Israel Adesanya
"The Last Stylebender"
First clean shot ends the night.
How much we trust this read
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Fight Plan: Israel Adesanya
A coach-ready game plan — historical weaknesses opponents have exploited and what to drill in camp.
- Vulnerable to high-volume pressure that forces him to fight off the back foot
- Difficulty with aggressive wrestlers who can sustain top control against the fence
- Recent decline in durability following consecutive knockout losses
- Constant lateral movement to break their rhythm
Sub-Score Breakdown
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What Changed?
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Tactical Patterns
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Tactical Memory
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Fighter fingerprint
MMA attribute profile — only skills that matter in this sport are scored, and any axis we cannot evidence is left blank rather than scored as zero.
Striking and Fight IQ are the highest scored axes; expect the game plan to lean on this.
- Striking96
- Wrestling78
- Grappling72
- Cardio90
- Fight IQ94
- Distance Control92
Strategic breakdown
Style fingerprint derived from the attribute ratings and finish rates on file. Each row is labelled with how Fight Blueprint reached it — none of these are measured from footage.
Fight Timeline
How Israel Adesanya has evolved year-by-year — milestones, camp changes, style shifts, and notable results.
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Observations & evidence
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Video Evidence Ledger
Timestamped tactical observations that back the analysis. Each item cites the fight, round, and moment.
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Prep for camp: Israel Adesanya
Recommendations a coach can act on tomorrow — opponent tendencies, drills, and the sparring styles to stack against this fight.
- Utilizes dynamic feints and twitchy movement to draw out opponent reactions
- Establishes a long-range kick game to force opponents to blitz into counter-strikes
- Employs elite spatial awareness and lean-back head movement to evade in the pocket
- Drill reactive sprawls — bait the shot off your right hand
- Pad work on cutting off their right-side exits
- Match their pace early, then turn the screws late
- Win exchanges with volume, not single shots — they walk through power
- Mix unscripted looks in sparring — they thrive on patterns
- Chain-wrestling partner
- High-output striker with heavy leg kicks
- Marathon partner — hard rounds, minimal rest
Timestamped breakdowns
Curated moments from Adesanya's tape — each clip annotated with the technique on display.
How this fighter is changing
Computed only from individual fight results on file — earlier half of the recorded fights compared with the most recent half.
0% in the last 3 fights vs 50% before.
Share of fights ended inside the distance across 5 results on file.
How often recent fights reach the judges.
Similar Fighters
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See it on film
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Status / Injuries
No specific physical injuries listed, though on a significant losing streak.
Checked 6/21/2026
Recent Form
- L2026-03-28vs Joe PyferTKO (Punches) · R2 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer
- L2025-02-01vs Nassourdine ImavovKO/TKO · R2 · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov
- L2024-08-17vs Dricus Du PlessisSubmission (Face Crank) · R4 · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
- L2023-09-09vs Sean StricklandU. Dec · R5 · UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland
- W2023-04-08vs Alex PereiraKO/TKO · R2 · UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2
Availability
Last competed in March 2026 according to fight logs.
Scouting Summary
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where h
Primary source ↗Tendencies
- Utilizes dynamic feints and twitchy movement to draw out opponent reactions
- Establishes a long-range kick game to force opponents to blitz into counter-strikes
- Employs elite spatial awareness and lean-back head movement to evade in the pocket
- Repeatedly targets the opponent's lead leg to compromise mobility and power
Signature Moves
- Question mark kick
- Leaning counter right hook
- Body-locking clinch defense
- Lead leg calf kick
Weaknesses
- Vulnerable to high-volume pressure that forces him to fight off the back foot
- Difficulty with aggressive wrestlers who can sustain top control against the fence
- Recent decline in durability following consecutive knockout losses
Biography & Camp
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. 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 20 June 2026, he is #8 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings.