Israel Adesanya

Fight Record

2025-02-01 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 24-4-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R2 0:30 Punches	Nassourdine Imavov WIN \| 15-4-0-1	UFC Fight Night Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
UFC Fight Night Adesanya Vs Imavov • Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia • Kingdom Arena
2024-08-17 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 24-3-0-0 \| LOSS	SUB R4 3:38 Rear-Naked Choke	Dricus Du Plessis WIN \| 21-2-0-0	UFC 305 Perth, Australia
UFC 305 Du Plessis Vs Adesanya • Perth, Western Australia, Australia • Rac Arena
2023-09-10 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 24-2-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)	Sean Strickland WIN \| 27-5-0-0	UFC 293 Sydney, Australia
UFC 293 Adesanya Vs Strickland • Sydney, New South Wales, Australia • Qudos Bank Arena
2023-04-08 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 23-2-0-0 \| WIN	KO R2 4:21 Punches	Alex Pereira LOSS \| 7-1-0-0	UFC 287 Miami, United States
UFC 287 Pereira Vs Adesanya 2 • Miami, Florida, United States • Kaseya Center
2022-11-12 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 23-1-0-0 \| LOSS	TKO R5 2:01 Punches	Alex Pereira WIN \| 6-1-0-0	UFC 281 New York City, United States
UFC 281 Adesanya Vs Pereira • New York City, New York, United States • Madison Square Garden
2022-07-02 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 22-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (49-46, 49-46, 50-45)	Jared Cannonier LOSS \| 15-5-0-0	UFC 276 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 276 Adesanya Vs Cannonier • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • T-Mobile Arena
2022-02-12 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 21-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)	Robert Whittaker LOSS \| 23-5-0-0	UFC 271 Houston, United States
UFC 271 Adesanya Vs Whittaker 2 • Houston, Texas, United States • Toyota Center
2021-06-12 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 20-1-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)	Marvin Vettori LOSS \| 17-4-1-0	UFC 263 Glendale, United States
UFC 263 Adesanya Vs Vettori 2 • Glendale, Arizona, United States • Gila River Arena
2021-03-06 Light Heavyweight	Israel Adesanya 20-0-0-0 \| LOSS	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (49-46, 49-45, 49-45)	Jan Blachowicz WIN \| 27-8-0-0	UFC 259 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 259 Blachowicz Vs Adesanya • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • UFC Apex
2020-09-27 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 19-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:59 Punches	Paulo Costa LOSS \| 13-0-0-0	UFC 253 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
UFC 253 Adesanya Vs Costa • Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates • Du Forum
2020-03-07 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 18-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (48-47, 48-47, 49-46)	Yoel Romero LOSS \| 13-4-0-0	UFC 248 Las Vegas, United States
UFC 248 Adesanya Vs Romero • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • T-Mobile Arena
2019-10-05 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 17-0-0-0 \| WIN	KO R2 3:33 Punches	Robert Whittaker LOSS \| 20-4-0-0	UFC 243 Melbourne, Australia
UFC 243 Whittaker Vs Adesanya • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Marvel Stadium
2019-04-13 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 16-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (48-46, 48-46, 48-46)	Kelvin Gastelum LOSS \| 16-3-0-1	UFC 236 Atlanta, United States
UFC 236 Holloway Vs Poirier 2 • Atlanta, Georgia, United States • State Farm Arena
2019-02-10 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 15-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Unanimous (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)	Anderson Silva LOSS \| 34-8-0-1	UFC 234 Melbourne, Australia
UFC 234 Adesanya Vs Silva • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • Rod Laver Arena
2018-11-03 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 14-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:51 Knees & Punches	Derek Brunson LOSS \| 18-6-0-0	UFC 230 New York City, United States
UFC 230 Cormier Vs Lewis • New York City, New York, United States • Madison Square Garden
2018-07-06 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 13-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R5 5:00 Unanimous (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)	Brad Tavares LOSS \| 17-4-0-0	UFC The Ultimate Fighter Las Vegas, United States
UFC The Ultimate Fighter Undefeated Finale • Las Vegas, Nevada, United States • Palms Casino Resort
2018-04-14 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 12-0-0-0 \| WIN	DEC R3 5:00 Split (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)	Marvin Vettori LOSS \| 12-3-1-0	UFC On Fox 60 Glendale, United States
UFC On Fox 60 Poirier Vs Gaethje • Glendale, Arizona, United States • Gila River Arena
2018-02-11 Middleweight	Israel Adesanya 11-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:37 Knees & Punches	Rob Wilkinson LOSS \| 11-1-0-0	UFC 221 Perth, Australia
UFC 221 Romero Vs Rockhold • Perth, Western Australia, Australia • Perth Arena
2017-11-24	Israel Adesanya 10-0-0-0 \| WIN	KO R1 4:53 Head Kick	Stuart Dare LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	Hex Fight Series 12 Melbourne, Australia
Hex Fight Series 12 • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia • None
2017-07-28	Israel Adesanya 9-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:49 Punches	Melvin Guillard LOSS \| 32-18-2-3	Australian FC 20 Melbourne, Australia
Australian FC 20 • Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
2016-05-28	Israel Adesanya 8-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 1:05 Punches	Murad Kuramagomedov LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	WU Lin Feng 17 Gold Coast, Australia
WU Lin Feng 17 Epic 4 • Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
2016-05-07	Israel Adesanya 7-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 5:00 Corner Stoppage	Andrew Flores Smith LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	Glory Of Heroes 2 Shenzhen, China
Glory Of Heroes 2 • Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
2016-03-13	Israel Adesanya 6-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 2:23 Punches	Dibir Zagirov LOSS \| 3-3-0-0	WU Lin Feng Henan, China
WU Lin Feng Epic 2 • Henan, China • None
2016-01-13	Israel Adesanya 5-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 2:13 Doctor Stoppage	Vladimir Katykhin LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	WU Lin Feng Henan, China
WU Lin Feng Epic 1 • Henan, China • None
2015-09-19	Israel Adesanya 4-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 3:37 Elbows	Gele Qing LOSS \| 0-2-0-0	WU Lin Feng 2015 Auckland, New Zealand
WU Lin Feng 2015 New Zealand Vs China • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2015-09-05	Israel Adesanya 3-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R2 1:25 Kick To Body	Maui Tuigamala LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Fair Pay Fighting 1 Auckland, New Zealand
Fair Pay Fighting 1 • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2015-08-08	Israel Adesanya 2-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 1:59 Head Kick	Song Kenan LOSS \| 9-1-0-0	The Legend Of Emei 3 Shahe, China
The Legend Of Emei 3 • Shahe, Chongqing, China
2013-06-15	Israel Adesanya 1-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 4:43 Punches	John Vake LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Shuriken MMA Auckland, New Zealand
Shuriken MMA Best Of The Best • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
2012-03-24	Israel Adesanya 0-0-0-0 \| WIN	TKO R1 2:09 Punches	James Griffiths LOSS \| 0-0-0-0	Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 Auckland, New Zealand
Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 • Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand

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