Middleweight

Israel Adesanya

Last fought: Mar 2026

RECORD

Pro

24-6-0

UFC

13-6-0

Age

Height

6'4"

Weight

185 lbs

Reach

80"

Stance

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Career Analytics

Advanced Metric	Career
Fight Shape
Avg Fight Time	17:08
Fight Completion Rate	74.9%
Avg Rounds per Fight	3.43
% Fights Inside the Distance	47.4%
Strength of Schedule
Opponent UFC Record (all, at fight time)	155-45 (77.5%)
Opponent UFC Record (among wins)	108-32 (77.1%)
Opponent UFC Record (among losses)	47-13 (78.3%)
Positional Profile
% Time at Distance (approx.)	83.9%
% Time in Control	3.1%
% Time Controlled	13.0%
Control Rate of Clinch/Ground Time	19.5%
Distance Striking
Distance Sig. Strikes Landed / Min	4.43
Distance Sig. Strikes Absorbed / Min	3.34
Distance Striking Differential / Min	+1.09
Distance Strike Accuracy	47.0%
Distance Strike Defense	58.3%
Power & Pressure
KDs per 100 Power Strikes Landed	1.47
Knocked Down per 100 Absorbed	0.25
TD Attempts per 5 Distance Min	0.20
TDs Faced per 5 Distance Min	1.94
Sub Attempts per 15 Control Min	4.39
Fade Index (R3 pace / R1 pace)	1.20

All metrics are UFC fights only. Methodology →

Where the Strikes Land

Share of landed significant strikes by target

Where the Fight Happens

Share of total fight time by position

Cumulative Significant Strikes vs the Middleweight field

Israel Adesanya League percentile bands (p5–p95) League median

The shaded bands are the league’s middle range: the darker center covers the 25th–75th percentile of fighters, the lighter outer zones extend to the 5th and 95th — computed only over fighters whose careers reached each minute mark. How these are calculated →

Career Stats

Statistic	Israel Adesanya
Striking
Sig. Strike Accuracy	48.4%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.0
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	3.2
Strike Differential	0.8/min
Grappling
Takedown Accuracy	9.1%
Takedown Defense	76.4%
Takedowns Landed/15min	0.0
Submission Attempts/15min	0.1
Control Time/15min	0:28
Finishing Ability
KO/TKO % of Wins	38.5%
Submission % of Wins	0.0%
Decision % of Wins	61.5%
Avg Fight Time	17:08
Secondary Stats
Knockdowns/15min	0.6
Reversals/15min	0.1

Last 5 Averages

Statistic	Last 5 Fights
Sig. Strike Accuracy	43.2%
Sig. Strikes Landed/min	4.4
Sig. Strikes Absorbed/min	4.8
Takedown Accuracy	0.0%
Takedown Defense	70.0%
Control Time/Fight	0:02

Fight History

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	—

LOSS

vs. Sean Strickland

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland • Sep 2023MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Israel Adesanya94/27135%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Sean Strickland137/25953%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:14KD 1

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	12/39	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	27/52	52%	0/0	0:14	1

R2	Israel Adesanya	20/64	31%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	16/32	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	21/57	37%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	20/41	49%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	20/51	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	38/63	60%	0/0	0:00	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	21/60	35%	0/0	0:00	—
	Sean Strickland	36/71	51%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Alex Pereira

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 • Apr 2023MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 4:21

Israel Adesanya41/9643%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:03KD 1

Alex Pereira49/8558%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	15/38	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Alex Pereira	20/31	65%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	26/58	45%	0/0	0:03	1
	Alex Pereira	29/54	54%	0/0	0:00	—

LOSS

vs. Alex Pereira

UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira • Nov 2022MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 5, 2:01

Israel Adesanya86/16253%TD 1/4Ctrl 6:34

Alex Pereira91/15758%TD 1/1Ctrl 0:31

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	23/43	53%	0/0	0:14	—
	Alex Pereira	23/41	56%	0/0	0:06	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	20/44	45%	0/2	1:13	—
	Alex Pereira	17/36	47%	1/1	0:21	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	14/25	56%	1/1	3:47	—
	Alex Pereira	8/14	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	20/35	57%	0/1	1:08	—
	Alex Pereira	15/29	52%	0/0	0:02	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	9/15	60%	0/0	0:12	—
	Alex Pereira	28/37	76%	0/0	0:02	—

WIN

vs. Jared Cannonier

UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier • Jul 2022MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Israel Adesanya116/23050%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Jared Cannonier90/15757%TD 0/4Ctrl 4:14

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	22/48	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	18/28	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	28/48	58%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	19/31	61%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	17/35	49%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	17/36	47%	0/2	1:29	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	24/45	53%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	16/36	44%	0/1	1:18	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	25/54	46%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jared Cannonier	20/26	77%	0/1	1:27	—

WIN

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 • Feb 2022MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Israel Adesanya79/16947%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01KD 1

Robert Whittaker59/13643%TD 4/10Ctrl 3:40

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	18/34	53%	0/0	0:01	1
	Robert Whittaker	9/21	43%	0/2	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	16/41	39%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	12/33	36%	1/1	0:52	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	17/33	52%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	12/28	43%	1/2	0:30	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	15/39	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	16/35	46%	1/1	0:40	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	13/22	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Robert Whittaker	10/19	53%	1/4	1:38	—

WIN

vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 • Jun 2021MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Israel Adesanya96/18153%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:36

Marvin Vettori58/17633%TD 4/14Ctrl 6:55

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	18/32	56%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	11/29	38%	1/2	1:08	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	28/49	57%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	16/50	32%	0/3	0:59	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	19/35	54%	0/0	0:32	—
	Marvin Vettori	6/32	19%	1/1	1:18	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	20/38	53%	0/0	0:04	—
	Marvin Vettori	16/42	38%	1/4	1:31	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	11/27	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	9/23	39%	1/4	1:59	—

LOSS

vs. Jan Blachowicz

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya • Mar 2021Light HeavyweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Israel Adesanya78/16148%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

Jan Blachowicz107/19355%TD 3/5Ctrl 7:06

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	13/30	43%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	18/31	58%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	21/42	50%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	23/49	47%	0/1	0:00	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	21/40	52%	0/0	0:01	—
	Jan Blachowicz	24/42	57%	1/1	1:07	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	11/20	55%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	14/24	58%	1/2	3:29	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	12/29	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Jan Blachowicz	28/47	60%	1/1	2:30	—

WIN

vs. Paulo Costa

UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa • Sep 2020MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:59

Israel Adesanya55/8465%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:09KD 1

Paulo Costa12/2646%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:01

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	22/37	59%	0/0	0:00	—
	Paulo Costa	7/11	64%	0/0	0:01	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	33/47	70%	0/0	0:09	1
	Paulo Costa	5/15	33%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Yoel Romero

UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero • Mar 2020MiddleweightTITLE

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Israel Adesanya48/13236%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Yoel Romero40/8945%TD 0/3Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	2/11	18%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	4/6	67%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	11/29	38%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	7/14	50%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	12/30	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	9/14	64%	0/0	0:00	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	11/33	33%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	6/22	27%	0/2	0:00	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	12/29	41%	0/0	0:00	—
	Yoel Romero	14/33	42%	0/1	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Robert Whittaker

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya • Oct 2019MiddleweightTITLE

KO/TKO (Punch) • Rd 2, 3:33

Israel Adesanya40/9542%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:04KD 2

Robert Whittaker32/11628%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	20/44	45%	0/0	0:01	1
	Robert Whittaker	17/66	26%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	20/51	39%	0/0	0:03	1
	Robert Whittaker	15/50	30%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Kelvin Gastelum

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	—

WIN

vs. Anderson Silva

UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva • Feb 2019Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 3, 5:00

Israel Adesanya65/13249%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

Anderson Silva31/7243%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	20/44	45%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	6/21	29%	0/0	0:00	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	20/39	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	20/35	57%	0/0	0:00	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	25/49	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Anderson Silva	5/16	31%	0/0	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Derek Brunson

UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis • Nov 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 1, 4:51

Israel Adesanya13/2357%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:10KD 3

Derek Brunson3/1421%TD 0/7Ctrl 1:34

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	13/23	57%	0/0	0:10	3
	Derek Brunson	3/14	21%	0/7	1:34	—

WIN

vs. Brad Tavares

The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale • Jul 2018Middleweight

Decision (Unanimous) • Rd 5, 5:00

Israel Adesanya119/21555%TD 0/2Ctrl 1:46

Brad Tavares40/17423%TD 1/12Ctrl 2:05

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	14/35	40%	0/0	0:00	—
	Brad Tavares	9/36	25%	0/1	0:25	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	25/49	51%	0/1	0:12	—
	Brad Tavares	8/30	27%	0/2	0:13	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	27/50	54%	0/1	0:02	—
	Brad Tavares	9/54	17%	0/1	0:15	—

R4	Israel Adesanya	28/37	76%	0/0	0:12	—
	Brad Tavares	8/28	29%	1/2	1:12	—

R5	Israel Adesanya	25/44	57%	0/0	1:20	—
	Brad Tavares	6/26	23%	0/6	0:00	—

WIN

vs. Marvin Vettori

UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje • Apr 2018Middleweight

Decision (Split) • Rd 3, 5:00

Israel Adesanya57/12346%TD 0/1Ctrl 0:00

Marvin Vettori46/15430%TD 2/6Ctrl 3:19

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	24/47	51%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	18/58	31%	0/2	0:16	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	23/55	42%	0/0	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	15/58	26%	0/2	0:13	—

R3	Israel Adesanya	10/21	48%	0/1	0:00	—
	Marvin Vettori	13/38	34%	2/2	2:50	—

WIN

vs. Rob Wilkinson

UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold • Feb 2018Middleweight

KO/TKO (Punches) • Rd 2, 3:37

Israel Adesanya52/7569%TD 0/0Ctrl 0:00KD 1

Rob Wilkinson22/4648%TD 3/15Ctrl 4:07

▼ Rounds

Rnd	Fighter	Sig Str	Acc	TD	Ctrl	KD
R1	Israel Adesanya	10/16	62%	0/0	0:00	—
	Rob Wilkinson	17/27	63%	2/10	3:22	—

R2	Israel Adesanya	42/59	71%	0/0	0:00	1
	Rob Wilkinson	5/19	26%	1/5	0:45	—

Last updated: 2026-08-22 | Data source: UFCStats.com