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Israel Adesanya

“The Last Stylebender”

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UFC #9 Middleweight

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KO/TKO wins16
Round 1 finishes7

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UFC stats

Sig. strikes landed4.03Per Min
Sig. strikes absorbed3.22Per Min
Takedown average0.05Par 15 min
Submission average0.14Par 15 min
Strike defense56%
Takedown defense76%
Knockdown avg.0.6
Avg. fight time17:09

Fight history

Loss

UFC Fight Night

Adesanya was stopped by Joe Pyfer via strikes at 4:18 of the second round

3/28/26 KO/TKO
Loss

UFC Fight Night

Adesanya was knocked out by Nassourdine Imavov at :30 of the second round

2/1/25 KO/TKO
Loss

UFC 305

Adesanya was submitted by Dricus Du Plessis via face crank at 3:38 of the fourth round in a fight for the UFC middleweight title

8/17/24 Submission
Loss

UFC 293

Adesanya lost a five round unanimous decision to Sean Strickland, losing his UFC middleweight title

9/9/23 Decision
Win

UFC 287

Adesanya knocked out Alex Pereira at 4:21 of the second round, regaining his UFC middleweight title

4/8/23 KO/TKO
Loss

UFC 281

Adesanya was stopped by Alex Pereira via strikes at 2:01 of the fifth round, losing his UFC middleweight title

11/12/22 KO/TKO
Win

UFC 276

Adesanya won a five round unanimous decision over Jared Cannonier to retain his UFC middleweight title

7/2/22 Decision
Win

UFC 271

Adesanya won a five round unanimous decision over Robert Whittaker to retain his UFC middleweight title

2/12/22 Decision
Win

UFC 263

Adesanya won a five round unanimous decision over Marvin Vettori to retain his UFC middleweight title

6/12/21 Decision
Loss

UFC 259

Adesanya lost a five round unanimous decision to Jan Blachowicz in a fight for the UFC light heavyweight title

3/6/21 Decision
Win

UFC 253

Adesanya stopped Paulo Costa via strikes at 3:59 of the second round to retain his UFC middleweight title

9/27/20 KO/TKO
Win

UFC 248

Adesanya won a five round unanimous decision over Yoel Romero to retain his UFC middleweight title

3/7/20 Decision
Win

UFC 243

Adesanya knocked out Robert Whittaker at 3:33 of the second round to unify the UFC middleweight title and become undisputed champion

10/6/19 KO/TKO
Win

UFC 236

Adesanya won a five round unanimous decision over Kelvin Gastelum to win the interim UFC middleweight title

4/13/19 Decision
Win

UFC 234

Adesanya won a three round unanimous decision over Anderson Silva

2/10/19 Decision
Win

UFC 230

Adesanya stopped Derek Brunson via strikes at 4:51 of the first round

11/3/18 KO/TKO
Win

UFC on FOX

Adesanya won a three round split decision over Marvin Vettori

4/14/18 Decision
Win

UFC 221

Adesanya stopped Rob Wilkinson via strikes at 3:37 of the second round

2/11/18 KO/TKO