Fighter Summary

95

Israel Adesanya

Middleweight #8

Record: 13-4

Active: 6 years, 8 months

Ratings and Rankings
Metric Rating Ranking
Performance 95
A
8
Power 97
A
5
Offensive 99
A+
1
Defensive 77
C+
41
Records
Overall 13-4 (76.5%)
Versus Top 10 3-4 (42.9%)
Versus > .500 Fighters 12-4 (75%)
Versus < .500 Fighters 1-0 (100%)
Last 5 Fights 2-3 (40%)
Superlatives
Best Win Middleweight #1 Alex Pereira (9-1)
2023-04-08 UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
Worst Loss Light Heavyweight #9 Jan Blachowicz (12-7)
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Round 5 U-DEC
Other Statistics
Finishes 5 (29.4%)
KOs 5 (29.4%)
Submissions 0 (0%)
Decisions 8 (47.1%)
Opponent Record 189-85
Average Opponent Rank 19.7
Long Streak W 9 (09/26/2020)
Current Streak L 2

Recent Trend Analysis

Fight Results
ResultOpponent
L
2024-08-17
Dricus Du Plessis (8-0)
Middleweight #1
Round 4 SUB Rear Naked Choke
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
L
2023-09-09
Sean Strickland (16-5)
Middleweight #3
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
W
2023-04-08
Alex Pereira (9-1)
Middleweight #1
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
L
2022-11-12
Alex Pereira (9-1)
Middleweight #1
Round 5 KO/TKO Punches
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
W
2022-07-02
Jared Cannonier (9-8)
Middleweight #34
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
W
2022-02-12
Robert Whittaker (17-5)
Middleweight #9
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
W
2021-06-12
Marvin Vettori (9-5)
Middleweight #23
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
L
2021-03-06
Jan Blachowicz (12-7)
Light Heavyweight #9
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
W
2020-09-26
Paulo Costa (6-4)
Middleweight #49
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
W
2020-03-07
Yoel Romero (9-4)
Middleweight
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
W
2019-10-05
Robert Whittaker (17-5)
Middleweight #9
Round 2 KO/TKO Punch
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
W
2019-04-13
Kelvin Gastelum (13-9)
Middleweight #39
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
W
2019-02-09
Anderson Silva (17-7)
Middleweight
Round 3 U-DEC
UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
W
2018-11-03
Derek Brunson (14-7)
Middleweight #32
Round 1 KO/TKO Punches
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
W
2018-07-06
Brad Tavares (15-10)
Middleweight #43
Round 5 U-DEC
UFC - TUF 27 Finale
W
2018-04-14
Marvin Vettori (9-5)
Middleweight #23
Round 3 S-DEC
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
W
2018-02-10
Rob Wilkinson (0-2)
Middleweight
Round 2 KO/TKO Punches
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold