Whittaker vs Gastelum

Who won Whittaker vs Gastelum?

Robert Whittaker beat Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC Vegas 24, on Saturday 17th April 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Robert Whittaker.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Whittaker vs Gastelum stats

Robert Whittaker stepped into the octagon with a record of 22 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Robert Whittaker's 23rd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Kelvin Gastelum marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Robert Whittaker's UFC record stood at 17-6-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-9-0.

The stats suggested Whittaker had a slight advantage in power over Gastelum, with a 41% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 38%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a slight advantage over Whittaker, with a 25% submission rate over Whittaker's 23%.

Robert Whittaker was the older man by 1 year, at 34 years old.

Whittaker had a height advantage of 3 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Whittaker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 5 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 1 year and 8 months earlier than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 10 more professional rounds, 86 to Gastelum's 76.

Whittaker vs Gastelum form

Whittaker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Paulo Costa at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, .

He had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had been defeated by Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Island 2 on 18th July 2020 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Darren Till at UFC 244 on 2nd November 2019 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta.

He had won against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 224 on 12th May 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Robert Whittaker had been fighting more than Kelvin Gastelum.

Going to this contest, Robert Whittaker had last fought 11 months and 16 days ago, while Kelvin Gastelum's last outing had been 4 years, 3 months and 25 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 3 months and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 30 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years and 26 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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