Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya's profile at Sherdog  Israel Adesanya's profile at Tapology Rank State: Florida
Age: 35
Last 5: L W L L L Association: City Kickboxing Pro Debut Date: 2012-03-24 Pro Record: 24-5-0 |
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Current Ranking:
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'Big League' Record: 13-5-0
Last 3 Years: 2-4-0
Win Finish %: 62.5%
Combat Age: 45
Quality Perf. %: 79.3%
Last Quality Perf.: 2023-09-09
540 Metric: .848
Rating Points: 1774
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Highest Quarterly Ranking: 7/01/2024 All-Time Rank: |
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Last Fight Date: 2/01/2025 [UFC] Last Opponent: [#3 MW] Nassourdine Imavov Opponent's Last 5: NC W W W W |
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UFC Record: 13-5-0 Octagon Time: 5:16:30 Title Bouts: 8-4-0 Longest Win Streak: 9 (2018-2020) Next Best Win Streak: 3 (2021-2022) UFC Debut: 2018-02-10 Last UFC Fight: 2025-02-01 |
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Records & Trivia:
20^ fight undefeated streak |
Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight
| Opponent | Outcome | |
| L |
Nassourdine Imavov #5 Middleweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 2 |
UFC Fight Night 250 - Adesanya vs. Imavov Saturday, February 1st 2025 |
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| L |
Dricus Du Plessis #2 Middleweight |
Submission (Face Crank) Round 4 |
UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Saturday, August 17th 2024 |
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| L |
Sean Strickland #9 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Saturday, September 9th 2023 |
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| W |
Alex Pereira #1 Middleweight |
KO (Punches) Round 2 |
UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 Saturday, April 8th 2023 |
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| L |
Alex Pereira #7 Middleweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 5 |
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UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira Saturday, November 12th 2022 |
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| W |
Jared Cannonier #3 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier Saturday, July 2nd 2022 |
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| W |
Robert Whittaker #2 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Saturday, February 12th 2022 |
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| W |
Marvin Vettori #7 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Saturday, June 12th 2021 |
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| L |
Jan Blachowicz #2 Light Heavyweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Saturday, March 6th 2021 |
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| W |
Paulo Costa #2 Middleweight |
TKO (Punches and Elbows) Round 2 |
UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa Saturday, September 26th 2020 |
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| W |
Yoel Romero #5 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Saturday, March 7th 2020 |
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| W | Robert Whittaker |
KO (Punches) Round 2 |
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UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya Saturday, October 5th 2019 |
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| W |
Kelvin Gastelum #4 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC 236 - Holloway vs. Poirier Saturday, April 13th 2019 |
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| W | Anderson Silva |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
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UFC 234 - Adesanya vs. Silva Saturday, February 9th 2019 |
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| W |
Derek Brunson #9 Middleweight |
TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 1 |
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UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Saturday, November 3rd 2018 |
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| W |
Brad Tavares #11 Middleweight |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
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UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale Friday, July 6th 2018 |
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| W |
Marvin Vettori #62 Middleweight |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
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UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. Gaethje Saturday, April 14th 2018 |
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| W |
Rob Wilkinson #146 Middleweight |
TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 2 |
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UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Saturday, February 10th 2018 |
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| W |
Stuart Dare #203 Light Heavyweight |
KO (Head Kick) Round 1 |
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HFS - Hex Fight Series 12 Friday, November 24th 2017 |
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| W |
Melvin Guillard #171 Middleweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
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Australian FC 20 Friday, July 28th 2017 |
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| W | Murad Kuramagomedov |
TKO (Punches) Round 2 |
WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 4 Saturday, May 28th 2016 |
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| W |
Andrew Flores Smith #226 Light Heavyweight |
TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 1 |
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Wu Lin Feng - Glory of Heroes 2 Saturday, May 7th 2016 |
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| W |
Dibir Zagirov #134 Light Heavyweight |
TKO (Punches) Round 2 |
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WLF E.P.I.C. 2 Saturday, March 12th 2016 |
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| W |
Vladimir Katykhin #165 Middleweight |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 2 |
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WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 1 Wednesday, January 13th 2016 |
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| W | Gele Qing |
TKO (Elbows) Round 2 |
WLF - Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China Saturday, September 19th 2015 |
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| W | Maui Tuigamala |
KO (Kick to the Body) Round 2 |
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FPF - Fair Pay Fighting 1 Saturday, September 5th 2015 |
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| W |
Kenan Song #433 Welterweight |
TKO Round 1 |
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The Legend of Emei 3 Saturday, August 8th 2015 |
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| W | John Vake |
TKO (Punches) Round 2 |
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Shuriken MMA - Best of the Best Saturday, June 15th 2013 |
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| W | James Griffiths |
Round 0 |
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SFC 9 - Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 Saturday, March 24th 2012 |
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| Opponent | Event | Outcome | |
| L |
Nassourdine Imavov #5 Middleweight |
UFC Fight Night 250 - Adesanya vs. Imavov Saturday, February 1st 2025 |
TKO (Punches) Round 2 |
| L |
Dricus Du Plessis #2 Middleweight |
UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Saturday, August 17th 2024 |
Submission (Face Crank) Round 4 |
| L |
Sean Strickland #9 Middleweight |
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland Saturday, September 9th 2023 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
| W |
Alex Pereira #1 Middleweight |
UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 Saturday, April 8th 2023 |
KO (Punches) Round 2 |
| L |
Alex Pereira #7 Middleweight |
UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. Pereira Saturday, November 12th 2022 |
TKO (Punches) Round 5 |
| W |
Jared Cannonier #3 Middleweight |
UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier Saturday, July 2nd 2022 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
| W |
Robert Whittaker #2 Middleweight |
UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Saturday, February 12th 2022 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
| W |
Marvin Vettori #7 Middleweight |
UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 Saturday, June 12th 2021 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
| L |
Jan Blachowicz #2 Light Heavyweight |
UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Saturday, March 6th 2021 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
| W |
Paulo Costa #2 Middleweight |
UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. Costa Saturday, September 26th 2020 |
TKO (Punches and Elbows) Round 2 |
| W |
Yoel Romero #5 Middleweight |
UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero Saturday, March 7th 2020 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
| W | Robert Whittaker |
UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. Adesanya Saturday, October 5th 2019 |
KO (Punches) Round 2 |
| W |
Kelvin Gastelum #4 Middleweight |
UFC 236 - Holloway vs. Poirier Saturday, April 13th 2019 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
| W | Anderson Silva |
UFC 234 - Adesanya vs. Silva Saturday, February 9th 2019 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 3 |
| W |
Derek Brunson #9 Middleweight |
UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis Saturday, November 3rd 2018 |
TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 1 |
| W |
Brad Tavares #11 Middleweight |
UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale Friday, July 6th 2018 |
Decision (Unanimous) Round 5 |
| W |
Marvin Vettori #62 Middleweight |
UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. Gaethje Saturday, April 14th 2018 |
Decision (Split) Round 3 |
| W |
Rob Wilkinson #146 Middleweight |
UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold Saturday, February 10th 2018 |
TKO (Knees and Punches) Round 2 |
| W |
Stuart Dare #203 Light Heavyweight |
HFS - Hex Fight Series 12 Friday, November 24th 2017 |
KO (Head Kick) Round 1 |
| W |
Melvin Guillard #171 Middleweight |
Australian FC 20 Friday, July 28th 2017 |
TKO (Punches) Round 1 |
| W | Murad Kuramagomedov |
WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 4 Saturday, May 28th 2016 |
TKO (Punches) Round 2 |
| W |
Andrew Flores Smith #226 Light Heavyweight |
Wu Lin Feng - Glory of Heroes 2 Saturday, May 7th 2016 |
TKO (Corner Stoppage) Round 1 |
| W |
Dibir Zagirov #134 Light Heavyweight |
WLF E.P.I.C. 2 Saturday, March 12th 2016 |
TKO (Punches) Round 2 |
| W |
Vladimir Katykhin #165 Middleweight |
WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 1 Wednesday, January 13th 2016 |
TKO (Doctor Stoppage) Round 2 |
| W | Gele Qing |
WLF - Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. China Saturday, September 19th 2015 |
TKO (Elbows) Round 2 |
| W | Maui Tuigamala |
FPF - Fair Pay Fighting 1 Saturday, September 5th 2015 |
KO (Kick to the Body) Round 2 |
| W |
Kenan Song #433 Welterweight |
The Legend of Emei 3 Saturday, August 8th 2015 |
TKO Round 1 |
| W | John Vake |
Shuriken MMA - Best of the Best Saturday, June 15th 2013 |
TKO (Punches) Round 2 |
| W | James Griffiths |
SFC 9 - Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 Saturday, March 24th 2012 |
Round 0 |
Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time
| Date | ↑ ↓ | Rank | Record | Points | ||
| 01/01/2025 | #3 Middleweight | 24-4-0 |
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| 10/01/2024 | 2 | #3 Middleweight | 24-4-0 |
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| 07/01/2024 | #1 Middleweight | 24-3-0 |
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| 04/01/2024 | 1 | #1 Middleweight | 24-3-0 |
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| 01/01/2024 | #2 Middleweight | 24-3-0 |
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| 10/01/2023 | 1 | #2 Middleweight | 24-3-0 |
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| 07/01/2023 | 1 | #1 Middleweight | 24-2-0 |
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| 04/01/2023 | #2 Middleweight | 23-2-0 |
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| 01/01/2023 | 1 | #2 Middleweight | 23-2-0 |
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| 10/01/2022 | #1 Middleweight | 23-1-0 |
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| 07/01/2022 | #1 Middleweight | 22-1-0 |
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| 04/01/2022 | #1 Middleweight | 22-1-0 |
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| 01/01/2022 | #1 Middleweight | 21-1-0 |
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| 10/01/2021 | #1 Middleweight | 21-1-0 |
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| 07/01/2021 | #1 Middleweight | 21-1-0 |
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| 04/01/2021 | #1 Middleweight | 20-1-0 |
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| 01/01/2021 | #1 Middleweight | 20-0-0 |
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| 10/01/2020 | #1 Middleweight | 20-0-0 |
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| 07/01/2020 | #1 Middleweight | 19-0-0 |
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| 04/01/2020 | #1 Middleweight | 19-0-0 |
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| 01/01/2020 | 1 | #1 Middleweight | 18-0-0 |
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| 10/01/2019 | 1 | #2 Middleweight | 17-0-0 |
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| 07/01/2019 | 4 | #3 Middleweight | 17-0-0 |
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| 04/01/2019 | 1 | #7 Middleweight | 16-0-0 |
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| 01/01/2019 | 5 | #8 Middleweight | 15-0-0 |
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| 10/01/2018 | 32 | #13 Middleweight | 14-0-0 |
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| 07/01/2018 | 18 | #45 Middleweight | 13-0-0 |
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| 04/01/2018 | 7 | #63 Middleweight | 12-0-0 |
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| 01/01/2018 | 2 | #70 Middleweight | 11-0-0 |
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| 10/01/2017 | 32 | #72 Middleweight | 10-0-0 |
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| 07/01/2017 | 9 | #104 Middleweight | 9-0-0 |
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| 04/01/2017 | 1 | #95 Middleweight | 9-0-0 |
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| 01/01/2017 | 2 | #96 Middleweight | 9-0-0 |
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| 10/01/2016 | 7 | #94 Middleweight | 9-0-0 |
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| 07/01/2016 | 3 | #101 Middleweight | 9-0-0 |
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| 04/01/2016 | 96 | #98 Middleweight | 7-0-0 |
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| 01/01/2016 | 2 | #194 Middleweight | 5-0-0 |
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| 10/01/2015 | NR | #196 Middleweight | 5-0-0 |
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