Israel Adesanya Fight Record: How many fights has ‘Last Stylebender’ lost?

Israel Adesanya is considered one of the best UFC middleweight fighters ever. With his decorated career in mixed martial arts, “The Last Stylebender” has established a star status in the sport. He has held the UFC middleweight crown for four years, defeating some of the best and most formidable opponents. Israel Adesanya has an impressive fight record among all the fighters in the UFC.

Adesanya was born in Nigeria but left for New Zealand as a young child with his parents. Before stepping into the world of mixed martial arts, Adesanya was a former GLORY kickboxing champion. He had also ventured into boxing with six fights, losing only one. Adesanya has a massive fan following that relies heavily on his charisma and personality to speak what he wants. His relationship with Monster Energy remains a big example.

Israel Adesanya was a formidable kickboxer. In 80 professional kickboxing fights, Adesanya won 75, with only five losses on his record. After just one year in the UFC, Adesanya defeated Kevin Gastelum at UFC 236 to seize the interim UFC middleweight title. Adesanya destroyed everyone in the 185-pound division in the UFC. He became the middleweight champion in 2019 after defeating Robert Whittaker in the second round at UFC 243.

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Israel Adesanya’s Fight Record

Israel Adesanya has won five-round unanimous decisions in title defenses against fighters like Jared Cannonier, Robert Whittaker, Marvin Vettori, and Yoel Romero. He won a three-round unanimous decision over Anderson Silva at UFC 234. ‘The Last Stylebender’ has the second most title fight wins in the middleweight division, just behind Anderson Silva, who had 11.

Adesanya has a vast and varied combat sports career with over a hundred pro fights across boxing, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts. The only two losses for Adesanya occurred in title matches. He lost the fight against the light heavyweight champion Jan Bachowicz at UFC 259. In November 2022, Alex Pereira defeated him for the middleweight crown at UFC 281. At UFC 287 in Miami, Adesanya reclaimed his title against Pereira and mocked the Brazilian’s son.

Israel Adesanya’s Career Highlights and Records

• On February 11, 2018, Israel Adesanya made his UFC debut against Rob Wilkinson at UFC 221 in Perth, Australia. Rob Wilkinson made 16 takedown attempts against Adesanya. Adesanya put an end to Wilkinson’s fight three minutes into the second round. Then, he issued a warning to the middleweight class after claiming to be the new dog in the division.

• At the State Farm Arena in April 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia, Israel Adesanya defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236. In a brawl to claim the interim middleweight championship, he fought and defeated Robert Whittaker in the second round to unify the belts. At UFC 243, Israel Adesanya became the undisputed middleweight champion.

• Adesanya has competed for seven titles in the middleweight class, which is second only to Anderson Silva’s eleven. Only eight of Adesanya’s fights in his entire professional career have ended in defeat: two in mixed martial arts, five in kickboxing, and one in boxing.

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