Adesanya vs Silva

Who won Adesanya vs Silva?

Israel Adesanya beat Anderson Silva by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the main event of UFC 234, on Saturday 9th February 2019 at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne.

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

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 Silva stats

Israel Adesanya stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 15 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Anderson Silva made his way to the cage with a record of 34 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 23 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 Anderson Silva's came in at 17-7-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had an advantage in power over Silva, with a 87% knock out percentage over Silva's 68%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Silva had a slight advantage over Adesanya, with a 9% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya was the younger man by 14 years, at 35 years old.

Adesanya had a height advantage of 2 inches over Silva. That also extended to a 2-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 27 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 14 years and 8 months later than Silva, whose first professional fight was in 1997. He had fought 16 less professional rounds, 82 to Silva's 98.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Israel Adesanya had last fought 6 years, 4 months and 25 days ago, while Anderson Silva's last outing had been 6 years, 1 month and 19 days ago.

Adesanya's last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 11 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Silva's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 8 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 10 months and 26 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

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