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 beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Before that, he had lost to Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Paulo Costa at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Robert Whittaker had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Paulo Costa at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

Before that, he had been defeated by Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

He had defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC Vegas 24 on 17th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Israel Adesanya had last fought 2 years, 8 months and 11 days ago, while Robert Whittaker's last outing had been 1 year and 24 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 5 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 10 months and 21 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 10 months and 24 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

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