Israel Adesanya

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎

(1989-07-22)

Statistics

UFC Record: 13-5

By Method:

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

By Elo:

As Favorite: 9-3
As Underdog: 4-2

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 13-4
Light Heavyweight: 0-1

By Round:

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

By Type:

Main Event: 9-5
Title Fight: 7-4
Interim Title Fight: 1-0
Ranked Opponent: 11-5

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: L W L L L

Elo: 3142

Peak Elo: 3575 (2022-07-02)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3173 (#10)

Bonuses: 8 (2 FOTN, 6 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 17m 35s

Total Fight Time: 5h 16m 30s

Avg Time Between Fights: 147 days

Avg Card Placement: 1.7

Current Rankings:

#6 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

Israel Adesanya (36) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
L L L W L • 13-5
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3142 (43%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

🇺🇸 ︎ Joe Pyfer (29)
6-1 • W L W W W
Elo: 3191 (57%) • UFC rank: #14

Climate Pledge Arena
Seattle, Washington
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Nassourdine Imavov (28) 🇫🇷 ︎ 🇷🇺 ︎
L N W W W • 7-2 (1 NC)
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3316 (64%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
0:30

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎ Israel Adesanya (35)
13-4 • L L W L W
Elo: 3213 (36%) • UFC rank: #2

anb Arena
Riyadh
Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 ︎

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

Dricus Du Plessis (30) 🇿🇦 ︎
W W W W W • 7-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3429 (71%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R4
3:38

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎ Israel Adesanya (35)
13-3 • L W L W W
Elo: 3271 (29%) • UFC rank: #2

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

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

⭐ Sean Strickland (32) 🇺🇸 ︎
W L L W W • 14-5
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3190 (20%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎ Israel Adesanya (34)
13-2 • W L W W W
Elo: 3431 (80%) • UFC rank: Champ

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

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

⭐ Israel Adesanya (33) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
L W W W L • 12-2
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3382 (76%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R2
4:21

🇧🇷 ︎ Alex Pereira (35)
4-0 • W W W W
Elo: 3186 (24%) • UFC rank: Champ

Kaseya Center
Miami, Florida
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Alex Pereira (35) 🇧🇷 ︎
W W W • 3-0
UFC rank: #4 • Elo: 2992 (3%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R5
2:01

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎ Israel Adesanya (33)
12-1 • W W W L W
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) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W W L W W • 11-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3531 (78%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Jared Cannonier (38)
8-5 • W W L W W
Elo: 3311 (22%) • UFC rank: #2

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

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

Israel Adesanya (32) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W L W W W • 10-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3433 (51%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇦🇺 ︎ Robert Whittaker (31)
14-3 • W L W W W
Elo: 3427 (49%) • UFC rank: #1

Toyota Center
Houston, Texas
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Israel Adesanya (31) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
L W W W W • 9-1
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3373 (70%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇮🇹 ︎ Marvin Vettori (27)
7-2-1 • W W W W W
Elo: 3225 (30%) • UFC rank: #3

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Jan Blachowicz (38) 🇵🇱 ︎
L W W W W • 10-5
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3340 (26%)

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎ Israel Adesanya (31)
9-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3521 (74%) • UFC rank: Champ

UFC Apex
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Israel Adesanya (31) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W W W W W • 8-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3490 (84%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

TKO
R2
3:59

🇧🇷 ︎ Paulo Costa (29)
5-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3197 (16%) • UFC rank: #2

du Forum
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪 ︎

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

Israel Adesanya (30) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W W W W W • 7-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3457 (84%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00

🇨🇺 ︎ Yoel Romero (42)
9-3 • W L W L L
Elo: 3175 (16%) • UFC rank: #3

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

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

⭐ Israel Adesanya (30) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #1 • Elo: 3324 (34%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

KO
R2
3:33

🇦🇺 ︎ Robert Whittaker (28)
11-2 • W W W W W
Elo: 3443 (66%) • UFC rank: Champ

Marvel Stadium
Melbourne
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

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

Israel Adesanya (29) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3207 (41%)

UFC HALL OF FAME

MIDDLEWEIGHT Interim Title Fight

UFC HALL OF FAME

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇲🇽 ︎ 🇺🇸 ︎ Kelvin Gastelum (27)
10-3 (1 NC) • W N L W W
Elo: 3268 (59%) • UFC rank: #4

State Farm Arena
Atlanta, Georgia
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Israel Adesanya (29) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W W W W • 4-0
UFC rank: #6 • Elo: 3110 (52%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT

⭐DEC⭐

R3
5:00

🇧🇷 ︎ Anderson Silva (43)
17-4 (1 NC) • L N L L W
Elo: 3099 (48%) • UFC rank: #15

Rod Laver Arena
Melbourne
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎

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

⭐ Israel Adesanya (29) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W W W • 3-0
UFC rank: #9 • Elo: 3006 (48%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R1
4:51

🇺🇸 ︎ Derek Brunson (34)
9-4 • L L W W L
Elo: 3019 (52%) • UFC rank: #6

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

2018-07-06
The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated

⭐ Israel Adesanya (28) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W W • 2-0
Elo: 2847 (20%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R5
5:00

🇺🇸 ︎ Brad Tavares (30)
12-4 • L W W W W
Elo: 3084 (80%) • UFC rank: #8

Pearl Theatre
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

Israel Adesanya (28) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
W • 1-0
Elo: 2844 (66%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇮🇹 ︎ Marvin Vettori (24)
2-1-1 • W L W D
Elo: 2730 (34%)

Gila River Arena
Glendale, Arizona
United States 🇺🇸 ︎

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

⭐ Israel Adesanya (28) 🇳🇬 ︎ 🇳🇿 ︎
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2774 (65%)

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
3:37

🇦🇺 ︎ Rob Wilkinson (25)
0-1 • L
Elo: 2669 (35%)

Perth Arena
Perth
Australia 🇦🇺 ︎