Israel Adesanya
“The Last Stylebender”
- 24-6-0
- (Win - Loss - Draw)
- Country
Nigeria- Weight Class
- Middleweight
- Birth Date
- 1989-07-22
- Age
- 38
- Height
- 193 cm
- Weight
- 83.9 kg
“The Last Stylebender”
Israel Adesanya (The Last Stylebender) is a Middleweight fighter from Nigeria. ranked #9 in UFC middleweight, a record of 24-6 and 30 fights.
Of 24 career wins, 16 came by KO/TKO, 0 by submission, and 8 by decision, for a finish rate of 67%. This makes them a finisher who excels at ending fights early.
Over the last 5 fights, they hold a 1W-4L record. They are currently on a 4-fight loss streak. In their most recent bout, they lost to Joe Pyfer by KO/TKO.
| Opponent | Method | |
|---|---|---|
| L | Joe Pyfer | Technical Knockout |
| L | Nassourdine Imavov | Technical Knockout |
| L | Dricus Du Plessis | Submission |
| L | Sean Strickland | Decision |
| W | Alex Pereira | Knockout |
| Title Fights | 14 |
| Main Events | 20 |
| Current Loss Streak | 4 |
| Max Win Streak | 20 |
| Max Loss Streak | 4 |
| Debut | 2012.03.24 |
| Last Fight | 2026.03.28 |
| Avg. Fight Time | 13:01 |
| Career Duration | 14y 0m |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 16 | 66.7% | |
| └ Punch | 7 | 43.8% | |
| └ Punch, elbow | 1 | 6.3% | |
| └ Knee kick, punch | 2 | 12.5% | |
| └ Head kick | 2 | 12.5% | |
| └ Corner stoppage | 1 | 6.3% | |
| └ Doctor stoppage | 1 | 6.3% | |
| └ Elbow | 1 | 6.3% | |
| └ Body kick | 1 | 6.3% | |
| Decision | 8 | 33.3% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 7 | 87.5% | |
| └ Split | 1 | 12.5% |
| Method | Count | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| KO/TKO | 3 | 50.0% | |
| └ Punch | 3 | 100.0% | |
| Submission | 1 | 16.7% | |
| └ Face crank | 1 | 100.0% | |
| Decision | 2 | 33.3% | |
| └ unanimous decision | 2 | 100.0% |
| Promotion | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UFC | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| Wu Lin Feng (YFU) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Hex Fight Series | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Australian Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Glory of Heroes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Fair Pay Fighting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| World Fighting Championship (China) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Shuriken MMA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Supremacy Fighting Championship | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Weight Class | W | L | D | NC | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| middleweight | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Middleweight | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| light heavyweight | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
#30
24-5-0
2026.03.28
15-3-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 4:18
#29
24-4-0
2025.02.01
15-4-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 0:30
#28
24-3-0
2024.08.18
21-2-0
Submission(Face crank)
4Round 3:38
#27
24-2-0
2023.09.10
27-5-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#26
23-2-0
2023.04.09
7-1-0
Knockout(Punch)
2Round 4:21
#25
23-1-0
2022.11.13
6-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
5Round 2:01
#24
22-1-0
2022.07.03
15-5-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#23
21-1-0
2022.02.13
23-5-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#22
20-1-0
2021.06.13
17-4-1
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#21
20-0-0
2021.03.07
27-8-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#20
19-0-0
2020.09.27
13-0-0
Technical Knockout(Punch, elbow)
2Round 3:59
#19
18-0-0
2020.03.08
13-4-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#18
17-0-0
2019.10.06
20-4-0
Knockout(Punch)
2Round 3:33
#17
16-0-0
2019.04.14
16-3-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#16
15-0-0
2019.02.10
34-8-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 5:00
#15
14-0-0
2018.11.04
18-6-0
Technical Knockout(Knee kick, punch)
1Round 4:51
#14
13-0-0
2018.07.06
17-4-0
Decision(unanimous decision)
5Round 5:00
#13
12-0-0
2018.04.15
12-3-1
Decision(Split)
3Round 5:00
#12
11-0-0
2018.02.10
11-1-0
Technical Knockout(Knee kick, punch)
2Round 3:37
#11
10-0-0
2017.11.24
8-4-0
Knockout(Head kick)
1Round 4:53
#10
9-0-0
32-19-2
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 4:49
#9
8-0-0
6-1-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 1:05
#8
7-0-0
2016.05.07
15-9-0
Technical Knockout(Corner stoppage)
1Round 5:00
#7
6-0-0
15-4-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
2Round 2:23
#6
5-0-0
37-7-1
Technical Knockout(Doctor stoppage)
2Round N/A
#5
4-0-0
9-4-1
Technical Knockout(Elbow)
2Round 3:37
#4
3-0-0
2015.09.05
4-2-0
Knockout(Body kick)
2Round 1:25
#3
2-0-0
2015.08.08
9-1-0
Technical Knockout(Head kick)
1Round 1:59
#2
1-0-0
2013.06.15
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 4:43
#1
0-0-0
0-3-0
Technical Knockout(Punch)
1Round 2:09
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LOSS 24-5-0 | Joe Pyfer 15-3-0 | UFC Fight Night 271 - Adesanya vs Pyfer 2026.03.28 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round4:18 |
LOSS 24-4-0 | Nassourdine Imavov 15-4-0 | UFC Fight Night 250 - Adesanya vs Imavov 2025.02.01 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round0:30 |
LOSS 24-3-0 | Dricus Du Plessis 21-2-0 | UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs Adesanya 2024.08.18 | Submission(Face crank) | 4Round3:38 |
LOSS 24-2-0 | Sean Strickland 27-5-0 | UFC 293 - Adesanya vs Strickland 2023.09.10 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 23-2-0 | Alex Pereira 7-1-0 | UFC 287 - Pereira vs Adesanya 2 2023.04.09 | Knockout(Punch) | 2Round4:21 |
LOSS 23-1-0 | Alex Pereira 6-1-0 | UFC 281 - Adesanya vs Pereira 2022.11.13 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 5Round2:01 |
WIN 22-1-0 | Jared Cannonier 15-5-0 | UFC 276 - Adesanya vs Cannonier 2022.07.03 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 21-1-0 | Robert Whittaker 23-5-0 | UFC 271 - Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 2022.02.13 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 20-1-0 | Marvin Vettori 17-4-1 | UFC 263 - Adesanya vs Vettori 2 2021.06.13 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
LOSS 20-0-0 | Jan Blachowicz 27-8-0 | UFC 259 - Blachowicz vs Adesanya 2021.03.07 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 19-0-0 | Paulo Costa 13-0-0 | UFC 253 - Adesanya vs Costa 2020.09.27 | Technical Knockout(Punch, elbow) | 2Round3:59 |
WIN 18-0-0 | Yoel Romero 13-4-0 | UFC 248 - Adesanya vs Romero 2020.03.08 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 17-0-0 | Robert Whittaker 20-4-0 | UFC 243 - Whittaker vs Adesanya 2019.10.06 | Knockout(Punch) | 2Round3:33 |
WIN 16-0-0 | Kelvin Gastelum 16-3-0 | UFC 236 - Holloway vs Poirier 2019.04.14 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 15-0-0 | Anderson Silva 34-8-0 | UFC 234 - Adesanya vs Silva 2019.02.10 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 14-0-0 | Derek Brunson 18-6-0 | UFC 230 - Cormier vs Lewis 2018.11.04 | Technical Knockout(Knee kick, punch) | 1Round4:51 |
WIN 13-0-0 | Brad Tavares 17-4-0 | UFC - The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale 2018.07.06 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 5Round5:00 |
WIN 12-0-0 | Marvin Vettori 12-3-1 | UFC on Fox 29 - Poirier vs Gaethje 2018.04.15 | Decision(Split) | 3Round5:00 |
WIN 11-0-0 | Rob Wilkinson 11-1-0 | UFC 221 - Romero vs Rockhold 2018.02.10 | Technical Knockout(Knee kick, punch) | 2Round3:37 |
WIN 10-0-0 | Stuart Dare 8-4-0 | HFS - Hex Fight Series 12 2017.11.24 | Knockout(Head kick) | 1Round4:53 |
WIN 9-0-0 | Melvin Guillard 32-19-2 | AFC 20 - Australian Fighting Championship 20 2017.07.28 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round4:49 |
WIN 8-0-0 | Murad Kuramagomedov 6-1-0 | WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 4 2016.05.28 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round1:05 |
WIN 7-0-0 | Andrew Flores Smith 15-9-0 | Glory of Heroes 2 - Shenzhen 2016.05.07 | Technical Knockout(Corner stoppage) | 1Round5:00 |
WIN 6-0-0 | Dibir Zagirov 15-4-0 | WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 2 2016.03.13 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 2Round2:23 |
WIN 5-0-0 | Vladimir Katykhin 37-7-1 | WLF - E.P.I.C.: Elevation Power in Cage 1 2016.01.13 | Technical Knockout(Doctor stoppage) | 2RoundN/A |
WIN 4-0-0 | Gele Qing 9-4-1 | WLF - Wu Lin Feng 2015: New Zealand vs China 2015.09.19 | Technical Knockout(Elbow) | 2Round3:37 |
WIN 3-0-0 | Maui Tuigamala 4-2-0 | FPF - Fair Pay Fighting 1 2015.09.05 | Knockout(Body kick) | 2Round1:25 |
WIN 2-0-0 | Kenan Song 9-1-0 | WFC - The Legend Of Emei 3 2015.08.08 | Technical Knockout(Head kick) | 1Round1:59 |
WIN 1-0-0 | Shuriken MMA - Best of the Best 2013.06.15 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round4:43 | |
WIN 0-0-0 | James Griffiths 0-3-0 | SFC 9 - Supremacy Fighting Championship 9 2012.03.24 | Technical Knockout(Punch) | 1Round2:09 |
#1
2009.11.28
Decision(unanimous decision)
3Round 3:00
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round / Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LOSS | ICNZ - ICNZ 8 2009.11.28 | Decision(unanimous decision) | 3Round3:00 |
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