Israel Adesanya

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AGE	36 / Jul 22, 1989
HEIGHT	6'4" / 193.04 cm
WEIGHT	185 lbs / 83.91 kg

ASSOCIATION City Kickboxing CLASS Middleweight Wins 24 KO / TKO 16 67% SUBMISSIONS 0 0% DECISIONS 8 33% Losses 5 KO / TKO 2 40% SUBMISSIONS 1 20% DECISIONS 2 40% Upcoming Fights

UFC Fight Night 271

March 28, 2026 Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, Washington, United States

Israel Adesanya

24-5-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW)

Joe Pyfer

15-3-0 (WIN-LOSS-DRAW) See entire fight card FIGHT HISTORY - PRO

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Nassourdine Imavov	UFC Fight Night 250 - Adesanya vs. ImavovFeb / 01 / 2025	TKO (Punches)Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	0:30
loss	Dricus Du Plessis	UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaAug / 17 / 2024	Submission (Face Crank)Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	4	3:38
loss	Sean Strickland	UFC 293 - Adesanya vs. StricklandSep / 09 / 2023	Decision (Unanimous)Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Alex Pereira	UFC 287 - Pereira vs. Adesanya 2Apr / 08 / 2023	KO (Punches)Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	4:21
loss	Alex Pereira	UFC 281 - Adesanya vs. PereiraNov / 12 / 2022	TKO (Punches)Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	2:01
win	Jared Cannonier	UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. CannonierJul / 02 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous)Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Robert Whittaker	UFC 271 - Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2Feb / 12 / 2022	Decision (Unanimous)Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Marvin Vettori	UFC 263 - Adesanya vs. Vettori 2Jun / 12 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous)Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
loss	Jan Blachowicz	UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs. AdesanyaMar / 06 / 2021	Decision (Unanimous)Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Paulo Costa	UFC 253 - Adesanya vs. CostaSep / 26 / 2020	TKO (Punches and Elbows)Jason Herzog VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:59
win	Yoel Romero	UFC 248 - Adesanya vs. RomeroMar / 07 / 2020	Decision (Unanimous)Dan Miragliotta VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Robert Whittaker	UFC 243 - Whittaker vs. AdesanyaOct / 05 / 2019	KO (Punches)Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:33
win	Kelvin Gastelum	UFC 236 - Holloway vs. PoirierApr / 13 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous)Marc Goddard VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Anderson Silva	UFC 234 - Adesanya vs. SilvaFeb / 09 / 2019	Decision (Unanimous)Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Derek Brunson	UFC 230 - Cormier vs. LewisNov / 03 / 2018	TKO (Knees and Punches)Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	1	4:51
win	Brad Tavares	UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 FinaleJul / 06 / 2018	Decision (Unanimous)Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	5	5:00
win	Marvin Vettori	UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs. GaethjeApr / 14 / 2018	Decision (Split)Herb Dean VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	3	5:00
win	Rob Wilkinson	UFC 221 - Romero vs. RockholdFeb / 10 / 2018	TKO (Knees and Punches)Steve Perceval VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY	2	3:37
win	Stuart Dare	HFS - Hex Fight Series 12Nov / 24 / 2017	KO (Head Kick)Greg Kleynjans	1	4:53
win	Melvin Guillard	AFC 20 - Australian Fighting Championship 20Jul / 28 / 2017	TKO (Punches)Greg Kleynjans	1	4:49
win	Murad Kuramagomedov	WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 4May / 28 / 2016	TKO (Punches)	2	1:05
win	Andrew Flores Smith	Glory of Heroes 2 - ShenzhenMay / 07 / 2016	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	1	5:00
win	Dibir Zagirov	WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 2Mar / 13 / 2016	TKO (Punches)	2	2:23
win	Vladimir Katykhin	WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 1Jan / 13 / 2016	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	N/A
win	Gele Qing	WLF - Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs. ChinaSep / 19 / 2015	TKO (Elbows)Terry Hill	2	3:37
win	Maui Tuigamala	FPF - Fair Pay Fighting 1Sep / 05 / 2015	KO (Kick to the Body)Neil Swailes	2	1:25
win	Kenan Song	WFC - The Legend Of Emei 3Aug / 08 / 2015	TKO (Head Kick)	1	1:59
win	John Vake	Shuriken MMA - Best of the BestJun / 15 / 2013	TKO (Punches)Terry Hill	1	4:43
win	James Griffiths	SFC 9 - Supremacy Fighting Championship 9Mar / 24 / 2012	TKO (Punches)Terry Hill	1	2:09

FIGHT HISTORY - AMATEUR

Result	Fighter	Event	Method/Referee	R	Time
loss	Neroni Savaiinaea	ICNZ - ICNZ 8Nov / 28 / 2009	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

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