Whittaker vs Cannonier

Who won Whittaker vs Cannonier?

Robert Whittaker beat Jared Cannonier by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 254, on Saturday 24th October 2020 at UFC Fight Island in Abu Dhabi.

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

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Whittaker vs Cannonier stats

Robert Whittaker stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Jared Cannonier made his way to the cage with a record of 13 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 2 by submission.

Robert Whittaker's UFC record stood at 16-5-0, while Jared Cannonier's came in at 10-6-0.

The stats suggested Cannonier had a large advantage in power over Whittaker, boasting a 69% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Whittaker had a slight advantage over Cannonier, with a 24% submission rate over Cannonier's 15%.

Robert Whittaker was the younger man by 7 years, at 33 years old.

Whittaker had a height advantage of 1 inch over Cannonier. Despite this, Cannonier had 4-inch reach advantage.

Whittaker was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 9 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 2 years and 3 months earlier than Cannonier, whose first professional fight was in 2011. He had fought 27 more professional rounds, 84 to Cannonier's 57.

Whittaker vs Cannonier form

Robert Whittaker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Paulo Costa at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, 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.

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

Before that, 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.

He had defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Jared Cannonier had stopped 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he was victorious against Jack Hermansson at UFC on ESPN+ 18 on 28th September 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round at Royal Arena, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Previous to that, he had won against Anderson Silva at UFC 237 on 11th May 2019 by knockout in the 1st round at Jeunesse Arena, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Going into that contest, he had beaten David Branch at UFC 230 on 3rd November 2018 by knockout in the 2nd round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he had been defeated by Dominick Reyes at UFC Fight Night 129 on 19th May 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Movistar Arena, Santiago, Chile.

He had defeated Nick Roehrick at The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on 7th July 2017 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Robert Whittaker had been fighting more than Jared Cannonier.

Going to this contest, Robert Whittaker had last fought 2 months and 9 days ago, while Jared Cannonier's last outing had been 4 years, 6 months and 29 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 9 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Cannonier's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 4 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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