UFC Fight Night Prediction: Whittaker vs De Ridder (26-07-2025)

On July 26, Abu Dhabi, UAE, will host UFC Fight Night, featuring 12 fights. The main event will be Robert Whittaker vs Reinier de Ridder. Still, there will also be fights between Asu Almabayev vs Jose Ochoa, Petr Yan vs Marcus McGhee, and Sharabutdin Magomedov vs Marc-Andre Barriault.

The 34-year-old De Ridder will be fighting in only his fourth UFC bout, having won all 3 previous ones – will he be able to continue his winning streak?

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Robert Whittaker and Reinier de Ridder will face each other in the main event of the UFC event. Both athletes are 34 years old, but R. Whittaker made his UFC debut in 2012, while R. De Ridder only joined in 2024.

R. Whittaker undoubtedly has more high-level experience, which is why he is considered the favorite in this matchup. De Ridder came to the UFC as a former ONE champion.

Since joining the UFC, De Ridder has won all 3 of his fights, none of which went to the judges and only 1 of which went to the 3 round. Throughout his career, he has had a total of 22 fights, with only 2 of them ending in a decision by the judges. R. Whittaker’s last 2 fights ended in the first round – he won 1 and lost 1.

Although R. Whittaker is considered the favorite in this fight, his opponent, who made his UFC debut just a year ago but is in excellent shape, could surprise us.

Judges’ decisions are not uncommon in R. Whittaker’s fights, but they have been less frequent lately. De Ridder is an aggressive fighter, which significantly increases the chances that the fight will end in the first 2 rounds – either the Dutchman will win or he will make too many mistakes and suffer defeat.