Israel Adesanya

Photo of Israel Adesanya
Age 35
Gender Male
Height 6' 2"
Weight Class Middleweight

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 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, 0 days

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

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 MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 08/17/2024 L
(24-3-0) 		Dricus du Plessis
(22-2-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 305: DU PLESSIS VS ADESANYA 		4 03:38
OFF 09/09/2023 L
(24-2-0) 		Sean Strickland
(29-6-0) 		MW
( 184.8 vs. 184.9 ) 		Decision
UFC 293: ADESANYA vs STRICKLAND 		5 05:00
OFF 04/08/2023 W
(23-2-0) 		Alex Pereira
(12-2-0) 		MW
( 184.5 vs. 185.0 ) 		KO
UFC 287: PEREIRA vs ADESANYA 		2 04:21
OFF 11/12/2022 L
(23-1-0) 		Alex Pereira
(12-2-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 184.6 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 281: ADESANYA vs PEREIRA 		5 02:01
OFF 07/02/2022 W
(22-1-0) 		Jared Cannonier
(16-8-0) 		MW
( 183.5 vs. 184.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 276: ADESANYA vs. CANNONIER 		5 05:00
OFF 02/12/2022 W
(21-1-0) 		Robert Whittaker
(26-8-0) 		MW
( 184.0 vs. 184.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 271: ADESANYA vs WHITTAKER 		5 05:00
OFF 06/12/2021 W
(20-1-0) 		Marvin Vettori
(18-7-1) 		MW
( 183.5 vs. 184.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 263: ADESANYA vs VETTORI 		5 05:00
OFF 03/06/2021 L
(20-0-0) 		Jan Blachowicz
(29-10-1) 		LHW
( 200.5 vs. 205.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 259: BLACHOWICZ vs ADESANYA 		5 05:00
OFF 09/26/2020 W
(19-0-0) 		Paulo Costa
(14-4-0) 		MW
( 184.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 253: ADESANYA vs COSTA 		2 03:59
OFF 03/07/2020 W
(18-0-0) 		Yoel Romero
(15-7-0) 		MW
( 184.5 vs. 185.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 248 - ADESANYA vs ROMERO 		5 05:00
OFF 10/05/2019 W
(17-0-0) 		Robert Whittaker
(26-8-0) 		MW
( 184.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 243 		2 03:33
OFF 04/13/2019 W
(16-0-0) 		Kelvin Gastelum
(18-9-0) 		MW
( 183.0 vs. 184.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 236 		5 05:00
OFF 02/09/2019 W
(15-0-0) 		Anderson Silva
(34-11-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 186.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 234: Whitaker vs Gastelum 		3 05:00
OFF 11/03/2018 W
(14-0-0) 		Derek Brunson
(24-9-0) 		MW
( 185.8 vs. 185.8 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
UFC 230 		1 04:51
OFF 07/06/2018 W
(13-0-0) 		Brad Tavares
(20-10-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 186.0 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
TUF FINALE 27: TAVARES vs ADESANYA 		4 05:00
OFF 04/14/2018 W
(12-0-0) 		Marvin Vettori
(18-7-1) 		MW
( 184.0 vs. 186.0 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje 		3 05:00
OFF 02/10/2018 W
(11-0-0) 		Rob Wilkinson
(17-3-0) 		MW
( 183.0 vs. 186.0 ) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage)
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold 		2 03:37
NRB 11/24/2017 W
(10-0-0) 		Stuart Dare
(8-10-0) 		MW KO (Kick)
Hex Fight Series 12 		1 04:53
NRB 07/28/2017 W
(9-0-0) 		Melvin Guillard
(30-22-2) 		MW TKO/RSC
Australian Fighting Championship 20 		1 05:00
NRB 05/28/2016 W
(8-0-0) 		Murad Kuramagomedov
(3-2-0) 		TKO/RSC
Wu Lin Feng - Power in the Cage 4 		3 05:00
NRB 05/07/2016 W
(7-0-0) 		Andrew Flores Smith
(1-1-0) 		MW TKO/RSC
Wu Lin Feng - Glory of Heroes 2 		1 05:00
NRB 03/12/2016 W
(6-0-0) 		Dibir Zagirov
(13-4-0) 		TKO/RSC
Wu Lin Feng - Power in the Cage 2 		2 05:00
NRB 01/13/2016 W
(5-0-0) 		Vladimir Katyhin
(31-9-1) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from a Cut)
Wu Lin Feng - Power in the Cage 1 		2 05:00
NRB 09/19/2015 W
(4-0-0) 		Gele Qing
(12-8-1) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Wu Lin Feng - New Zealand vs. China 		2 05:00
NRB 09/05/2015 W
(3-0-0) 		Maui Tuigamala
(3-3-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Fair Pay Fighting 09/05/15 		2 05:00
NRB 08/08/2015 W
(2-0-0) 		Kenan Song
(20-7-0) 		KO (Kick)
WFC - The Legend of Emei 3 		1 05:00
NRB 06/15/2013 W
(1-0-0) 		John Vake
(8-6-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Shuriken MMA - Best Of The Best 		2 03:10
NRB 03/24/2012 Unknown
(0-0-0) 		James Grifiths
(0-1-0) 		Unknown
Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 		3 05:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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

AM 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
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 0.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) -
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 3.0
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 09
Finished Rounds

Official Amateur MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
NRB 11/28/2009 L
(0-0-0) 		Neroni Savaiinaea
(4-1-0) 		MW Decision (Unanimous Decision)
ICNZ 8 		3 03:00

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* 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