Robert Whittaker vs Reinier de Ridder — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

26 Jul 2025

Middleweight

48%

Whittaker

52%

Ridder

Win Probability

Decision

Round 5 · 5:00

Robert Whittaker

"The Reaper"

27 – 9

6'0"73" reachOrthodox35 yrsWell-Rounded

CFR 54

Reinier de Ridder

"RdR"

21 – 4

Pressure Fighter36 yrsSouthpaw78" reach6'4"

CFR 59

★ Official Result

Reinier de RidderwinsDecisionR5 · 5:00

def. Robert Whittaker · UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Ridder

→

Actual result

Ridder wins

Decision · R5

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Whittaker at 48% vs Ridder at 52% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Risk flags

Whittaker's chin rating of 16 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

WhittakerRidder

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

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Strike Accuracy

—

Whittaker

Ridder

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'0"

Height

+6'4"

73"

Reach

+78"

35+

Age

Orthodox

Stance

Southpaw

Whittaker

Ridder

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

54.0

58.5

56.6

Performance Avg

57.3

Quality of Victory

Momentum Score

Whittaker

Ridder

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

5.3

/ 10

5.4

/ 10

4.9

Style: Pressure

7.7

6.3

Style: Volume

3.0

7 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

2 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

10Distance7

1Clinch2

0Ground0

Whittaker

Ridder

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.5

/ 10

3.7

/ 10

1.0

Wrestling Style (/10)

2.6

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

4.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Whittaker

Ridder

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

KO risk

Verdict

Moderate

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R1.7 stoppage

KO round context

Avg R4.0 stoppage

5 fights ago

Last KO loss

2 fights ago

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Strikes absorbed / min

—

25/36 fights

Chin rating based on

7/25 fights

Whittaker

Ridder

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

W · KO · R3

L · Dec · R5

L · Sub · R1

W · KO · R1

W · Dec · R3

Last 5

W · KO · R1

L · Dec · R3

L · KO · R4

W · Dec · R5

W · KO · R2

Whittaker

Ridder

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

39%

80%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Whittaker

Ridder

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

5.3

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

5.4

1.5

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

3.7

1.0

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

2.6

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

4.0

4.9

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

7.7

6.3

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

3.0

Whittaker

Strike Zones

Ridder

Whittaker

Attacking

11 landed

Absorbing

9 absorbed

Ridder

Attacking

9 landed

Absorbing

11 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Whittaker targets the head (82% of attacks) — Ridder absorbs 82% of strikes there

🎯Ridder targets the body (67% of attacks) — Whittaker absorbs 67% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Whittaker

RND

Ridder

0/0R00/0

0/0R10/0

Whittaker · Last 5

W · KO · R3

Nikita Krylov

KO/TKO

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L · Dec · R5

Reinier de Ridder

Decision

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L · Sub · R1

Khamzat Chimaev

Submission

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W · KO · R1

Ikram Aliskerov

KO/TKO

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W · Dec · R3

Paulo Costa

Decision

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Ridder · Last 5

W · KO · R1

Roman Dolidze

KO/TKO

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L · Dec · R3

Caio Borralho

Decision

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L · KO · R4

Brendan Allen

KO/TKO

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W · Dec · R5

Robert Whittaker

Decision

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W · KO · R2

Bo Nickal

KO/TKO

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