Middleweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Robert Whittaker v Rafael Natal
UFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux, Sat, Apr 23, 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee John McCarthy
Referee John McCarthy
Robert Whittaker won by Unanimous decision, R3 5:00. Patricia Morse-Jarman 28 - 29. Chris Lee 27 - 30. Derek Cleary 27 - 30.
“The Reaper”
Height 6'0", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 25 on the night
Coming in 6-2-0 in the UFC over 8 fights
“Sapo”
Height 6'0", Reach 77", Stance Orthodox, Age 33 on the night
Coming in 9-4-1 in the UFC over 14 fights
01/Round by round
3 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Robert Whittaker | Rafael Natal | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 23 of 51 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 22 of 48 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 31 of 61 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 21 of 46 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 35 of 64 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 19 of 43 | 0 of 1 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Fight, 15:00 | 89 of 176 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 0 | 62 of 137 | 0 of 4 | 0:00 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 15.0 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.