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.

Robert Whittaker's UFC record stood at 16-5-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 12-9-0.

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 33 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 11 more professional rounds, 84 to Gastelum's 73.

Whittaker vs Gastelum 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.

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had been defeated by Sean Brady at UFC Fight Night: Dariush vs. Tsarukyan on 2nd December 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at Moody Center, Austin, United States.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

Before that, he had been beaten by Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had won against Ian Heinisch at UFC 258 on 13th February 2021 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Robert Whittaker had last fought 2 months and 1 day ago, while Kelvin Gastelum's last outing had been 4 months and 16 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years and 1 day, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 2 months and 5 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 7 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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