Rob Wilkinson was born on 22 February 1992 and is an Australian mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division of Professional Fighters League, where he won the championship in 2022.
28 Facts About Rob Wilkinson
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Rob Wilkinson started training at the age of 17 at Hobart's Hybrid Training Centre, and was a personal trainer prior to taking up a career in MMA.
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Rob Wilkinson started training MMA after watching a video on YouTube of Randy Couture which he instantly fell in love with the sport.
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Rob Wilkinson has won all fights via stoppage but one and holds 9 out of his 11 fights in the 1st round, en route to capturing both Australian Fighting Championship middleweight title and BRACE middleweight championship belt.
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Rob Wilkinson last competed in a battle of undefeated fighters, submitted German Alexander Poppeck in the first round in Finland prior signed by UFC.
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Rob Wilkinson made his promotional debut on 2 September 2017 at UFC Fight Night: Volkov vs Struve, replacing injured Abu Azaitar, against Siyar Bahadurzada.
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Rob Wilkinson lost the fight via TKO in round two, handing him his first career loss.
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Rob Wilkinson faced Israel Adesanya on 11 February 2018 at UFC 221.
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Rob Wilkinson lost the fight via TKO in the second round.
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On 14 August 2018 it was announced that Rob Wilkinson was released from UFC.
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Almost two years since his previous MMA bout, Rob Wilkinson moved up to the light heavyweight division and faced Dylan Andrews at AFC 23 on 1 December 2019.
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On 9 April 2021 Rob Wilkinson defeated Daniel Almeida via first round TKO, winning the Hex Fight Series Light Heavyweight Championship.
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Rob Wilkinson was scheduled to defend his title against Sam Kei at Hex Fight 22 on 9 July 2021.
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Rob Wilkinson faced Bruce Souto on 23 April 2022 at PFL 1.
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Rob Wilkinson won the bout via ground and pound technical knockout in the second round.
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Rob Wilkinson faced Viktor Pesta on 17 June 2022 at PFL 4.
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Rob Wilkinson won the bout via TKO stoppage in the first round.
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Rob Wilkinson faced Delan Monte in the Semifinals off the Light Heavyweight tournament on 5 August 2022 at PFL 7.
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Rob Wilkinson won the bout in the first round, knocking out Monte after landing a knee and then finishing him off with punches.
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Rob Wilkinson won the bout after the fight was stopped by the doctor due to a cut after the second round, winning the $1 million collective tournament pool.
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Rob Wilkinson started the 2023 season against former UFC Light Heavyweight title challenger Thiago Santos on 1 April 2023 at PFL 1.
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Rob Wilkinson was scheduled to face Will Fleury on 8 June 2023 at PFL 4.
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Rob Wilkinson was later suspended 9 months and fined for his positive drug test.
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Rob Wilkinson started the 2024 season with a bout against Tom Breese on 12 April 2024 at PFL 2.
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Rob Wilkinson won the fight by first-round technical knockout with a knee and punches.
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Rob Wilkinson faced Josh Silveira in his next bout at PFL 5 on 21 June 2024, winning the close bout via split decision.
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Rob Wilkinson faced Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov in the semifinals of the 2024 Light Heavyweight tournament on 16 August 2024 at PFL 8.
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On March 4,2025, the promotion officially revealed that Rob Wilkinson will join the 2025 PFL Light Heavyweight Tournament.