Israel Adesanya
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Israel Adesanya "The Last Stylebender" is a 24-6-0 decision specialist. Most wins by decision.
Israel debuted Feb. 10, 2018 vs Rob Wilkinson (win). Longest win streak: 9. On a 4-fight losing skid. 9 years active (Feb. 10, 2018βMar. 28, 2026).
Best wins: Anderson Silva (U-DEC R3, Feb. 09, 2019); Robert Whittaker (U-DEC R5, Feb. 12, 2022); Robert Whittaker (KO/TKO Punch R2, Oct. 05, 2019).
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-New Zealander professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 12 September 2026, he is #9 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings.
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Fight history
| Date | Event | Result | Method | R | Time | KD | Str | TD | Sub |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar. 28, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer | L Joe Pyfer | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 4:18 | 0 0 | 42 36 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 01, 2025 | UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov | L Nassourdine Imavov | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 0:30 | 0 1 | 26 15 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Aug. 17, 2024 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | L Dricus Du Plessis | SUB Rear Naked Choke | 4 | 3:38 | 0 0 | 97 90 | 0 4 | 0 2 |
| Sep. 09, 2023 | UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland | L Sean Strickland | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 1 | 94 137 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 08, 2023 | UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 | W Alex Pereira | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 4:21 | 1 0 | 41 49 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 12, 2022 | UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira | L Alex Pereira | KO/TKO Punches | 5 | 2:01 | 0 0 | 86 91 | 1 1 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 02, 2022 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | W Jared Cannonier | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 116 90 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 12, 2022 | UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 | W Robert Whittaker | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 1 0 | 79 59 | 0 4 | 0 0 |
| Jun. 12, 2021 | UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 | W Marvin Vettori | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 96 58 | 0 4 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 06, 2021 | UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya | L Jan Blachowicz | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 78 107 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
| Sep. 26, 2020 | UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa | W Paulo Costa | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 3:59 | 1 0 | 55 12 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Mar. 07, 2020 | UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero | W Yoel Romero | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 48 40 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Oct. 05, 2019 | UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya | W Robert Whittaker | KO/TKO Punch | 2 | 3:33 | 2 0 | 40 32 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Apr. 13, 2019 | UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 | W Kelvin Gastelum | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 4 0 | 109 91 | 0 1 | 2 0 |
| Feb. 09, 2019 | UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva | W Anderson Silva | U-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 65 31 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Nov. 03, 2018 | UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis | W Derek Brunson | KO/TKO Punches | 1 | 4:51 | 3 0 | 13 3 | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| Jul. 06, 2018 | The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale | W Brad Tavares | U-DEC | 5 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 119 40 | 0 1 | 1 0 |
| Apr. 14, 2018 | UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje | W Marvin Vettori | S-DEC | 3 | 5:00 | 0 0 | 57 46 | 0 2 | 0 0 |
| Feb. 10, 2018 | UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold | W Rob Wilkinson | KO/TKO Punches | 2 | 3:37 | 1 0 | 52 22 | 0 3 | 0 0 |
Fight data compiled from public statistical sources (ufcstats.com) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). OctagonStats is an independent database, not affiliated with UFC / TKO Group.