Israel Adesanya

Age 35
Gender Male
Height 6' 2"
Weight Class Middleweight
Out of NZ

Israel Adesanya is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 24 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 24-4-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 12 years, 4 months, 24 days
Rounds Fought 76.8
Avg. Fights/Year 2.3
Longest Layoff 2 years, 1 month, 24 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 02/01/2025
(24-4-0) 		Nassourdine Imavov
(15-4-0) 		MW
UFC FN ON ESPN 178: ADESANYA vs IMAVOV 		5 05:00
08/17/2024 L
(24-3-0) 		Dricus du Plessis
(21-2-0) 		MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 305: DU PLESSIS VS ADESANYA 		4 03:38
09/09/2023 L
(24-2-0) 		Sean Strickland
(27-5-0) 		MW
(184.8 vs. 184.9) 		Decision
UFC 293: ADESANYA vs STRICKLAND 		5 05:00
04/08/2023 W
(23-2-0) 		Alex Pereira
(7-1-0) 		MW
(184.5 vs. 185.0) 		KO
UFC 287: PEREIRA vs ADESANYA 		2 04:21
11/12/2022 L
(23-1-0) 		Alex Pereira
(6-1-0) 		MW
(185.0 vs. 184.6) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 281: ADESANYA vs PEREIRA 		5 02:01
07/02/2022 W
(22-1-0) 		Jared Cannonier
(14-5-0) 		MW
(183.5 vs. 184.5) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 276: ADESANYA vs. CANNONIER 		5 05:00
02/12/2022 W
(21-1-0) 		Robert Whittaker
(23-5-0) 		MW
(184.0 vs. 184.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 271: ADESANYA vs WHITTAKER 		5 05:00
06/12/2021 W
(20-1-0) 		Marvin Vettori
(16-4-1) 		MW
(183.5 vs. 184.5) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 263: ADESANYA vs VETTORI 		5 05:00
03/06/2021 L
(20-0-0) 		Jan Blachowicz
(27-8-0) 		LHW
(200.5 vs. 205.5) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 259: BLACHOWICZ vs ADESANYA 		5 05:00
09/26/2020 W
(19-0-0) 		Paulo Costa
(13-0-0) 		MW
(184.0 vs. 185.0) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 253: ADESANYA vs COSTA 		2 03:59
03/07/2020 W
(18-0-0) 		Yoel Romero
(12-4-0) 		MW
(184.5 vs. 185.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 248 - ADESANYA vs ROMERO 		5 05:00
10/05/2019 W
(17-0-0) 		Robert Whittaker
(20-4-0) 		MW
(184.0 vs. 185.0) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 243 		2 03:33
04/13/2019 W
(16-0-0) 		Kelvin Gastelum
(15-3-0) 		MW
(183.0 vs. 184.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 236 		5 05:00
02/09/2019 W
(15-0-0) 		Anderson Silva
(34-8-0) 		MW
(185.0 vs. 186.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 234: Whitaker vs Gastelum 		3 05:00
11/03/2018 W
(14-0-0) 		Derek Brunson
(18-6-0) 		MW
(185.8 vs. 185.8) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 230 		1 04:51
07/06/2018 W
(13-0-0) 		Brad Tavares
(17-4-0) 		MW
(186.0 vs. 186.0) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
TUF FINALE 27: TAVARES vs ADESANYA 		4 05:00
04/14/2018 W
(12-0-0) 		Marvin Vettori
(11-3-1) 		MW
(184.0 vs. 186.0) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje 		3 05:00
02/10/2018 W
(11-0-0) 		Rob Wilkinson
(9-1-0) 		MW
(183.0 vs. 186.0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold 		2 03:37
NSF 11/24/2017 W
(10-0-0) 		Stuart Dare
(7-5-0) 		MW KO (Kick)
Hex Fight Series 12 		1 04:53
NSF 07/28/2017 W
(9-0-0) 		Melvin Guillard
(30-18-2) 		MW TKO/RSC
Australian Fighting Championship 20 		1 05:00
NSF 05/28/2016 W
(8-0-0) 		Murad Kuramagomedov
(1-1-0) 		TKO/RSC
Wu Lin Feng - Power in the Cage 4 		3 05:00
NSF 05/07/2016 W
(7-0-0) 		Andrew Flores Smith
(0-0-0) 		MW TKO/RSC
Wu Lin Feng - Glory of Heroes 2 		1 05:00
NSF 03/12/2016 W
(6-0-0) 		Dibir Zagirov
(13-3-0) 		TKO/RSC
Wu Lin Feng - Power in the Cage 2 		2 00:00
NSF 01/13/2016 W
(5-0-0) 		Vladimir Katyhin
(30-7-1) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Cut)
Wu Lin Feng - Power in the Cage 1 		2 00:00
NSF 09/19/2015 W
(4-0-0) 		Gele Qing
(2-2-1) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Wu Lin Feng - New Zealand vs. China 		2 00:00
NSF 09/05/2015 W
(3-0-0) 		Maui Tuigamala
(3-2-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Fair Pay Fighting 09/05/15 		2 00:00
NSF 08/08/2015 W
(2-0-0) 		Kenan Song
(7-0-0) 		KO (Kick)
WFC - The Legend of Emei 3 		1 05:00
NSF 06/15/2013 W
(1-0-0) 		John Vake
(0-0-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shuriken MMA - Best Of The Best 		2 03:10
NSF 03/24/2012 W
(0-0-0) 		James Grifiths
(0-0-0) 		Unknown
Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 		3 05:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class

Amateur Career Statistics

Amateur Record: 0-1-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length -
Rounds Fought 3.0
Avg. Fights/Year 1.0
Longest Layoff -
Quickest Turnaround -

Official Amateur Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NSF 11/28/2009 L
(0-0-0) 		Neroni Savaiinaea
(1-1-0) 		MW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
ICNZ 8 		3 03:00
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class