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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.
- Win
- 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.
- Sherdog
Israel Adesanya has joined growing speculation that Conor McGregor entered his UFC 329 rematch against Max Holloway already carrying an injury.
- MMA Fighting
Israel Adesanya believes Conor McGregor should grant Michael Chandler the fight that has eluded the former Bellator champion for years.
- Sherdog
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