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Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya

“The Last Stylebender”

#9 MiddleweightNew Zealand / Nigeria4-fight losing streak

24Wins
6Losses
0Draws

Professional record

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Profile

Age
37 (born July 22, 1989)
Born in
Lagos
Height
6' 4"
Weight
185 lbs.
Reach
80"
Stance
Switch
UFC record
13-6
Title fights
12

How the fights ended

Wins in the UFC13

  • KO/TKO 5
  • Decision 8

Losses in the UFC6

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 2

UFC career stats

Striking

Significant strikes landed per minute
4.03 top 24%
Significant strikes absorbed per minute
3.22
Striking accuracy48%Better than 53% of middleweights
Strike defense56%Better than 65% of middleweights

Grappling

Takedowns per 15 minutes
0.05 top 96%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes
0.1
Takedown accuracy9%Better than 4% of middleweights
Takedown defense76%Better than 77% of middleweights

Next fight

No confirmed fight yet. Adesanya last fought on March 28, 2026 (Loss vs Joe Pyfer).

Booked fights appear here as soon as they are announced. See the full UFC schedule.

In the record book

About Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya "The Last Stylebender" is a middleweight mixed martial artist, born in Lagos, New Zealand, on July 22, 1989. Adesanya stands 6' 4", has an 80" reach and fights from a switch stance. Adesanya is ranked #9 in the official UFC middleweight rankings.

Adesanya turned professional in 2012, debuting with Supremacy FC. An 11-0 record outside the UFC came first. Adesanya made a UFC debut at UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold in February 2018 and beat Rob Wilkinson by KO/TKO. In the UFC, Adesanya is 13-6 across 19 fights. Adesanya first won a UFC title fight at UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2, beating Kelvin Gastelum, and has won 8 title fights in total.

Adesanya usually wins on the scorecards: 8 of 13 UFC wins went to a decision. Notable wins include Alex Pereira, Robert Whittaker and Anderson Silva, all UFC title-fight winners. Adesanya ranks #4 in UFC history for most knockdowns in a fight.

Most recently, Adesanya lost to Joe Pyfer by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer in March 2026.

UFC fight history

  1. L

    Joe Pyfer

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount · R2 4:18

    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

    Mar 28, 2026

    42Str 0TD 0KD
  2. L

    Nassourdine Imavov

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 0:30

    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

    Feb 1, 2025

    26Str 0TD 0KD
  3. L

    Dricus Du Plessis Title

    Submission · Rear Naked Choke · R4 3:38

    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

    Aug 17, 2024

    97Str 0TD 0KD
  4. L

    Sean Strickland Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

    Sep 9, 2023

    94Str 0TD 0KD
  5. W

    Alex Pereira Title

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 4:21

    UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

    Apr 8, 2023

    41Str 0TD 1KD
  6. L

    Alex Pereira Title

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R5 2:01

    UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira

    Nov 12, 2022

    86Str 1TD 0KD
  7. W

    Jared Cannonier Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

    Jul 2, 2022

    116Str 0TD 0KD
  8. W

    Robert Whittaker Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

    Feb 12, 2022

    79Str 0TD 1KD
  9. W

    Marvin Vettori Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

    Jun 12, 2021

    96Str 0TD 0KD
  10. L

    Jan Blachowicz Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

    Mar 6, 2021

    78Str 0TD 0KD
  11. W

    Paulo Costa Title

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 3:59

    UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

    Sep 26, 2020

    55Str 0TD 1KD
  12. W

    Yoel Romero Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

    Mar 7, 2020

    48Str 0TD 0KD
  13. W

    Robert Whittaker Title

    KO/TKO · Punch to Head At Distance · R2 3:33

    UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

    Oct 5, 2019

    40Str 0TD 2KD
  14. W

    Kelvin Gastelum Title

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2

    Apr 13, 2019

    109Str 0TD 4KD
  15. W

    Anderson Silva

    Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00

    UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva

    Feb 9, 2019

    65Str 0TD 0KD
  16. W

    Derek Brunson

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R1 4:51

    UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

    Nov 3, 2018

    13Str 0TD 3KD
  17. W

    Brad Tavares

    Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00

    The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale

    Jul 6, 2018

    119Str 0TD 0KD
  18. W

    Marvin Vettori

    Decision - Split · R3 5:00

    UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje

    Apr 14, 2018

    57Str 0TD 0KD
  19. W

    Rob Wilkinson

    KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance · R2 3:37

    UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

    Feb 10, 2018

    52Str 0TD 1KD

Full MMA career

Israel Adesanya is 24-6 across 30 professional fights in 10 promotions, since a pro debut on March 24, 2012 (Supremacy FC). 11 of those fights were outside the UFC.

Pro wins24

  • KO/TKO 16
  • Decision 8

Pro losses6

  • KO/TKO 3
  • Submission 1
  • Decision 2
Finish rate
67% of wins
Longest win streak
20
Current streak
4 losses

Fights by promotion

PromotionRecordFirst fight
UFC13-62018
WLF E.P.I.C.3-02016
Australian FC1-02017
Fair Pay Fighting1-02015
Glory of Heroes1-02016
Hex Fight Series1-02017
Shuriken MMA1-02013
Supremacy FC1-02012
The Legend of Emei1-02015
Wu Lin Feng1-02015

All professional fights

ResultOpponentMethodEventDate
L Joe Pyfer TKO (punches), R2 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Mar 28, 2026
L Nassourdine Imavov TKO (punches), R2 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov Feb 1, 2025
L Dricus du Plessis Submission (face crank), R4 UFC 305 Aug 17, 2024
L Sean Strickland Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 293 Sep 9, 2023
W Alex Pereira KO (punches), R2 UFC 287 Apr 8, 2023
L Alex Pereira TKO (punches), R5 UFC 281 Nov 12, 2022
W Jared Cannonier Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 276 Jul 2, 2022
W Robert Whittaker Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 271 Feb 12, 2022
W Marvin Vettori Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 263 Jun 12, 2021
L Jan Błachowicz Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 259 Mar 6, 2021
W Paulo Costa TKO (punches and elbows), R2 UFC 253 Sep 26, 2020
W Yoel Romero Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 248 Mar 7, 2020
W Robert Whittaker KO (punches), R2 UFC 243 Oct 5, 2019
W Kelvin Gastelum Decision (unanimous), R5 UFC 236 Apr 13, 2019
W Anderson Silva Decision (unanimous), R3 UFC 234 Feb 9, 2019
W Derek Brunson TKO (knees and punches), R1 UFC 230 Nov 3, 2018
W Brad Tavares Decision (unanimous), R5 The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale Jul 6, 2018
W Marvin Vettori Decision (split), R3 UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje Apr 14, 2018
W Rob Wilkinson TKO (knees and punches), R2 UFC 221 Feb 10, 2018
W Stuart Dare KO (head kick), R1 Hex Fight Series 12 Nov 24, 2017
W Melvin Guillard TKO (punches), R1 Australian FC 20 Jul 28, 2017
W Murad Kuramagomedov TKO (punches), R2 WLF E.P.I.C. 4 May 28, 2016
W Andrew Flores Smith TKO (corner stoppage), R1 Glory of Heroes 2 May 7, 2016
W Dibir Zagirov TKO (punches), R2 WLF E.P.I.C. 2 Mar 13, 2016
W Vladimir Katykhin TKO (doctor stoppage), R2 WLF E.P.I.C. 1 Jan 13, 2016
W Gele Qing TKO (elbows), R2 Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China Sep 19, 2015
W Maui Tuigamala TKO (kick to the body), R2 Fair Pay Fighting 1 Sep 5, 2015
W Song Kenan TKO (head kick), R1 The Legend of Emei 3 Aug 8, 2015
W John Vake TKO (punches), R1 Shuriken MMA: Best of the Best Jun 15, 2013
W James Griffiths TKO (punches), R1 Supremacy FC 9 Mar 24, 2012

Full professional record from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Quick answers

What is Israel Adesanya's record?

Israel Adesanya's professional MMA record is 24 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws.

How old is Israel Adesanya?

Israel Adesanya is 37 years old, born on July 22, 1989.

How tall is Israel Adesanya and what is their reach?

Israel Adesanya stands 6' 4" with a 80" reach.

Who did Israel Adesanya fight last?

Israel Adesanya lost to Joe Pyfer by KO/TKO at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer on Mar 28, 2026.

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