Photo of Israel Adesanya
Age 34
Gender Male
Height 6' 2"
Weight Class Middleweight

Israel Adesanya is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 24-3-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 11 years, 5 months, 15 days
Rounds Fought 73.1
Avg. Fights/Year 2.4
Longest Layoff 2 years, 1 month, 24 days
Quickest Turnaround 2 weeks

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 15 0 8
Losses 1 0 2
Finish Rate 62.5%
Finished Rate 33.3%
Win by Decision Rate 33.3%
Loss by Decision Rate 66.7%
Win by KO Rate 62.5%
Loss by KO Rate 33.3%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Loss

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 04:51
Fastest KO 04:51
Fastest SUB -
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 2.4
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 12:13
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 4.8
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 24:00
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
Official MMA Fight Results 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
(4-0-0)
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 -

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 0 0 0
Losses 0 0 1
Finish Rate 0.0%
Finished Rate 0.0%
Win by Decision Rate 0.0%
Loss by Decision Rate 100.0%
Win by KO Rate 0.0%
Loss by KO Rate 0.0%
Win by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 0.0%
Loss Method

Current Streak

1 Loss
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 00:00
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09:00
Finished Rounds

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