MiddleweightContender
Israel Adesanya
“The Last Stylebender” · Nigeria
#129
P4P rank
77
Overall
24-6
Record
35
Age
6'4"
Height
185 lbs
Weight
80"
Reach
Striking80
Wrestling71
Grappling67
Cardio + IQ79
#12 of 16 in Middleweight by overall.
Striking breakdown316 sig. strikes · 19 fights
Head37%
Body20%
Leg43%≈ kicks
Share of landed significant strikes by target. UFCStats doesn't label kicks vs punches, but leg strikes are essentially all kicks — a leg-heavy split reads like a kickboxer, a head-dominant one like a boxer.
Lvs Joe PyferKO/TKO · Rd 2Sig 24–9 · TD 0–1Mar 28, 2026Sig 24–9 · TD 0–1
Last 5 UFC bouts, newest first — per-fight stats from UFCStats.
Opponent-adjusted19 UFC fights · Hard competition
Skill credited against the fighters actually faced — five takedowns on a contender count for more than five on a debutant. Scored 0–99 vs. the rated roster.
Adj. striking26
Adj. wrestling1
Adj. takedown defense66
Strength of schedule56
UFCStats career averages
| Sig. strikes landed / min | 4.0 |
| Striking accuracy | 48% |
| Sig. strikes absorbed / min | 3.2 |
| Striking defense | 55% |
| Takedowns / 15 min | 0.1 |
| Takedown accuracy | 9% |
| Takedown defense | 76% |
| Submissions / 15 min | 0.1 |
How the wins come
KO / TKO5
Submission0
Decision8
Finish rate 21% of wins.
Ratings are a scout-style read derived from public UFCStats career numbers — not an official rating. How it works.