Błachowicz vs Adesanya

Who won Błachowicz vs Adesanya?

Jan Blachowicz beat Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the main event of UFC 259, on Saturday 6th March 2021 at UFC APEX in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Jan Blachowicz.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Light Heavyweight division, which meant the weight limit was 205 pounds (14.6 stone or 93 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Light Heavyweight championship.

Błachowicz vs Adesanya stats

Jan Blachowicz stepped into the octagon with a record of 27 wins, 8 losses and 0 draws, 8 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 9 by submission.

Israel Adesanya made his way to the cage with an unblemished record of 20 wins, 0 losses, and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Jan Blachowicz's 21st fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2014. Israel Adesanya marked his 18th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Jan Blachowicz's UFC record stood at 12-8-1, while Israel Adesanya's came in at 13-5-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a massive power advantage over Blachowicz, boasting a 75% knock out percentage over Blachowicz's 30%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Blachowicz had a massive advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 33% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Jan Blachowicz was the older man by 7 years, at 42 years old.

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

Blachowicz was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 15 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 5 years earlier than Adesanya, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 16 more professional rounds, 98 to Adesanya's 82.

Błachowicz vs Adesanya form

Blachowicz had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had drawn with Magomed Ankalaev at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by split draw in their 5 round contest in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Aleksandar Rakic at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Rakić on 14th May 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Glover Teixeira at UFC 267 on 30th October 2021 by submission in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight.

Before that, he had beaten Israel Adesanya at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

He had defeated Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Adesanya had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2opponents and going the distance 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he was victorious against Paulo Costa at UFC 253 on 26th September 2020 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.

Previous to that, he had won against Yoel Romero at UFC 248 on 7th March 2020 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had beaten Robert Whittaker at UFC 243 on 5th October 2019 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, Australia.

Before that, he had defeated Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

He was victorious against Anderson Silva at UFC 234 on 9th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Jan Blachowicz had last fought 2 years, 5 months and 13 days ago, while Israel Adesanya's last outing had been 4 years, 7 months and 27 days ago.

Blachowicz's last 5 fights had come over a period of 4 years, 7 months and 27 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 11 months and 6 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 14 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 4 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

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