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Israel Adesanya
“The Last Stylebender”
Rank 2 - UFC Middleweight
Age: 35 | Jul 22, 1989
Nationality: Nigeria
Weight Class: Middleweight
Height: 6'4"
Weight: 185 lbs
Professional Record
| 28 fights | 24 wins | 4 losses |
|---|---|---|
| KO/TKOs | 16 | 1 |
| Submissions | 0 | 1 |
| Decisions | 8 | 2 |
Fight Details
| Result | Record | Opponent | Event | Date | Method | Referee | Round | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOSS | 24 - 4 | Dricus Du Plessis | UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | August 17, 2024 | Submission (Face Crank) | Marc Goddard | 4 | 3:38 |
| LOSS | 24 - 3 | Sean Strickland | UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland | September 09, 2023 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 24 - 2 | Alex Pereira | UFC 287 - Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | April 08, 2023 | KO (Punches) | Dan Miragliotta | 2 | 4:21 |
| LOSS | 23 - 2 | Alex Pereira | UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira | November 12, 2022 | TKO (Punches) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 2:01 |
| WIN | 23 - 1 | Jared Cannonier | UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier | July 02, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 22 - 1 | Robert Whittaker | UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | February 12, 2022 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 21 - 1 | Marvin Vettori | UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | June 12, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| LOSS | 20 - 1 | Jan Blachowicz | UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | March 06, 2021 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 20 - 0 | Paulo Costa | UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa | September 26, 2020 | TKO (Punches and Elbows) | Jason Herzog | 2 | 3:59 |
| WIN | 19 - 0 | Yoel Romero | UFC 248 - Adesanya vs. Romero | March 07, 2020 | Decision (Unanimous) | Dan Miragliotta | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 18 - 0 | Robert Whittaker | UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya | October 05, 2019 | KO (Punches) | Marc Goddard | 2 | 3:33 |
| WIN | 17 - 0 | Kelvin Gastelum | UFC 236 - Holloway vs. Poirier | April 13, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Marc Goddard | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 16 - 0 | Anderson Silva | UFC 234 - Adesanya vs. Silva | February 09, 2019 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 15 - 0 | Derek Brunson | UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis | November 03, 2018 | TKO (Knees and Punches) | Herb Dean | 1 | 4:51 |
| WIN | 14 - 0 | Brad Tavares | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale | July 06, 2018 | Decision (Unanimous) | Herb Dean | 5 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 13 - 0 | Marvin Vettori | UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. Gaethje | April 14, 2018 | Decision (Split) | Herb Dean | 3 | 5:00 |
| WIN | 12 - 0 | Rob Wilkinson | UFC 221 - Romero vs. Rockhold | February 10, 2018 | TKO (Knees and Punches) | Steve Perceval | 2 | 3:37 |
| WIN | 11 - 0 | Stuart Dare | HFS - Hex Fight Series 12 | November 24, 2017 | KO (Head Kick) | Greg Kleynjans | 1 | 4:53 |
| WIN | 10 - 0 | Melvin Guillard | AFC 20 - Australian Fighting Championship 20 | July 28, 2017 | TKO (Punches) | Greg Kleynjans | 1 | 4:49 |
| WIN | 9 - 0 | Murad Kuramagomedov | WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 4 | May 28, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:05 | |
| WIN | 8 - 0 | Andrew Flores Smith | Glory of Heroes 2 - Shenzhen | May 07, 2016 | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| WIN | 7 - 0 | Dibir Zagirov | WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 2 | March 13, 2016 | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:23 | |
| WIN | 6 - 0 | Vladimir Katykhin | WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 1 | January 13, 2016 | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | N/A | |
| WIN | 5 - 0 | Gele Qing | WLF - Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China | September 19, 2015 | TKO (Elbows) | Terry Hill | 2 | 3:37 |
| WIN | 4 - 0 | Maui Tuigamala | FPF - Fair Pay Fighting 1 | September 05, 2015 | KO (Kick to the Body) | Neil Swailes | 2 | 1:25 |
| WIN | 3 - 0 | Kenan Song | WFC - The Legend Of Emei 3 | August 08, 2015 | TKO (Head Kick) | 1 | 1:59 | |
| WIN | 2 - 0 | John Vake | Shuriken MMA - Best of the Best | June 15, 2013 | TKO (Punches) | Terry Hill | 1 | 4:43 |
| WIN | 1 - 0 | James Griffiths | SFC 9 - Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 | March 24, 2012 | TKO (Punches) | Terry Hill | 1 | 2:09 |
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UFC Middleweight Rankings
Dricus Du Plessis(22 - 2 - 0)
- 1Sean Strickland
(29 - 6 - 0)
- 2Israel Adesanya
(24 - 4 - 0)
- 3Robert Whittaker
(26 - 7 - 0)
- 4Nassourdine Imavov
(14 - 4 - 1)
- 5Caio Borralho
(17 - 1 - 1)
- 6Marvin Vettori
(19 - 7 - 1)
- 7Jared Cannonier
(17 - 8 - 0)
- 8Brendan Allen
(24 - 5 - 0)
- 9Paulo Costa
(14 - 4 - 0)
- 10Roman Dolidze
(13 - 3 - 0)
- 11Jack Hermansson
(24 - 8 - 0)
- 12Khamzat Chimaev
(13 - 0 - 0)
- 13Anthony Hernandez
(12 - 2 - 1)
- 14Michel Pereira
(31 - 11 - 2)
- 15Chris Curtis
(31 - 11 - 1)
