Adesanya vs De Ridder

When is Adesanya vs De Ridder?

Israel Adesanya could potentially face the challenge of Reinier de Ridder, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Adesanya vs De Ridder stats

Israel Adesanya would step into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Reinier de Ridder would make his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by knock out and 13 by submission.

The stats suggest Adesanya would have a massive power advantage over Ridder, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Ridder's 25%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ridder would have a massive advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 65% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

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

Adesanya is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Ridder, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 42 more professional rounds, 82 to Ridder's 40.

Adesanya vs De Ridder form

Israel Adesanya has stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 305 on 17th August 2024 by submission in the 4th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at RAC Arena, Perth, Western Australia.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Before that, he had won against Alex Pereira at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

He had lost to Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Ridder has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he beat Bo Nickal at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo on 3rd May 2025 by knockout in the 2nd round at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, United States.

Previous to that, he had defeated Kevin Holland at UFC 311 on 18th January 2025 by submission in the 1st round at Intuit Dome, Los Angeles.

Going into that contest, he was victorious against Gerald Meerschaert at UFC Fight Night: Magny vs. Prates on 9th November 2024 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had been beaten by Anatoly Malykhin at ONE 166 on 1st March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Lusail Sports Arena, Lusail, Qatar.

He had been defeated by Tye Ruotolo at ONE on Prime Video 10 on 5th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Reinier de Ridder has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Israel Adesanya last fought 3 months and 6 days ago, while Reinier de Ridder's last outing was 4 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Ridder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 2 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 10 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2 rounds on average.

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