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Middleweight
Result
Robert Whittaker def.
U-DEC
Tale of the Tape
73"
Reach
72"
35
Age
35
4.39
SLpM
6.15
43%
Str. Acc.
59%
3.36
SApM
5.96
59%
Str. Def.
49%
0.73
TD Avg.
0.30
82%
TD Def.
77%
0.00
Sub. Avg.
0.00
The longer bar / bold number is the edge on that row.
How fights like this tend to go
league history
League-wide rates for this matchup's profile — who they point to here is flagged. Descriptive, not a prediction.
61%
younger fighters win at Middleweight
379 fights · edge Paulo Costa
52%
the longer-reach fighter wins at Middleweight
341 fights · edge Robert Whittaker
60%
the rating favorite wins at Middleweight
343 fights · edge Robert Whittaker
58%
of Middleweight fights end inside the distance
379 fights
By the Numbers
Robert Whittaker
finishes 10% · finished 20% (10 fights)
With a reach advantage
100%
(2-0)
As the rating favorite
80%
(4-1)
Vs southpaws
80%
(4-1)
When older than opponent
71%
(5-2)
Paulo Costa
finishes 14% · finished 14% (7 fights)
Vs southpaws
75%
(3-1)
When older than opponent
50%
(1-1)
As the rating underdog
43%
(3-4)
When younger than opponent
40%
(2-3)
Win rate by context, from the fight log. Splits with too few fights are hidden.