Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori – Preview & Matchup Analysis

UFC on ESPN+ 68: Gane vs. Tuivasa is scheduled to take place on Saturday, September 3, 2022, in Paris, Ile-de-France, France. In one of the matchups on the fight card, Robert “The Reaper” Whittaker will take on Marvin “The Italian Dream” Vettori in the Middleweight Bout. You can view the full UFC on ESPN+ 68 card.

In this post, we will break down Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori matchup. Let’s take look at the fighter’s ages, their height, records, reach, fight stats, and more below ⤵

The 33-year-old, Robert Whittaker is coming in with a 24-6-0 record. Whittaker will be fighting for the first time since a loss via unanimous decision against Israel Adesanya at UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 in February.

Vettori, meanwhile, is coming off a unanimous decision win against Paulo Costa on February 12, 2022 at UFC Fight Night: Costa vs. Vettori and holds a 18-5-1 record.

Robert Whittaker has an orthodox fighting stance with a 73″ reach. The 30-year-old, Marvin Vettori is an southpaw fighter with a 74″ reach. An orthodox fighter stands with their left side forward and jabs with their left hand, the southpaw fighter is the opposite, southpaw stands with their right side forward and jabs with their right hand. In most cases, orthodox fighters are right-handed, if you are left-handed, then you fight southpaw.

Robert Whittaker:
→ Whittaker’s striking accuracy is 42%.
→ Whittaker lands 4.45 significant strikes per minute.
→ Whittaker’s takedown accuracy is 35%.
→ Whittaker’s takedown average is 0.81 per 15 minutes.
→ Whittaker’s takedown defense is 83%.

Whittaker comes in with 42% striking accuracy, typically landing about 4.45 significant strikes every minute. On the other side, Vettori fires at 45% accuracy, landing about 4.35 significant strikes per minute. Robert Whittaker also has a 35% takedown accuracy and on average gets around 0.81 takedowns every 15 minutes, compared to Vettori’s 2.04 takedowns and 76% takedown accuracy.

Marvin Vettori:
→ Vettori’s striking accuracy is 45%.
→ Vettori lands 4.35 significant strikes per minute.
→ Vettori’s takedown accuracy is 45%.
→ Vettori’s takedown average is 2.04 per 15 minutes.
→ Vettori’s takedown defense is 76%.

Marvin spent on average 16:34 minutes in the Octagon and Robert has an average fight time of 14:23 minutes.

This looks like an interesting matchup, at least on paper. UFC on ESPN+ 68 is live in , who do you think will win, Robert or Marvin? Sound off in the comments.

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