Israel Adesanya Nigeria flag icon

Record:
24
win
3
loss
0
draw
0
nc
Wins by:
16
ko
0
sub
8
dec
0
n/a
Losses by:
1
ko
0
sub
2
dec
0
n/a
Percentages:
67%
ko
0%
sub
67%
finish
33%
finish
Last 4 fights:
SUB
DEC
KO
TKO
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Age
35
Weight
185lbs (84kg)
Height
6'4" (1.93m)
Reach
6'8" (2.03m)
Weight Class
middleweight
Debut
2012-03-24
Career
2012 - 2023
Rank
#2 Middleweight (UFC)
Trainer
Eugene Bareman: Head Coachandrei Paulet: Wrestling
Style
Kickboxing
Birth
July 22, 1989
Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
Residence
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Fighting Out Of
Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
Strengths
Precision striking, superb footwork, excellent takedown defense
Weaknesses
Relatively untested ground game, susceptibility to leg kicks, potential overconfidence
Notes
Holds the UFC Middleweight title, undefeated in MMA before 2021, professional kickboxing background

Fight Record

24-4-0-0
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None
Middleweight bout
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flag icon Nassourdine Imavov
15-4-0-1
Middleweight bout
UFC Fight Night
Adesanya vs Imavov
01 Feb 25
Riyadh flag icon
Riyadh flag icon
Kingdom Arena
24-3-0-0
SUB
4
3:38 Rear-Naked Choke
Middleweight bout
SUB
4
flag icon Dricus Du Plessis
21-2-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 305
Du Plessis vs Adesanya
17 Aug 24
Perth flag icon
Perth flag icon
RAC Arena
24-2-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
(49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Middleweight bout
DEC
5
flag icon Sean Strickland
27-5-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 293
Adesanya vs Strickland
10 Sep 23
Sydney flag icon
Sydney flag icon
Qudos Bank Arena
23-2-0-0
KO
2
4:21 Punches
Middleweight bout
KO
2
flag icon Alex Pereira
7-1-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 287
Pereira vs Adesanya 2
08 Apr 23
Miami flag icon
Miami flag icon
Kaseya Center
23-1-0-0
TKO
5
2:01 Punches
Middleweight bout
TKO
5
flag icon Alex Pereira
6-1-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 281
Adesanya vs Pereira
12 Nov 22
New York City flag icon
New York City flag icon
Madison Square Garden
22-1-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
(49-46, 49-46, 50-45)
Middleweight bout
DEC
5
flag icon Jared Cannonier
15-5-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 276
Adesanya vs Cannonier
02 Jul 22
Las Vegas flag icon
Las Vegas flag icon
T-Mobile Arena
21-1-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
(48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
Middleweight bout
DEC
5
flag icon Robert Whittaker
23-5-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 271
Adesanya vs Whittaker 2
12 Feb 22
Houston flag icon
Houston flag icon
Toyota Center
20-1-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
(50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Middleweight bout
DEC
5
flag icon Marvin Vettori
17-4-1-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 263
Adesanya vs Vettori 2
12 Jun 21
Glendale flag icon
Glendale flag icon
Gila River Arena
20-0-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
(49-46, 49-45, 49-45)
Light Heavyweight bout
DEC
5
flag icon Jan Blachowicz
27-8-0-0
Light Heavyweight bout
UFC 259
Blachowicz vs Adesanya
06 Mar 21
Las Vegas flag icon
Las Vegas flag icon
UFC Apex
19-0-0-0
TKO
2
3:59 Punches
Middleweight bout
TKO
2
flag icon Paulo Costa
13-0-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 253
Adesanya vs Costa
27 Sep 20
Abu Dhabi flag icon
Abu Dhabi flag icon
du Forum
18-0-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
(48-47, 48-47, 49-46)
Middleweight bout
DEC
5
flag icon Yoel Romero
13-4-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 248
Adesanya vs Romero
07 Mar 20
Las Vegas flag icon
Las Vegas flag icon
T-Mobile Arena
17-0-0-0
KO
2
3:33 Punches
Middleweight bout
KO
2
flag icon Robert Whittaker
20-4-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 243
Whittaker vs Adesanya
05 Oct 19
Melbourne flag icon
Melbourne flag icon
Marvel Stadium
16-0-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
(48-46, 48-46, 48-46)
Middleweight bout
DEC
5
flag icon Kelvin Gastelum
16-3-0-1
Middleweight bout
UFC 236
Holloway vs Poirier 2
13 Apr 19
Atlanta flag icon
Atlanta flag icon
State Farm Arena
15-0-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Unanimous
(29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout
DEC
3
flag icon Anderson Silva
34-8-0-1
Middleweight bout
UFC 234
Adesanya vs Silva
10 Feb 19
Melbourne flag icon
Melbourne flag icon
Rod Laver Arena
14-0-0-0
TKO
1
4:51 Knees & Punches
Middleweight bout
TKO
1
flag icon Derek Brunson
18-6-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 230
Cormier vs Lewis
03 Nov 18
New York City flag icon
New York City flag icon
Madison Square Garden
13-0-0-0
DEC
5
5:00 Unanimous
(49-46, 50-45, 50-45)
Middleweight bout
DEC
5
flag icon Brad Tavares
17-4-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC The Ultimate Fighter
Undefeated Finale
06 Jul 18
Las Vegas flag icon
Las Vegas flag icon
Palms Casino Resort
12-0-0-0
DEC
3
5:00 Split
(29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Middleweight bout
DEC
3
flag icon Marvin Vettori
12-3-1-0
Middleweight bout
UFC On Fox 60
Poirier vs Gaethje
14 Apr 18
Glendale flag icon
Glendale flag icon
Gila River Arena
11-0-0-0
TKO
2
3:37 Knees & Punches
Middleweight bout
TKO
2
flag icon Rob Wilkinson
11-1-0-0
Middleweight bout
UFC 221
Romero vs Rockhold
11 Feb 18
Perth flag icon
Perth flag icon
Perth Arena
10-0-0-0
KO
1
4:53 Head Kick
KO
1
Stuart Dare
0-2-0-0
Hex Fight Series 12
24 Nov 17
Melbourne flag icon
Melbourne flag icon
-
9-0-0-0
TKO
1
4:49 Punches
TKO
1
flag icon Melvin Guillard
32-18-2-3
Australian FC 20
28 Jul 17
Melbourne flag icon
Melbourne flag icon
-
8-0-0-0
TKO
2
1:05 Punches
TKO
2
Murad Kuramagomedov
0-0-0-0
WU Lin Feng 17
Epic 4
28 May 16
Gold Coast flag icon
Gold Coast flag icon
-
7-0-0-0
TKO
1
5:00 Corner Stoppage
TKO
1
Andrew Smith
0-2-0-0
Glory Of Heroes 2
07 May 16
Shenzhen flag icon
Shenzhen flag icon
-
6-0-0-0
TKO
2
2:23 Punches
TKO
2
Dibir Zagirov
3-3-0-0
WU Lin Feng
Epic 2
13 Mar 16
- flag icon
- flag icon
-
5-0-0-0
TKO
2
2:13 Doctor Stoppage
TKO
2
Vladimir Katykhin
0-0-0-0
WU Lin Feng
Epic 1
13 Jan 16
- flag icon
- flag icon
-
4-0-0-0
TKO
2
3:37 Elbows
TKO
2
Gele Qing
0-2-0-0
WU Lin Feng 2015
New Zealand vs China
19 Sep 15
Auckland flag icon
Auckland flag icon
-
3-0-0-0
TKO
2
1:25 Kick To Body
TKO
2
Maui Tuigamala
0-0-0-0
Fair Pay Fighting 1
05 Sep 15
Auckland flag icon
Auckland flag icon
-
2-0-0-0
TKO
1
1:59 Head Kick
TKO
1
flag icon Song Kenan
9-1-0-0
The Legend Of Emei 3
08 Aug 15
Shahe flag icon
Shahe flag icon
-
1-0-0-0
TKO
1
4:43 Punches
TKO
1
John Vake
0-0-0-0
Shuriken MMA
Best Of The Best
15 Jun 13
Auckland flag icon
Auckland flag icon
-
0-0-0-0
TKO
1
2:09 Punches
TKO
1
James Griffiths
0-0-0-0
Supremacy Fighting Championship 9
24 Mar 12
Auckland flag icon
Auckland flag icon
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Name
Streak: W/L
Streak: Method
Streak: Precision
Streak: Finish
Record
Brazil flag icon Alex Pereira
4
2 KO
1 Head Kick & Punches
2
11
2
0
0
Brazil flag icon Anderson Silva
3
2 TKO
1 Punches
2
34
11
0
1
Andrew Smith
4
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
0
4
0
0
United States flag icon Brad Tavares
1
1 TKO
1 Punches
1
20
9
0
0
United States flag icon Derek Brunson
1
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
24
9
0
0
Dibir Zagirov
3
1 TKO
1 Punches
1
3
4
0
0
South Africa flag icon Dricus Du Plessis
10
1 DEC
1 Split
0
21
2
0
0
Gele Qing
1
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
1
3
0
0
James Griffiths
1
1 TKO
1 Punches
1
0
1
0
0
Poland flag icon Jan Blachowicz
1
1 DEC
1 Split
0
29
10
1
0
United States flag icon Jared Cannonier
1
1 TKO
1 Punches
1
17
7
0
0
John Vake
1
1 OTHER
1 Time Limit
0
1
2
1
0
United States flag icon Kelvin Gastelum
1
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
19
9
0
1
Italy flag icon Marvin Vettori
1
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
19
7
1
0
Maui Tuigamala
1
1 TKO
1 Kick To Body
1
0
1
0
0
United States flag icon Melvin Guillard
6
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
32
22
2
3
Murad Kuramagomedov
1
1 KO
1 Knee
1
1
1
0
0
Russia flag icon Nassourdine Imavov
3
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
15
4
0
1
Brazil flag icon Paulo Costa
2
2 DEC
1 Split
0
14
4
0
0
New Zealand flag icon Robert Whittaker
2
1 KO
1 Punches
1
26
7
0
0
Australia flag icon Rob Wilkinson
2
1 DEC
1 Split
0
19
2
0
1
United States flag icon Sean Strickland
1
1 DEC
1 Split
0
29
6
0
0
China flag icon Song Kenan
1
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
22
8
0
0
Stuart Dare
3
2 KO
2 Head Kick
2
0
3
0
0
Vladimir Katykhin
2
1 DEC
1 None
0
0
2
0
0
Cuba flag icon Yoel Romero
1
1 DEC
1 Unanimous
0
16
7
0
0

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