Adesanya vs Gastelum

Who won Adesanya vs Gastelum?

Israel Adesanya beat Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 236, on Saturday 13th April 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Israel Adesanya.

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).

Adesanya vs Gastelum stats

Israel Adesanya stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

This was Israel Adesanya's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Kelvin Gastelum marked his 24th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2013.

Israel Adesanya's UFC record stood at 13-5-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 13-10-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a massive power advantage over Gastelum, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a large advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 27% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya was the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Adesanya had a height advantage of 7 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 3 months later than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 82 to Gastelum's 79.

Adesanya vs Gastelum form

Adesanya had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won 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.

Previous to that, he had beaten Yoel Romero at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Before that, he was victorious 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.

He had won against Anderson Silva at UFC 234 on 9th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Activity check

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 4 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 11 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 2 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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