Autumn/Fall 2025
Potentially

Potential contest
5 rounds contest @ Middleweight
24-5-0
15-1-0

The tape

35
Age
30
6' 4" / 193 cm
Height
6' 2" / 188 cm
79.9" / 203 cm
Reach
N/A

Full record

KO 2SUB 4UD 5KO 2KO 5
Form
UD 3KO 2UD 3KO 3UD 3
24
Wins
15
16
By KO
12
67
KO%
80
0
By Sub
0
0
SUB%
0
5
Losses
1
2
Stopped
0
1
Tapped
0
0
Draws
0
2012
Debut
2017
29
Bouts
16
82
Rounds
31
6 hours, 13 minutes
Fight Time
2 hours, 1 minutes

Current rankings @ Middleweight

2
UFC
14
-
Bellator
-
3
Tapology
15

Israel Adesanya vs Shara Magomedov preview

When is Adesanya vs Magomedov?

Israel Adesanya could potentially face the challenge of Shara Magomedov, in Autumn/Fall 2025.

The fight would be contested 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 Magomedov 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.

Shara Magomedov would make his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, 12 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Magomedov would have an advantage in power over Adesanya, with a 80% knock out percentage over Adesanya's 67%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest that Adesanya and Magomedov would be pretty equal, both with a 0% submission rate.

Israel Adesanya is the older man by 5 years, at 35 years old.

Adesanya has a height advantage of 2 inches over Magomedov.

Adesanya is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 13 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 5 years and 8 months earlier than Magomedov, whose first professional fight was in 2017. He has fought 51 more professional rounds, 82 to Magomedov's 31.

Adesanya vs Magomedov 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.

Magomedov has beaten 4 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he was beaten by Michael Page at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov on 1st February 2025 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Armen Petrosyan at UFC 308 on 26th October 2024 by knockout in the 2nd round at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Michal Oleksiejczuk at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Nurmagomedov on 3rd August 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi.

Before that, he was victorious against Antonio Trocoli at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

He had won against Bruno Silva at UFC 294 on 21st October 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Etihad Arena, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Shara Magomedov has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Israel Adesanya last fought 3 days ago, while Shara Magomedov's last outing was 3 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 23 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Magomedov's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Adesanya vs Magomedov?

Sorry, we couldn’t find any odds for Adesanya vs Magomedov yet. If a contest doesn’t have odds initially after it is announced, bookmakers usually release them closer to the day of the fight.

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