| Israel Adesanya | |
|---|---|
 Adesanya at UFC 230 in 2018 | |
| Born | Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya[1] 22 July 1989 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nickname | The Last Stylebender |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | Nigerian[2] New Zealander |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight (2012–present) Light Heavyweight (2021) |
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm)[3] |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Team | City Kickboxing (2010–present)[5] |
| Trainer | Eugene Bareman: Head coach Andrei Păuleț: Wrestling[6][7] |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under André Galvão[8] |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 80 |
| Wins | 75 |
| By knockout | 27 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 28 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 16 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 4 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By submission | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya[1] (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and boxer.[9][10] 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 23 January 2024, he is #2 in the UFC middleweight rankings.[11]
- ^ a b "BoxRec: Israel Adesanya". boxrec.com. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Nigeria's Adesanya beats Whittaker to become undisputed middleweight champion". The Guardian Nigeria News – Nigeria and World News. 6 October 2019. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Israel Adesanya | UFC". UFC.com. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Stats | UFC". ufcstats.com. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
- ^ "How a movie changed my life – Israel Adesanya", Athletes Voice, 11 August 2018, retrieved 2 September 2019
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- ^ "UFC Rankings, Division Rankings, P4P rankings, UFC Champions | UFC.com". www.ufc.com. Retrieved 19 November 2024.