Adesanya vs Whittaker

Who won Adesanya vs Whittaker?

Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 243, on Saturday 5th October 2019 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Middleweight championship.

Adesanya vs Whittaker stats

Israel Adesanya stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Robert Whittaker made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

This was Israel Adesanya's 18th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2018. Robert Whittaker marked his 23rd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Israel Adesanya's UFC record stood at 13-5-0, while Robert Whittaker's came in at 17-6-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a massive power advantage over Whittaker, boasting a 76% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Whittaker had a large advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 25% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya was the older man by 1 year, at 35 years old.

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

Adesanya was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Whittaker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 4 less professional rounds, 82 to Whittaker's 86.

Adesanya vs Whittaker form

Israel Adesanya had stopped 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight before this contest, he had 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.

Activity check

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 15 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 18 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.6 rounds on average.

Whittaker's last 3 fights had come over a period of 8 years, 2 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 8 months and 24 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4 rounds on average.

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