Israel Adesanya vs Joe Pyfer

Israel Adesanya

Pro 24-6-0 | UFC 13-6-0

Joe Pyfer

Pro 16-3-0 | UFC 7-1-0

Age

37|30

Height

6'4"|6'2"

Reach

80"|75"

Stance

Switch|Orthodox

Career Statistics

Statistic	Israel Adesanya	Joe Pyfer	Edge
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.4%	43.2%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0	3.5	—
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2	3.3	—
Strike Differential	0.8/min	0.2/min	—
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	9.1%	25.0%	►
Takedown Defense	76.4%	66.7%	—
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0	1.3	►
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1	0.8	►
Control Time/15min	0:28	1:37	►
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	38.5%	57.1%	—
Submission % of Wins	0.0%	28.6%	—
Decision % of Wins	61.5%	14.3%	—
Avg Fight Time	17:08	8:58	—
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6	1.0	—
Reversals/15min	0.1	0.0	—
Edges	0	4	5 even

Fight Dynamics

Career Striking Volume

Israel Adesanya Joe Pyfer League median

Statistic	Israel Adesanya	Joe Pyfer	Edge
Fight Shape
Fight Completion Rate	74.9%	51.2%	—
Avg Fight Time	17:08	8:58	—
% Fights Inside the Distance	47.4%	75.0%	—
Strength of UFC Schedule
Opponent UFC Win % (all)	77.5%	58.7%	◀
Opponent UFC Record (all)	155-45 (77.5%)	61-43 (58.7%)	—
Opponent Record (among wins)	108-32 (77.1%)	51-37 (58.0%)	—
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	83.9%	80.3%	—
% Time in Control	3.1%	10.9%	—
% Time Controlled	13.0%	8.8%	—
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	19.5%	55.3%	▶
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Landed / Min	4.43	3.71	—
Distance Sig. Absorbed / Min	3.34	3.82	—
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.09	-0.10	◀
Distance Strike Accuracy	47.0%	40.7%	◀
Distance Strike Defense	58.3%	54.0%	—
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes	1.47	2.48	▶
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.25	0.00	▶
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.20	2.08	—
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.94	0.52	—
Fade Index (R3 / R1 pace)	1.20	—	—

UFC fights only. Metrics with insufficient data show "—" and award no edge. Methodology →

Last 5 Fights (Averages)

Statistic	Israel Adesanya	Joe Pyfer	Edge
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.2%	43.8%	—
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4	3.5	◄
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.8	3.6	►
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%	15.0%	►
Takedown Defense	70.0%	66.7%	—
Control Time/Fight	0:02	1:16	—
Edges	1	2	3 even

Last 3 Fights

Israel Adesanya

LOSS

vs. Joe Pyfer

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer • Mar 2026Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:18

Israel Adesanya42/7556%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

Joe Pyfer36/7051%TD 2/8Ctrl 2:44

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	24/42	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Joe Pyfer	9/23	39%	1/4	1:01	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	18/33	55%	0/2	0:00	—
	Joe Pyfer	27/47	57%	1/4	1:43	—

LOSS

vs. Nassourdine Imavov

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov • Feb 2025Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 0:30

Israel Adesanya26/5052%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Nassourdine Imavov15/3148%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:44KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	20/44	45%	0/1	0:00	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	8/21	38%	0/3	0:40	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	6/6	100%	0/0	0:00	—
	Nassourdine Imavov	7/10	70%	0/0	0:04	1

LOSS

vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya • Aug 2024MiddleweightTITLE

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 4, 3:38

Israel Adesanya97/20348%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:09

Dricus Du Plessis90/19746%TD 4/9Ctrl 3:39

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	16/37	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	22/52	42%	0/1	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	17/30	57%	0/1	0:02	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	13/25	52%	3/5	3:28	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	40/83	48%	0/0	0:00	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	31/75	41%	0/1	0:00	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	24/53	45%	0/0	0:07	—
	Dricus Du Plessis	24/45	53%	1/2	0:11	—

Joe Pyfer

WIN

vs. Israel Adesanya

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer • Mar 2026Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 4:18

Joe Pyfer36/7051%TD 2/8Ctrl 2:44

Israel Adesanya42/7556%TD 0/2Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joe Pyfer	9/23	39%	1/4	1:01	—
	Israel Adesanya	24/42	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joe Pyfer	27/47	57%	1/4	1:43	—
	Israel Adesanya	18/33	55%	0/2	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Abus Magomedov

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 • Oct 2025Middleweight

Submission (Rear Naked Choke) • Rd 2, 1:46

Joe Pyfer6/1060%TD 0/4Ctrl 2:16KD 1

Abus Magomedov11/1292%TD 1/1Ctrl 2:36

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joe Pyfer	1/3	33%	0/4	0:44	—
	Abus Magomedov	11/12	92%	1/1	2:36	—

R2	Joe Pyfer	5/7	71%	0/0	1:32	1
	Abus Magomedov	0/0	—	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joe Pyfer57/11450%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:31KD 2

Kelvin Gastelum33/9933%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joe Pyfer	21/39	54%	0/0	0:16	2
	Kelvin Gastelum	8/20	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joe Pyfer	17/40	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	11/50	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joe Pyfer	19/35	54%	1/2	0:15	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	14/29	48%	0/1	0:27	—

Common Opponents

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

Israel Adesanya

WIN

UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 • Apr 2019MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Israel Adesanya109/23746%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:42KD 4

Kelvin Gastelum91/22041%TD 1/9Ctrl 1:21

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	10/32	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	12/33	36%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	29/62	47%	0/0	0:07	1
	Kelvin Gastelum	20/44	45%	0/2	0:00	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	16/41	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	12/35	34%	1/2	0:09	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	17/45	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	32/69	46%	0/2	0:28	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	37/57	65%	0/0	0:35	3
	Kelvin Gastelum	15/39	38%	0/3	0:44	—

Joe Pyfer

WIN

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 • Jun 2025Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Joe Pyfer57/11450%TD 1/2Ctrl 0:31KD 2

Kelvin Gastelum33/9933%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:27

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Joe Pyfer	21/39	54%	0/0	0:16	2
	Kelvin Gastelum	8/20	40%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Joe Pyfer	17/40	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	11/50	22%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Joe Pyfer	19/35	54%	1/2	0:15	—
	Kelvin Gastelum	14/29	48%	0/1	0:27	—

Analysis Summary

Striking Volume: Both fighters operate at a similar pace (4.0 vs 3.5 sig str/min). Accuracy and timing will decide the striking battle.

Grappling: Joe Pyfer shoots at 25% accuracy against Israel Adesanya's 76% defense — Israel Adesanya should keep it standing.

Finish Threat: Joe Pyfer finishes 86% of wins (57% KO/TKO, 29% sub).

Fight Length: Israel Adesanya's fights average 17:08 vs 8:58 for Joe Pyfer. If this reaches the championship rounds, Israel Adesanya's conditioning history becomes a factor.

Last updated: 2026-09-17 | Data source: UFCStats.com