Adesanya vs Whittaker

Who won Adesanya vs Whittaker?

Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 243, on Saturday 5th October 2019 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Middleweight championship.

Adesanya vs Whittaker stats

Israel Adesanya stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Robert Whittaker made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Israel Adesanya's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Robert Whittaker marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Israel Adesanya's UFC record stood at 13-5-0, while Robert Whittaker's came in at 17-6-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a massive power advantage over Whittaker, boasting a 76% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Whittaker had a large advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 25% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

Adesanya had a height advantage of 4 inches over Whittaker. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Whittaker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 82 to Whittaker's 86.

Adesanya vs Whittaker form

Adesanya had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Anderson Silva at UFC 234 on 9th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Derek Brunson at UFC 230 on 3rd November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Brad Tavares at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on 6th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.

He had won against Marvin Vettori at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Whittaker had beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten Darren Till at UFC Fight Island 3 on 25th July 2020 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had lost to Israel Adesanya at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Yoel Romero at UFC 225 on 9th June 2018 by split decision in their 5 round contest at United Center, Chicago, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Yoel Romero at UFC 213 on 8th July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Ronaldo Souza at UFC on FOX 24 on 15th April 2017 by knockout in the 2nd round at Sprint Center, Kansas City.

Activity check

In of activity leading into the fight, Israel Adesanya had been fighting more than Robert Whittaker.

Going to this contest, Israel Adesanya had last fought 6 years, 1 month and 26 days ago, while Robert Whittaker's last outing had been 4 years, 10 months and 14 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 1 month and 25 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 5 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 7 months and 18 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 19 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.8 rounds on average.

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