Adesanya vs Brunson

Who won Adesanya vs Brunson?

Israel Adesanya beat Derek Brunson by knockout in the 1st round during the main card of UFC 230, on Saturday 3rd November 2018 at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Adesanya vs Brunson stats

Israel Adesanya stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 14 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Derek Brunson made his way to the cage with a record of 18 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 11 of those wins coming by knock out and 3 by submission.

This was Israel Adesanya's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018.

Israel Adesanya's UFC record stood at 13-5-0, while Derek Brunson's came in at 14-7-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a large advantage in power over Brunson, boasting a 86% knock out percentage over Brunson's 61%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Brunson had an advantage over Adesanya, with a 17% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya was the younger man by 6 years, at 35 years old.

Adesanya had a height advantage of 3 inches over Brunson. That also extended to a 3-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 10 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 10 months later than Brunson, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 19 more professional rounds, 82 to Brunson's 63.

Adesanya vs Brunson 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 Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

He was victorious against 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.

Derek Brunson had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had won against Ray Cooper at PFL 10: 2023 PFL World Championship on 24th November 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The Anthem, Washington, United States.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by Jared Cannonier at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had beaten Darren Till at UFC Vegas 36 on 4th September 2021 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

He had defeated Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 22 on 20th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Israel Adesanya had last fought 3 years, 2 months and 25 days ago, while Derek Brunson's last outing had been 1 year, 5 months and 13 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 5 years and 2 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

Brunson's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 9 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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