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Israel Adesanya #9

“The Last Stylebender”

Middleweight

Record: 24-6-0

Last 5 L L L L W

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Height 6'4"
Weight 185 lb
Reach 80"
Leg reach 44.5"
Stance Switch
Style Freestyle
Age 37

Career stats

Striking

Striking accuracy 48%
Sig. strikes landed 1,313 of 2,714
Landed per min 4.03
Absorbed per min 3.22
Strike defence 56%
Knockdown avg 0.60

Grappling

Takedown defence 76%
Takedowns per 15 min 0.05
Submissions per 15 min 0.14
Avg fight time 17:09

Strikes by target

Head 49%
Body 21%
Leg 30%

Strikes by position

Standing 92%
Clinch 5%
Ground 3%

Wins by method · 7 first-round finishes

KO/TKO 16
Submission 0
Decision 8
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Fights in UFC

19 bouts
Date Opponent Result Method Event
Mar 28, 2026 Joe Pyfer Loss KO/TKO, R2 4:18 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Feb 1, 2025 Nassourdine Imavov Loss KO/TKO, R2 0:30 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Imavov
Aug 17, 2024 Dricus Du Plessis Loss SUB, R4 3:38 UFC 305
Sep 8, 2023 Sean Strickland Loss U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Apr 7, 2023 Alex Pereira Win KO/TKO, R2 4:21 UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Nov 11, 2022 Alex Pereira Loss KO/TKO, R5 2:01 UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Jul 1, 2022 Jared Cannonier Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Feb 11, 2022 Robert Whittaker Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Jun 11, 2021 Marvin Vettori Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Mar 5, 2021 Jan Blachowicz Loss U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sep 25, 2020 Paulo Costa Win KO/TKO, R2 3:59 UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Mar 6, 2020 Yoel Romero Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Oct 4, 2019 Robert Whittaker Win KO/TKO, R2 3:33 UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Apr 12, 2019 Kelvin Gastelum Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Feb 8, 2019 Anderson Silva Win U-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
Nov 2, 2018 Derek Brunson Win KO/TKO, R1 4:51 UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Jul 5, 2018 Brad Tavares Win U-DEC, R5 5:00 The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
Apr 13, 2018 Marvin Vettori Win S-DEC, R3 5:00 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Feb 9, 2018 Rob Wilkinson Win KO/TKO, R2 3:37 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold