Israel Adesanya

“The Last Stylebender”

Rank 4 - Middleweight

Age: 35 | Jul 22, 1989

Nationality: Nigeria

Weight Class: Middleweight

Height: 6'4"

Weight: 185 lbs

Professional Record

29 fights	24 wins	5 losses
KO/TKOs	16	2
Submissions	0	1
Decisions	8	2

Fight Details

Result	Record	Opponent	Event	Date	Method	Referee	Round	Time
LOSS	24 - 5 - 0	Nassourdine Imavov	UFC Fight Night 250 - Adesanya vs. Imavov	February 01, 2025	TKO (Punches)	Marc Goddard	2	0:30
LOSS	24 - 4 - 0	Dricus Du Plessis	UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya	August 17, 2024	Submission (Face Crank)	Marc Goddard	4	3:38
LOSS	24 - 3 - 0	Sean Strickland	UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. Strickland	September 09, 2023	Decision (Unanimous)	Marc Goddard	5	5:00
WIN	24 - 2 - 0	Alex Pereira	UFC 287 - Pereira vs. Adesanya 2	April 08, 2023	KO (Punches)	Dan Miragliotta	2	4:21
LOSS	23 - 2 - 0	Alex Pereira	UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira	November 12, 2022	TKO (Punches)	Marc Goddard	5	2:01
WIN	23 - 1 - 0	Jared Cannonier	UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier	July 02, 2022	Decision (Unanimous)	Herb Dean	5	5:00
WIN	22 - 1 - 0	Robert Whittaker	UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2	February 12, 2022	Decision (Unanimous)	Herb Dean	5	5:00
WIN	21 - 1 - 0	Marvin Vettori	UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2	June 12, 2021	Decision (Unanimous)	Marc Goddard	5	5:00
LOSS	20 - 1 - 0	Jan Blachowicz	UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya	March 06, 2021	Decision (Unanimous)	Herb Dean	5	5:00
WIN	20 - 0 - 0	Paulo Costa	UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa	September 26, 2020	TKO (Punches and Elbows)	Jason Herzog	2	3:59
WIN	19 - 0 - 0	Yoel Romero	UFC 248 - Adesanya vs. Romero	March 07, 2020	Decision (Unanimous)	Dan Miragliotta	5	5:00
WIN	18 - 0 - 0	Robert Whittaker	UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya	October 05, 2019	KO (Punches)	Marc Goddard	2	3:33
WIN	17 - 0 - 0	Kelvin Gastelum	UFC 236 - Holloway vs. Poirier	April 13, 2019	Decision (Unanimous)	Marc Goddard	5	5:00
WIN	16 - 0 - 0	Anderson Silva	UFC 234 - Adesanya vs. Silva	February 09, 2019	Decision (Unanimous)	Herb Dean	3	5:00
WIN	15 - 0 - 0	Derek Brunson	UFC 230 - Cormier vs. Lewis	November 03, 2018	TKO (Knees and Punches)	Herb Dean	1	4:51
WIN	14 - 0 - 0	Brad Tavares	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale	July 06, 2018	Decision (Unanimous)	Herb Dean	5	5:00
WIN	13 - 0 - 0	Marvin Vettori	UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. Gaethje	April 14, 2018	Decision (Split)	Herb Dean	3	5:00
WIN	12 - 0 - 0	Rob Wilkinson	UFC 221 - Romero vs. Rockhold	February 10, 2018	TKO (Knees and Punches)	Steve Perceval	2	3:37
WIN	11 - 0 - 0	Stuart Dare	HFS - Hex Fight Series 12	November 24, 2017	KO (Head Kick)		1	4:53
WIN	10 - 0 - 0	Melvin Guillard	AFC 20 - Australian Fighting Championship 20	July 28, 2017	TKO (Punches)		1	4:49
WIN	9 - 0 - 0	Murad Kuramagomedov	WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 4	May 28, 2016	TKO (Punches)		2	1:05
WIN	8 - 0 - 0	Andrew Flores Smith	Glory of Heroes 2 - Shenzhen	May 07, 2016	TKO (Corner Stoppage)		1	5:00
WIN	7 - 0 - 0	Dibir Zagirov	WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 2	March 13, 2016	TKO (Punches)		2	2:23
WIN	6 - 0 - 0	Vladimir Katykhin	WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 1	January 13, 2016	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)		2	N/A
WIN	5 - 0 - 0	Gele Qing	WLF - Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China	September 19, 2015	TKO (Elbows)	Terry Hill	2	3:37
WIN	4 - 0 - 0	Maui Tuigamala	FPF - Fair Pay Fighting 1	September 05, 2015	KO (Kick to the Body)		2	1:25
WIN	3 - 0 - 0	Kenan Song	WFC - The Legend Of Emei 3	August 08, 2015	TKO (Head Kick)		1	1:59
WIN	2 - 0 - 0	John Vake	Shuriken MMA - Best of the Best	June 15, 2013	TKO (Punches)		1	4:43
WIN	1 - 0 - 0	James Griffiths	SFC 9 - Supremacy Fighting Championship 9	March 24, 2012	TKO (Punches)		1	2:09