 / 3106 | 41.5% | 40.5% | 1246 / 3641 | 34.2% | 38.5% |
| In the clinch | 100 / 167 | 59.9% | 70.6% | 93 / 169 | 55.0% | 67.8% |
| On the ground | 101 / 159 | 63.5% | 69.4% | 123 / 163 | 75.5% | 67.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 1069 / 2869 | 37.3% | 38.8% | 772 / 2897 | 26.6% | 36.4% |
| To the body | 153 / 250 | 61.2% | 71.6% | 329 / 622 | 52.9% | 70.7% |
| To the legs | 267 / 313 | 85.3% | 83.3% | 361 / 454 | 79.5% | 83.0% |
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: 178 fighters · Welterweight: 180 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 Whittaker L/A | Opp acc | Middleweight med | vs McGee L/A | Opp acc | Welterweight med |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BY POSITION | ||||||
| At distance | 965 / 2563 | 37.7% | 39.5% | 1081 / 2847 | 38.0% | 39.1% |
| In the clinch | 120 / 172 | 69.8% | 70.4% | 122 / 195 | 62.6% | 68.9% |
| On the ground | 63 / 77 | 81.8% | 69.0% | 26 / 42 | 61.9% | 68.0% |
| BY TARGET | ||||||
| To the head | 645 / 2110 | 30.6% | 37.9% | 882 / 2585 | 34.1% | 35.6% |
| To the body | 234 / 378 | 61.9% | 71.3% | 227 / 356 | 63.8% | 69.6% |
| To the legs | 269 / 324 | 83.0% | 82.1% | 120 / 143 | 83.9% | 82.2% |
Grappling
Bars compare the two men's rates (per-minute / per-15 figures), not raw totals — Whittaker has more cage time on record.