Adesanya vs Vettori

Who won Adesanya vs Vettori?

Israel Adesanya beat Marvin Vettori by split decision in their 3 round contest during the main card of UFC on FOX 29, on Saturday 14th April 2018 at Gila River Arena in Glendale.

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 Vettori stats

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

Marvin Vettori made his way to the cage with a record of 12 wins, 3 losses and 1 draw, 2 of those wins coming by knock out and 8 by submission.

This was Israel Adesanya's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Marvin Vettori marked his 16th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2016.

Israel Adesanya's UFC record stood at 13-5-0, while Marvin Vettori's came in at 9-6-1.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a massive power advantage over Vettori, boasting a 100% knock out percentage over Vettori's 17%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Vettori had a massive advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 67% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya was the older man by 4 years, at 35 years old.

Adesanya had a height advantage of 4 inches over Vettori. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya's experience as a professional fighter was relatively equal to Vettori's, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 months earlier than Vettori, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 9 more professional rounds, 82 to Vettori's 73.

Adesanya vs Vettori form

Adesanya had beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had lost to 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.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been defeated by 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.

He had beaten Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Activity check

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 8 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

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