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Israel Adesanya
“The Last Stylebender”
New ZealandMiddleweightActiveage 37
24-6
80% win rate
L4 streak
Peak Vertex
2020-09-26 → 2020-09-2697held 2 bouts-97 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · KO · 2020-09-26
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Loss
- Draw / No contest
- Title
13 wins6 losseslast 5: L L L L Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(19) | R2(18) | R3(12) | R4(10) | R5(9) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 16.7 | 27.6 | 19.9 | 19.9 | 19.8 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 13.6 | 19.7 | 13.8 | 19.4 | 23.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.21 | 0.42 | 0.50 | 0.54 | 0.33 |
| Control time | 0:01 | 0:06 | 0:22 | 0:09 | 0:16 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer2026-03-28L·KO·R2 · 4:18
- UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov2025-02-01L·KO·R2 · 0:30
- UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya2024-08-17L·Sub·R4 · 3:38
- UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland2023-09-09L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 22023-04-08W·KO·R2 · 4:21
- UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira2022-11-12L·KO·R5 · 2:01
- UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier2022-07-02W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 22022-02-12W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 22021-06-12W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya2021-03-06L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa2020-09-26W·KO·R2 · 3:59
- UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero2020-03-07W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya2019-10-05W·KO·R2 · 3:33
- UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 22019-04-13W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva2019-02-09W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis2018-11-03W·KO·R1 · 4:51
- The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale2018-07-06W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje2018-04-14W·S-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold2018-02-10W·KO·R2 · 3:37
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- MMA Fighting
Israel Adesanya has declared his intention to retire from fighting for good, determined to avoid the pitfall that has claimed many combat sports veterans who struggle to leave the sport behind. The…
- MMA Fighting
Israel Adesanya has reflected candidly on his UFC 248 middleweight title defense against Yoel Romero, acknowledging it as one of the most forgettable contests in company history—a stark contrast to…
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