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.

Activity check

Adesanya's last 2 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 years, 5 months and 23 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

Brunson's last 4 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 1 month and 17 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 6 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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