Whittaker vs Souza

Who won Whittaker vs Souza?

Robert Whittaker beat Ronaldo Souza by knockout in the 2nd round during the main card of UFC on FOX 24, on Saturday 15th April 2017 at Sprint Center in Kansas City.

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 Souza stats

Robert Whittaker stepped into the octagon with a record of 17 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.

Ronaldo Souza made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 0 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws.

Robert Whittaker's UFC record stood at 16-5-0, while Ronaldo Souza's came in at 9-7-0.

The stats suggested Whittaker had a massive power advantage over Souza, boasting a 47% knock out percentage over Souza's 0%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Whittaker had a large advantage over Souza, boasting a 29% submission rate over Souza's 0%.

Robert Whittaker was the younger man by 11 years, at 33 years old.

Souza had a height advantage of 1 inch over Whittaker. Despite this, he had 2-inch reach advantage.

Whittaker was arguably the more experienced fighter, having had 21 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 5 years and 6 months later than Souza, whose first professional fight was in 2003. He had fought 13 more professional rounds, 84 to Souza's 71.

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