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Israel Adesanya

UFC Record
13-6
Age
37
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
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Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1594Today
1877Best, Mar 2021
1596Classic Elo
#80 Men: Pound for Pound#20 Middleweight
1500160017001800190020192021202320251521 going into Rob Wilkinson, Feb 20181597 going into Marvin Vettori, Apr 20181677 going into Brad Tavares, Jul 20181733 going into Derek Brunson, Nov 20181785 going into Anderson Silva, Feb 20191813 going into Kelvin Gastelum, Apr 20191854 going into Robert Whittaker, Oct 20191870 going into Yoel Romero, Mar 20201864 going into Paulo Costa, Sep 20201877 going into Jan Blachowicz, Mar 20211804 going into Marvin Vettori, Jun 20211818 going into Robert Whittaker, Feb 20221822 going into Jared Cannonier, Jul 20221781 going into Alex Pereira, Nov 20221732 going into Alex Pereira, Apr 20231742 going into Sean Strickland, Sep 20231706 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Aug 20241689 going into Nassourdine Imavov, Feb 20251607 going into Joe Pyfer, Mar 20261594 today1594
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1596Today
1675Best, Nov 2022
1594Fighter Elo
#61 Men: Pound for Pound#9 Middleweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

15001600170020192021202320251500 going into Rob Wilkinson, Feb 20181515 going into Marvin Vettori, Apr 20181531 going into Brad Tavares, Jul 20181551 going into Derek Brunson, Nov 20181568 going into Anderson Silva, Feb 20191588 going into Kelvin Gastelum, Apr 20191605 going into Robert Whittaker, Oct 20191623 going into Yoel Romero, Mar 20201638 going into Paulo Costa, Sep 20201651 going into Jan Blachowicz, Mar 20211633 going into Marvin Vettori, Jun 20211647 going into Robert Whittaker, Feb 20221663 going into Jared Cannonier, Jul 20221675 going into Alex Pereira, Nov 20221654 going into Alex Pereira, Apr 20231666 going into Sean Strickland, Sep 20231648 going into Dricus Du Plessis, Aug 20241631 going into Nassourdine Imavov, Feb 20251613 going into Joe Pyfer, Mar 20261596 today1596
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

4.03Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
48%Striking Accuracy
3.22Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
56%Striking Defense
0.60Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
0.05Takedowns per 15 Minutes
9%Takedown Accuracy
76%Takedown Defense
0.14Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
3%Share of Fight Time in Control
17.1 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins508
Losses312

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Lossvs. Joe PyferKO/TKO · R2 4:18Mar 28, 2026UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaJoe Pyfer
1607Fighter Elo Going In1649
1613Classic Elo Going In1578
42 of 75Significant Strikes36 of 70
58 of 92Total Strikes52 of 90
0 of 2Takedowns2 of 8
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time2:44
Lossvs. Nassourdine ImavovKO/TKO · R2 0:30Feb 1, 2025UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaNassourdine Imavov
1689Fighter Elo Going In1664
1631Classic Elo Going In1590
26 of 50Significant Strikes15 of 31
32 of 56Total Strikes18 of 34
0 of 1Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:44
Lossvs. Dricus Du PlessisSubmission · R4 3:38Aug 17, 2024UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaDricus Du Plessis
1706Fighter Elo Going In1754
1648Classic Elo Going In1623
97 of 203Significant Strikes90 of 197
105 of 211Total Strikes99 of 206
0 of 1Takedowns4 of 9
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts2
0:09Control Time3:39
Lossvs. Sean StricklandUnanimous DecisionSep 9, 2023UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaSean Strickland
1742Fighter Elo Going In1616
1666Classic Elo Going In1620
94 of 271Significant Strikes137 of 259
94 of 271Total Strikes137 of 259
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns1
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:14
Winvs. Alex PereiraKO/TKO · R2 4:21Apr 8, 2023UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaAlex Pereira
1732Fighter Elo Going In1639
1654Classic Elo Going In1575
41 of 96Significant Strikes49 of 85
41 of 96Total Strikes49 of 85
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:03Control Time0:00
Lossvs. Alex PereiraKO/TKO · R5 2:01Nov 12, 2022UFC 281: Adesanya vs. Pereira

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaAlex Pereira
1781Fighter Elo Going In1611
1675Classic Elo Going In1554
86 of 162Significant Strikes91 of 157
119 of 209Total Strikes140 of 214
1 of 4Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
6:34Control Time0:31
Winvs. Jared CannonierUnanimous DecisionJul 2, 2022UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaJared Cannonier
1822Fighter Elo Going In1539
1663Classic Elo Going In1572
116 of 230Significant Strikes90 of 157
163 of 277Total Strikes141 of 217
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 4
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time4:14
Winvs. Robert WhittakerUnanimous DecisionFeb 12, 2022UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaRobert Whittaker
1818Fighter Elo Going In1706
1647Classic Elo Going In1668
79 of 169Significant Strikes59 of 136
98 of 188Total Strikes74 of 151
0 of 0Takedowns4 of 10
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time3:40
Winvs. Marvin VettoriUnanimous DecisionJun 12, 2021UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaMarvin Vettori
1804Fighter Elo Going In1780
1633Classic Elo Going In1585
96 of 181Significant Strikes58 of 176
122 of 208Total Strikes91 of 211
0 of 0Takedowns4 of 14
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:36Control Time6:55
Lossvs. Jan BlachowiczUnanimous DecisionMar 6, 2021UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya

UFC Light Heavyweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaJan Blachowicz
1877Fighter Elo Going In1604
1651Classic Elo Going In1598
78 of 161Significant Strikes107 of 193
99 of 182Total Strikes184 of 276
0 of 0Takedowns3 of 5
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:01Control Time7:06
Winvs. Paulo CostaKO/TKO · R2 3:59Sep 26, 2020UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaPaulo Costa
1864Fighter Elo Going In1554
1638Classic Elo Going In1580
55 of 84Significant Strikes12 of 26
55 of 84Total Strikes12 of 26
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:09Control Time0:01
Winvs. Yoel RomeroUnanimous DecisionMar 7, 2020UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaYoel Romero
1870Fighter Elo Going In1629
1623Classic Elo Going In1595
48 of 132Significant Strikes40 of 89
48 of 132Total Strikes40 of 89
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 3
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Robert WhittakerKO/TKO · R2 3:33Oct 5, 2019UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaRobert Whittaker
1854Fighter Elo Going In1663
1605Classic Elo Going In1648
40 of 95Significant Strikes32 of 116
40 of 95Total Strikes32 of 116
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
2Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:04Control Time0:00
Winvs. Kelvin GastelumUnanimous DecisionApr 13, 2019UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2

UFC Interim Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaKelvin Gastelum
1813Fighter Elo Going In1692
1588Classic Elo Going In1614
109 of 237Significant Strikes91 of 220
119 of 247Total Strikes92 of 222
0 of 0Takedowns1 of 9
4Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
0:42Control Time1:21
Winvs. Anderson SilvaUnanimous DecisionFeb 9, 2019UFC 234: Adesanya vs. Silva

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Israel AdesanyaAnderson Silva
1785Fighter Elo Going In1503
1568Classic Elo Going In1650
65 of 132Significant Strikes31 of 72
65 of 132Total Strikes34 of 75
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time0:00
Winvs. Derek BrunsonKO/TKO · R1 4:51Nov 3, 2018UFC 230: Cormier vs. Lewis

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Israel AdesanyaDerek Brunson
1733Fighter Elo Going In1604
1551Classic Elo Going In1578
13 of 23Significant Strikes3 of 14
15 of 25Total Strikes9 of 23
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 7
3Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:10Control Time1:34
Winvs. Brad TavaresUnanimous DecisionJul 6, 2018The Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated Finale

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Israel AdesanyaBrad Tavares
1677Fighter Elo Going In1573
1531Classic Elo Going In1609
119 of 215Significant Strikes40 of 174
127 of 223Total Strikes46 of 181
0 of 2Takedowns1 of 12
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
1:46Control Time2:05
Winvs. Marvin VettoriSplit DecisionApr 14, 2018UFC Fight Night: Poirier vs. Gaethje

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Israel AdesanyaMarvin Vettori
1597Fighter Elo Going In1667
1515Classic Elo Going In1517
57 of 123Significant Strikes46 of 154
67 of 134Total Strikes60 of 169
0 of 1Takedowns2 of 6
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time3:19
Winvs. Rob WilkinsonKO/TKO · R2 3:37Feb 10, 2018UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Israel AdesanyaRob Wilkinson
1521Fighter Elo Going In1449
1500Classic Elo Going In1484
52 of 75Significant Strikes22 of 46
70 of 94Total Strikes33 of 59
0 of 0Takedowns3 of 15
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:00Control Time4:07