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.

This was Robert Whittaker's 22nd fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2012. Kelvin Gastelum marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Robert Whittaker's UFC record stood at 17-5-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-9-0.

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 9 more professional rounds, 85 to Gastelum's 76.

Whittaker vs Gastelum form

Robert Whittaker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jared Cannonier at UFC 254 on 24th October 2020 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had beaten Darren Till at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Yoel Romero at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by split decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago, United States.

He was victorious against Yoel Romero at UFC 213 on 8th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Kelvin Gastelum had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Daniel Rodriguez at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Chris Curtis at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami.

Before that, he had been defeated by Jared Cannonier at UFC Vegas 34 on 21st August 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Enterprise.

He had lost to Robert Whittaker at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Robert Whittaker had last fought 3 years, 10 months and 27 days ago, while Kelvin Gastelum's last outing had been 2 months and 29 days ago.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 20 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 3 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 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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