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Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya

1113 ELO #131

"The Last Stylebender"

MMA 24-6-0 · UFC 13-6-0 · Middleweight (#9) · Lagos, Nigeria · City Kickboxing · Last fought 73 days ago

Israel Adesanya "The Last Stylebender" - UFC Fighter Profile

Israel Adesanya is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Middleweight division and is ranked #9. Born in Lagos, Nigeria, Israel Adesanya has compiled an MMA record of 24-6-0 with a UFC record of 13-6-0. Known for their Freestyle fighting style, Israel Adesanya trains at City Kickboxing in Lagos, Nigeria. With an ELO rating of 1113, Israel Adesanya ranks #131 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Israel Adesanya has 13 wins in the UFC. Israel Adesanya lands an average of 4.03 significant strikes per minute and averages 0.05 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Middleweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1113), and have not fought Israel Adesanya before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Andre Muniz 6-4-0 36 1035 0.0 78
Rodolfo Vieira 6-5-0 36 1029 0.0 84
Bruno Silva 4-7-0 36 1005 0.0 108
Marc-Andre Barriault 6-10-0 36 999 0.0 114
Eric McConico 2-2-0 36 990 0.0 123
Julian Marquez 3-5-0 36 989 0.0 124

Fight Results Breakdown

19
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Anderson Silva in 2019
Opponent ELO: 1201

Biggest Upset Loss

Alex Pereira in 2022
Your ELO: 1189 · Opponent ELO: 1063 · Favored by 126

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 4'
Weight
Middleweight
Reach
80'
Stance
Switch
Date of Birth
Jul 22 1989
Age
36
Peak ELO
1189
ELO Rank
131 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
391-136-4
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1112.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1097.1

Performance Statistics

SLpM
4.03
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
48%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
3.22
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
55%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
0.05
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
9%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.1
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Israel Adesanya Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2026-03-28 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Joe Pyfer KO/TKO Punches 2 4:18 Loss -136
2025-02-01 UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov Nassourdine Imavov KO/TKO Punch 2 0:30 Loss -
2024-08-17 UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis SUB Rear Naked Choke 4 3:38 Loss -
2023-09-09 UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Sean Strickland U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2023-04-08 UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 Alex Pereira KO/TKO Punch 2 4:21 Win -
2022-11-12 UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira Alex Pereira KO/TKO Punches 5 2:01 Loss -
2022-07-02 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Jared Cannonier U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2022-02-12 UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Robert Whittaker U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-06-12 UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Marvin Vettori U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Jan Blachowicz U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss -
2020-09-26 UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa Paulo Costa KO/TKO Punch 2 3:59 Win -
2020-03-07 UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Yoel Romero U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2019-10-05 UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Robert Whittaker KO/TKO Punch 2 3:33 Win -
2019-04-13 UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 Kelvin Gastelum U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2019-02-09 UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva Anderson Silva U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-11-03 UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Derek Brunson KO/TKO Punches 1 4:51 Win -
2018-07-06 The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale Brad Tavares U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2018-04-14 UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje Marvin Vettori S-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2018-02-10 UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Rob Wilkinson KO/TKO Punches 2 3:37 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Israel Adesanya ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
19 2026-03-28 Joe Pyfer 1108 Loss -17 1113
18 2025-02-01 Nassourdine Imavov 1102 Loss -18 1130
17 2024-08-17 Dricus Du Plessis 1130 Loss -18 1148
16 2023-09-09 Sean Strickland 1128 Loss -19 1166
15 2023-04-08 Alex Pereira 1090 Win +18 1185
14 2022-11-12 Alex Pereira 1063 Loss -22 1167
13 2022-07-02 Jared Cannonier 1104 Win +13 1189
12 2022-02-12 Robert Whittaker 1187 Win +17 1176
11 2021-06-12 Marvin Vettori 1107 Win +14 1159
10 2021-03-06 Jan Blachowicz 1117 Loss -18 1145
9 2020-09-26 Paulo Costa 1104 Win +19 1163
8 2020-03-07 Yoel Romero 1132 Win +16 1144
7 2019-10-05 Robert Whittaker 1169 Win +24 1128
6 2019-04-13 Kelvin Gastelum 1129 Win +18 1104
5 2019-02-09 Anderson Silva 1201 Win +22 1086
4 2018-11-03 Derek Brunson 1116 Win +24 1064
3 2018-07-06 Brad Tavares 1100 Win +20 1040
2 2018-04-14 Marvin Vettori 1021 Win 0 1020
1 2018-02-10 Rob Wilkinson 985 Win +20 1020

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