Israel Adesanya

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

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

Record BreakDown

-	KO/TKO	SUB	DEC
Wins	15	0	8
Losses	1	1	2


Finish Rate	62.5%
Finished Rate	50.0%
Win by Decision Rate	33.3%
Loss by Decision Rate	50.0%
Win by KO Rate	62.5%
Loss by KO Rate	25.0%
Win by SUB Rate	0.0%
Loss by SUB Rate	25.0%

Win Method

Loss Method

Current Streak

2 Losses

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)	4.5
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls)	22:39

Finish Rounds

Finished Rounds

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	-

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