Fighter profile

Israel Adesanya

“The Last Stylebender”

Middleweight · UFC record 13-6 · 19 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 28 Mar 2026

Distance StrikerPower Striker

Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)84

Power83

Striking defense75

Takedown defense85

WrestlingProvisional measure56

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (19 detailed fights; as of Sat 28 Mar 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED87.5

CardioEvidence: ESTABLISHED85.3

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 193 cm (6'4")
Reach: 203 cm (6'8")
Stance: Switch
Age: 37

Last 3: L L L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

19 detailed UFC fights · 68 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 28 Mar 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed19.3significant, per round

Strikes absorbed15.4per round

Striking differential+3.9per round

Takedown attempts0.16per round

Takedown defense76.4%of attempts stopped

Finish rate38.5%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 19.3
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 15.4
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +3.9
Striking accuracy: 48.4%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 55.8%
Knockdowns per round: 0.19
Target: head / body / leg: 49.1% / 20.9% / 30.0%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 92.3% / 4.9% / 2.8%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 0.16
Takedowns landed per round: 0.01
Takedown accuracy: 9.1%
Takedown defense: 76.4%
Control time per round: 0:09
Submission attempts per round: 0.04
Reversals per round: 0.04

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 13-6-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 38.5%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 5 · 0 · 8
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 3 · 1 · 2
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 13 / 2
Average fight time: 17:37 (over 18 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Israel Adesanya — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 28 Mar 2026	Joe Pyfer	L	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:18	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
Sat 1 Feb 2025	Nassourdine Imavov	L	KO/TKO Punch	R2 0:30	UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
Sat 17 Aug 2024	Dricus Du Plessis	L	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R4 3:38	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Sat 9 Sep 2023	Sean Strickland	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
Sat 8 Apr 2023	Alex Pereira	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 4:21	UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

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Israel Adesanya — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 12 Nov 2022	Alex Pereira	L	KO/TKO Punches	R5 2:01	UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira
Sat 2 Jul 2022	Jared Cannonier	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Sat 12 Feb 2022	Robert Whittaker	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Sat 12 Jun 2021	Marvin Vettori	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2
Sat 6 Mar 2021	Jan Blachowicz	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya
Sat 26 Sep 2020	Paulo Costa	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:59	UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa
Sat 7 Mar 2020	Yoel Romero	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero
Sat 5 Oct 2019	Robert Whittaker	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 3:33	UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Sat 13 Apr 2019	Kelvin Gastelum	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2
Sat 9 Feb 2019	Anderson Silva	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva
Sat 3 Nov 2018	Derek Brunson	W	KO/TKO Punches	R1 4:51	UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis
Fri 6 Jul 2018	Brad Tavares	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale
Sat 14 Apr 2018	Marvin Vettori	W	S-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje
Sat 10 Feb 2018	Rob Wilkinson	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 3:37	UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

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