Israel Adesanya

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(1989-07-22)

Statistics

UFC Record: 13-6

By Method:

KO/TKO: 5-3
Submission: 0-1
Decision: 8-2

By Elo:

As Favorite: 9-3
As Underdog: 4-3

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 13-5
Light Heavyweight: 0-1

By Round:

Round 1: 1-0
Round 2: 4-2
Round 3: 2-0
Round 4: 0-1
Round 5: 6-3

By Type:

Main Event: 9-6
Title Fight: 7-4
Interim Title Fight: 1-0
Ranked Opponent: 11-6

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: WLLLL

Elo: 3051 (#116)

Peak Elo: 3575 (2022-07-02) (#15)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3166 (#10)

Bonuses: 8 (2 FOTN, 6 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 17m 9s

Total Fight Time: 5h 25m 48s (#34)

Avg Time Between Fights: 150 days

Avg Card Slot: 1.7 (#10)

Current Rankings:

#9 Middleweight

Peak Rankings:

#7 Pound-for-Pound

#2 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Middleweight Champion

Elo Rating

UFC Rankings

Bout History

2026-03-28
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

⭐ Joe Pyfer (29)

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WLWWW • 6-1
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 3190 (58%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:18

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Israel Adesanya (36)
13-5 • LLLWL
Elo: 3136 (42%) • UFC rank: #4

Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2025-02-01
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

⭐ Nassourdine Imavov (28)

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LNWWW • 7-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3315 (66%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:30

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Israel Adesanya (35)
13-4 • LLWLW
Elo: 3205 (34%) • UFC rank: #2

anb Arena
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia🇸🇦 ︎

2024-08-17
UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya

Dricus Du Plessis (30)

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WWWWW • 7-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3427 (73%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R4
3:38

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Israel Adesanya (35)
13-3 • LWLWW
Elo: 3260 (27%) • UFC rank: #2

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia🇦🇺 ︎

2023-09-09
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

⭐ Sean Strickland (32)

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WLLWW • 14-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3187 (21%)
49

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
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Israel Adesanya (34)
13-2 • WLWWW
Elo: 3419 (79%) • UFC rank: Champ
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Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia🇦🇺 ︎

2023-04-08
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

⭐ Israel Adesanya (33)

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LWWWL • 12-2
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3380 (80%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R2
4:21

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Alex Pereira (35)
4-0 • WWWW
Elo: 3134 (20%) • UFC rank: Champ

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2022-11-12
UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira

⭐ Alex Pereira (35)

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WWW • 3-0
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2939 (3%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R5
2:01

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Israel Adesanya (33)
12-1 • WWWLW
Elo: 3575 (97%) • UFC rank: Champ

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2022-07-02
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

Israel Adesanya (32)

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WWLWW • 11-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3531 (78%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

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Jared Cannonier (38)
8-5 • WWLWW
Elo: 3310 (22%) • UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2022-02-12
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

Israel Adesanya (32)

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WLWWW • 10-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3433 (51%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

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Robert Whittaker (31)
14-3 • WLWWW
Elo: 3426 (49%) • UFC rank: #1

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2021-06-12
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

Israel Adesanya (31)

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LWWWW • 9-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3373 (70%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

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Marvin Vettori (27)
7-2-1 • WWWWW
Elo: 3224 (30%) • UFC rank: #3

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2021-03-06
UFC 259: Błachowicz vs. Adesanya

Jan Blachowicz (38)

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LWWWW • 10-5
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3339 (26%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

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Israel Adesanya (31)
9-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3521 (74%) • UFC rank: Champ

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2020-09-26
UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

⭐ Israel Adesanya (31)

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WWWWW • 8-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3490 (84%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R2
3:59

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Paulo Costa (29)
5-0 • WWWWW
Elo: 3196 (16%) • UFC rank: #2

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates🇦🇪 ︎

2020-03-07
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

Israel Adesanya (30)

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WWWWW • 7-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3457 (83%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

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Yoel Romero (42)
9-3 • WLWLL
Elo: 3174 (17%) • UFC rank: #3

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2019-10-05
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

⭐ Israel Adesanya (30)

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WWWWW • 6-0
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3324 (33%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R2
3:33

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Robert Whittaker (28)
11-2 • WWWWW
Elo: 3443 (67%) • UFC rank: Champ

Marvel Stadium
Melbourne
Australia🇦🇺 ︎

2019-04-13
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2

Israel Adesanya (29)

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WWWWW • 5-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3206 (41%)

UFC HALL OF FAME

MIDDLEWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

UFC HALL OF FAME

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

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Kelvin Gastelum (27)
10-3 (1 NC) • WNLWW
Elo: 3268 (59%) • UFC rank: #4

State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2019-02-09
UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva

Israel Adesanya (29)

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WWWW • 4-0
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3109 (51%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

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Anderson Silva (43)
17-4 (1 NC) • LNLLW
Elo: 3098 (49%) • UFC rank: #15

Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne
Australia🇦🇺 ︎

2018-11-03
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

⭐ Israel Adesanya (29)

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WWW • 3-0
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3005 (48%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:51

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Derek Brunson (34)
9-4 • LLWWL
Elo: 3018 (52%) • UFC rank: #6

Madison Square Garden
New York City, New York
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2018-07-06
The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated

⭐ Israel Adesanya (28)

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WW • 2-0
Elo: 2846 (20%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

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Brad Tavares (30)
12-4 • LWWWW
Elo: 3083 (80%) • UFC rank: #8

Pearl Theatre
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2018-04-14
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje

Israel Adesanya (28)

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W • 1-0
Elo: 2844 (65%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

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Marvin Vettori (24)
2-1-1 • WLWD
Elo: 2729 (35%)

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States🇺🇸 ︎

2018-02-10
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

⭐ Israel Adesanya (28)

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Debut 🔰
Elo: 2773 (64%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:37

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Rob Wilkinson (25)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2668 (36%)

Perth Arena
Perth
Australia🇦🇺 ︎