When is Whittaker vs Allen?
Robert Whittaker could potentially fight Brendan Allen, in Late 2024.
The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).
Whittaker vs Allen stats
Robert Whittaker would step into the octagon with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 5 by submission.
Brendan Allen would make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 14 by submission.
The stats suggest Whittaker would have an advantage in power over Allen, with a 38% knock out percentage over Allen's 21%.
If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Allen would have a massive advantage over Whittaker, boasting a 58% submission rate over Whittaker's 19%.
Robert Whittaker is the older man by 5 years, at 33 years old.
Allen has a height advantage of 2 inches over Whittaker. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.
Whittaker is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 4 more fights, and made his debut in 2009, 6 years and 5 months earlier than Allen, whose first professional fight was in 2015. He has fought 20 more professional rounds, 85 to Allen's 65.
Whittaker vs Allen form
Whittaker has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight, he won against Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Previous to that, he had beaten Paulo Costa at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, he had defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.
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.
Brendan Allen has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he won against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.
Previous to that, he had won against Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Going into that contest, he had beaten Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.
Before that, he had defeated André Muniz at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
He was victorious against Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Brendan Allen has been fighting more than Robert Whittaker.
Robert Whittaker last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Brendan Allen's last outing was 5 months ago.
Whittaker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.
Allen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 5 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Whittaker vs Allen?
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