The Last Stylebender ‘Israel Adesanya’ MMA Career overview, and Fight record

By | Bullscore 1 Apr, 2023

Welcome to this Special Edition of the BullScore Wrestling News section. In this article, we are going to discuss one of the deadliest MMA fighters alive ‘Israel Adesanya‘. Israel Adesanya is a Nigerian-born New Zealand professional mixed martial artist (MMA) and kickboxer. Adesanya made his professional MMA debut in 2012 and has since become one of the most dominant fighters in the sport, with notable victories over some of the biggest names in MMA. Adesanya’s fighting style is characterized by his precision striking and unique movement patterns, which have earned him the nickname “The Last Stylebender.” Outside of the octagon, Adesanya is known for his charismatic personality and love of anime and comic books.

Kickboxing Record and Highlights

He amassed a 32-0 record as an amateur Kickboxer, then achieved 75-5 in professional kickboxing with 29 KOs in his Kickboxing career.

In May 2010, Adesanya won the first fight of his seven-fight winning streak, defeating Tim Atonio by unanimous decision. He won his next six fights, fighting almost exclusively with Wu Lin Feng in China. His winning streak earned him a place in the 2014 Kunlun Fight 80 kg tournament, held during Kunlun Fight 2. He lost the semifinal bout against Simon Marcus by an extra-round split decision. Adesanya afterward made his Glory debut at Glory 15, when he faced Filip Verlinden. Verlinden won the fight by unanimous decision. The two of them fought a rematch at Glory of Heroes 3, two years after their first fight, with Adesanya winning a unanimous decision.

Adesanya participated in the King in the Ring Cruiserweights II tournament of the regional circuit in New Zealand. In the quarterfinal, he beat Slava Alexeichik by unanimous decision, in the semifinal he beat Pati Afoa by knockout and won the tournament with a knockout of Jamie Eades. Six months later, he took part in the 2015 Cruiserweights III tournament. He scored technical knockouts of Kim Loudon and Mark Timms in the quarterfinal and semifinal bouts respectively, before winning the tournament for the second time with a first-round knockout of Pati Afoa.

Moving up in weight, Adesanya participated in 2015 The Heavyweights III, as well. He defeated Nase Foai by TKO in the quarterfinal and Dan Roberts by KO in the semifinal, before facing Jamie Eades in the finals. The two had previously met in the final of the 2014 Cruiserweight tournament. Adesanya won the tournament final by unanimous decision.

MMA Record and Highlights

Israel Adesanya holds the record of 23-2-0 in MMA Fights inside the octagon (UFC). In December 2017, it was announced that Adesanya had signed a contract with the UFC. He made his debut against Rob Wilkinson on 11 February 2018, at UFC 221. He won the fight via technical knockout in the second round.

Israel Adesanya is a professional mixed martial artist who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the middleweight division. Here is a list of his UFC fights to date:

UFC 221: Adesanya defeated Rob Wilkinson via TKO in the second round on February 10, 2018.
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya defeated Marvin Vettori via split decision on April 14, 2018.
UFC 230: Adesanya defeated Derek Brunson via TKO in the first round on November 3, 2018.
UFC 234: Adesanya defeated Anderson Silva via unanimous decision on February 10, 2019.
UFC 236: Adesanya defeated Kelvin Gastelum via unanimous decision on April 13, 2019, to win the interim UFC middleweight championship.
UFC 243: Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker via KO in the second round on October 6, 2019, to become the undisputed UFC middleweight champion.
UFC 248: Adesanya defeated Yoel Romero via unanimous decision on March 7, 2020.
UFC 253: Adesanya defeated Paulo Costa via TKO in the second round on September 27, 2020.
UFC 259: Adesanya lost to Jan Blachowicz via unanimous decision in a light heavyweight title fight on March 6, 2021.
UFC 263: Adesanya defeated Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision in a middleweight title fight on June 12, 2021.
UFC 271: Adesanya defeated Whittaker via unanimous decision in a middleweight title fight on February 12, 2022.
UFC 276: Adesanya defeated Cannonier via unanimous decision in a middleweight title fight on July 3, 2022.
UFC 281: Adesanya lost to Pereira via TKO in the fifth round on November 12, 2022.
UFC 287: Adesanya is set to battle Pereira for the middleweight title fight on April 8, 2023.

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