[98] He won his first professional fight against fellow New Zealander Asher Derbyshire in the first seed. Two days later, UFC parent company Endeavor announced it would be acquiring WWE and merging it with the UFC into a new, publicly traded company that will have a valuation of $21.4 billion. [68] He won the fight via unanimous decision, with scores of 4847, 4847 and 4946 and defended his title for the first time. Robert Whittaker, or "The Reaper", is the second-best Australian UFC fighter of all time. In the tournament final, he defeated Brian Minto by split decision. 2019 was a big year for 30-year old Israel Adesanya. Ethiopian political leader Robel Hailu. Endeavor records below are based on the combination of total fights which fighters fought under UFC, Strikeforce and WEC. This list of current UFC fighters records current Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighters' information, country origins, recent fighter signings and departures, fight schedules and results and the champion of each division. He scored another TKO win against John Vake, before taking a two-year hiatus from mixed martial arts. T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 280 on Oct 22, 2022, 1. def. [9] His father, Oluwafemi,[12] is an accountant and his mother, Taiwo, is a nurse. Fighter Fighting Style Height Weight; Alex Pereira: Kick Boxing: 6' 4" 184 lbs: Israel Adesanya: Striker: 6' 4" 185 lbs . The list excluded fighters who have not fought for more than two years and are not subjected to suspension. [59] This fight earned both competitors the Fight of the Night award. [citation needed]. It's one goal ticked off, but it's only the beginning. [52] Adesanya won the one-sided fight via unanimous decision. One half of "The Halfcast Podcast", Pedro is an established light-heavyweight whose UFC record sits at 3-3 after he debuted in November 2016. UFC Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones will tour Australia next month. Raimondi's legitimate questions: Lesnar back in the UFC? New Breed: USA: 16-6-0: Here's our new list of the current UFC champions ranked from most to least beatable. Robertson commented "I'm sure Israel understands that, I believe he has deleted the tweet in question. But there's more . Vote for who you think are the greatest Australian MMA fighters of all time. Favorite grappling technique: I like choking people and whispering sweet nothings in their ear as they fall asleep. [20] Adesanya was bullied during his high school years[21] and attributes the mistreatment he experienced to his decision to pursue martial arts later in life. Adesanya's next fight took place on 14 April 2018, against Marvin Vettori at UFC on Fox 29. [90], A rematch between Pereira and Adesanya for the UFC Middleweight Championship took place on April 8, 2023, at UFC 287. The two had previously met in the final of the 2014 Cruiserweight tournament. As one of the Top 10 Best Female UFC Fighters 2022, the American professional MMA fighter is the two-time and current UFC Women's Strawweight World Champion. It promises to be a big year for the Australian. Knockdown Avg. [96] He suffered a controversial loss via unanimous decision after he looked to have outpointed Ammann in the quarter-finals. Updated as of March 31, 2023 after UFC on ESPN: Vera vs. Sandhagen. Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on Mar 6, 2021. Nigerian and New Zealand mixed martial artist (born 1989). Championship", "UFC 283: Cut Ends Deiveson Figueiredo's night early, Brandon Moreno unifies flyweight title", "Brandon Moreno vs. Alexandre Pantoja 2 for flyweight title headed to UFC 290 on July 8", "UFC 285: Alexa Grasso Defies the Odds, Submits Valentina Shevchenko to Capture Flyweight Gold", "UFC 259 Results: Aljamain Sterling Wins Title After Petr Yan's Illegal Knee", "UFC 277: Amanda Nunes Leaves Julianna Pena Bloodied, Reclaims Bantamweight Title", "Amanda Nunes vs. Julianna Pena 3 to headline UFC 289 in June | BJPenn.com", "UFC 276: Alexander Volkanovski Dominates Max Holloway, Puts On Striking Clinic", "Alexander Volkanovski vs Yair Rodriguez title fight on tap for UFC 290 in July", "UFC 284: Yair Rodrguez Finishes Josh Emmett with Triangle, Captures Interim Gold", "UFC 232 results: Amanda Nunes wrecks Cris Cyborg, becomes first-ever female double champ", "Islam Makhachev taps out Charles Oliveira with nasty arm-triangle choke to claim lightweight title in UFC 280 main event", "UFC 278: Leon Edwards Topples Kamaru Usman with Fifth Round Head Kick Stream", "UFC 287: Israel Adesanya Gets Revenge, Knocks Out Alex Pereira", "UFC 283: Jamahal Hill becomes first champ from Contender Series, Glover Teixeira retires", "UFC 285: Jon Jones Stuns Ciryl Gane in Return with Quick Submission, Claims Heavyweight Crown", "Ilir Latifi meets Rodrigo Nascimento at heavyweight for UFC Fight Night on May 20th", "UFC: Walt Harris Set for Return, Booked Opposite Josh Parisian on July 15", "UFC Vegas 68: Serghei Spivac Submits Derrick Lewis in Dominant Showing, Calls for Top 5 Opponent", "UFC Vegas 72: Marcos Rogerio de Lima Chops Up Lead Leg of Waldo Cortes-Acosta, Wins Decision", "UFC Vegas 72: Martin Buday Extends Win Streak, Decisions Jake Collier", "UFC Vegas 71: Sergei Pavlovich Gets Sixth Straight First Round Knockout Against Curtis Blaydes", "UFC Vegas 68: Marcin Tybura Shows Diverse Skillset, Claims Decision Over Blagoy Ivanov", "Karl Williams vs. Chase Sherman pulled from UFC 287", "UFC Las Vegas: Alexander Volkov melts Alexandr Romanov in first round", "Jailton Almeida to fight Jairzinho Rozenstruik at May 13 UFC event", "UFC 284: Justin Tafa sleeps Parker Porter in just over a minute in home country", "UFC Vegas 70: Augusto Sakai Comfortably Beats Lackluster Don'Tale Mayes in Last Minute Co-Main Event", "UFC 289 adds Chris Daukaus light heavyweight debut vs. Khalil Rountree", "UFC 287 loses heavyweight matchup, new opponent's name reported", "UFC Vegas 71: Mohammed Usman Turns Back Debuting Junior Tafa", "UFC Las Vegas: Karl Williams Victorious in Debut, Takes Decision Over Lukasz Brzeski", "UFC Vegas 69: Jamal Pogues Captures Decision in Debut Win Over Josh Parisian", "UFC Vegas 69: Philipe Lins Overwhelms, KO's Ovince Saint Preux", "UFC Kansas City: Azamat Murzakanov Maintains Perfect Record Against Dustin Jacoby", "Anthony Smith vs. Johnny Walker headlines UFC event on May 13", "UFC Las Vegas: Nikita Krylov submits Ryan Spann with triangle choke in chaotic scramblefest", "UFC Kansas City: Ion Cuelaba Stuns Tanner Boser, Secures TKO Finish", "Devin Clark vs Kennedy Nzechukwu Reportedly Set for UFC 288", "UFC Vegas 69: Marcin Prachnio Shuts Down William Knight's Offense With Heavy Kicking Attack", "UFC 284: Roller coaster ride, point deduction sees Jimmy Crute vs. Alonzo Menifield end in draw", "Jack Hermannson out of UFC Vegas 74, Maxim Grishin vs Philipe Lins Added", "Modestas Bukauskas vs Zac Pauga Set on June 17 UFC Fight Night", "Tim Means vs. Alex Morono, Carlos Ulberg vs. Ihor Potieria set for May 13 UFC event", "UFC Las Vegas: Vitor Petrino Outdoes Anton Turkalj in Chaotic Decision Win", "UFC Vegas 71: Bruno Silva Rocks, Drops Brad Tavares Who Protests Finish", "UFC 285: War with Dricus du Plessis ends with Derek Brunson's corner throwing in the towel", "Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis added to UFC 290; Dana White says winner gets Israel Adesanya", "UFC 287: Kelvin Gastelum Storms Back to Prominence with Thriller Against Chris Curtis", "Sean Strickland vs. Abus Magomedov set to headline UFC Fight Night event on July 1", "UFC 286: Marvin Vettori captures decision against hard-hitting Roman Dolidze", "Jack Hermansson injured, pulled from UFC Vegas 74 main event", "Abdul Razak Alhassan zmierzy si z Bruno Ferreir na majowym wydarzeniu UFC | MMAROCKS", "UFC 287: Joe Pyfer Drops, Finishes Gerald Meerschaert in Impressive Sophomore Effort", "UFC 289 adds Eryk Anders vs. Marc-Andre Barriault", "Second-round onslaught by Marc-Andre Barriault overwhelms Julian Marquez at UFC 285", "UFC Vegas 72: Caio Borralho Finishes Oleksiejczuk in Round 2 With RNC", "Edmen Shahbazyan vs. Anthony Hernandez booked for UFC event on May 20", "UFC Vegas 72: ADCC Champ Rodolfo Vieira Submits Cody Brundage", "UFC Vegas 68: Jun-Yong Park Notches Third Straight Win with Submission of Denis Tiuliulin", "UFC Vegas 70: Promoted to Main Event, Brendan Allen Submits Andre Muniz", "Andre Fialho vs. Joaquin Buckley at 170 Among Several Bouts Announced for May 20 UFC Card", "UFC finalizing Chris Curtis vs. Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289", "UFC 286: Todorovic Injury Puts Damper on Christian Leroy Duncan Debut", "UFC 285: Bo Nickal Wastes no time submitting Jamie Pickett in thrilling debut", "Andre Pteroski vs Armen Petrosyan Middleweight Clash Set for UFC 288", "Irene Aldana vs. Raquel Pennington main event among additions to UFC card May 20", "UFC San Antonio: Albert Duraev wins close split decision over Chidi Njokuani", "Claudio Ribeiro kontra Joseph Holmes dodane do majowej karty UFC | MMAROCKS", "Bo Nickal gets next assignment, will face Tresean Gore at UFC 290 in Las Vegas", "UFC Las Vegas: Josh Fremd Submits Sedriques Dumas for First UFC Win", "Matt Brown announces his return against Court McGee at UFC card on May 13", "Robbie Lawler To Meet Niko Price At UFC 290", "Stephen Thompson vs. Michel Pereira Set for UFC 289", "UFC adds Tim Means vs. Alex Morono to May 13 lineup", "Li Jingliang out of UFC 287 fight vs. Michael Chiesa due to injury", "UFC 286 results: Gunnar Nelson taps out Bryan Barberena with lightning quick armbar submission", "UFC 287: Kevin Holland Flattens Santiago Ponzinibbio in Third Round", "Bryan Battle vs. Gabe Green set for May 13 UFC event", "UFC 286: Leon Edwards overcomes point deduction, defends Welterweight title against Kamaru Usman", "Elizeu Zaleski returns from suspension against Abubakar Nurmagomedov at UFC Vegas 74", "Muslim Salikhov zawalczy z Nicolasem Dalbym na czerwcowej gali UFC | MMAROCKS", "UFC 284: Jack Della Maddalena Taps Randy Brown, Earns Another First Round Finish", "UFC San Antonio: Trevin Giles narrowly edges parsons in back-and-forth battle", "Future Looks Bright: Ian Garry Overcomes Early Adversity at UFC 285, Stops Song Kenan", "UFC 285: Shavkat Rakhmonov batters, chokes out game Geoff Neal in toughest test yet", "UFC 290 | Alles wat je moet weten over UFC 290 in Las Vegas", "Daniel Rodriguez, Ian Garry Collide at UFC Fight Night Event on May 13", "UFC Vegas 71: Jeremiah Wells Comes Back From Knockdown to Defeat Matthew Semelsberger", "Ramiz Brahimaj injured, out of UFC Fight Night 219 bout vs. Carlston Harris", "UFC Las Vegas: Carlston Harris Puts on Well-Rounded Performance Against Jared Gooden", "Levy vs. Rodriguez pulled from UFC Fight Night 223, rebooked for UFC Charlotte", "UFC Vegas 69: A.J. [55] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one. ", "MMA Junkie's 2019 'Fight of the Year': Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum", "MMA Junkie's 2019 'Male Fighter of the Year': Israel Adesanya continues mind-blowing run", "MMA Fighting's 2018 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year: Israel Adesanya", "MMA Fighting's 2019 Fight of the Year: Israel Adesanya vs. Kelvin Gastelum", "MMA Fighting's 2019 Fighter of the Year: Israel Adesanya", "Adesanya is the 2018 Combat Press Breakout Fighter of the Year", "Adesanya is the 2019 Combat Press Fighter of the Year", "Adesanya-Gastelum is the 2019 Combat Press Fight of the Year", "MMA 2019 Year in Review: Fighter of the Year", "MMA 2019 Year in Review: Fight of the Year", "MMA DNA UFC Awards 2018: De Uitslagen!!! Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya [1] (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian [2] -New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. Du Plessis, a South African native, said he would be the first true African UFC champion since he still lives in Africa whereas the . Sig. 16of 24wins by KO, six in the first round, Stopped UFC vets Song Kenan (2015) and Melvin Guillard (2017), Had reported 75-4 (29 KOs) pro kickboxing record, Origin of nickname Coined from the TV show Avatar.. 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Blaydes.[31]. [57], While initially expected to serve as the co-main event, Adesanya faced former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva on 10 February 2019, in the main event of UFC 234. 4. def. The biggest prize went to Israel Adesanya", "UFC 281 set with Israel Adesanya vs. Alex Pereira headliner at Madison Square Garden", "UFC 281: Alex Pereira Mounts Late Comeback, Stops Israel Adesanya in Fifth", "Official - Alex Pereira Vs. Israel Adesanya II Set To Headline UFC 287 On April 8. The first UFC champion from either Australia or New Zealand, Whittaker is among Dana White's favourite athletes after he first emerged via The Smashes - a made-for-television special that pitted Australian and English fighters against each other. [88], Adesanya faced Alex Pereira, who had two victories against him in kickboxing, on 12 November 2022 at UFC 281. The UFC rankings are rated by a panel made up of MMA media members. [6][7], Adesanya is multilingual. Max Holloway at UFC 276 on Jul 2, 2022, 1. def. Arguably the greatest MMA fighter of all time - Jones will visit 5 cities including Adelaide and also New Zealand. 3. def. [106][107], Before taking up fighting, Adesanya regularly competed in dance competitions across New Zealand. As of 13 September 2022, the UFC roster consisted of fighters from 71 countries. Valentina Shevchenko. 1. 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It will be up to the UFC as to what they do. [70][71], In his next title defense, Adesanya faced fellow undefeated fighter Paulo Costa on 27 September 2020 at UFC 253. The UFC middleweight champion promised to never fight on New Zealand soil in consequence of what he deems unfair treatment from the New Zealand government and the COVID-19 restrictions of the "Managed Isolation and Quarantine" system. This list provides an up-to-date roster of all fighters currently competing under the UFC promotional banner. [86] He won the bout via unanimous decision. Robert Whittaker the winner 899 'The Reaper' did end up losing his title to Adesanya in 2019, but. [85], Adesanya faced Jared Cannonier on 2 July 2022, at UFC 276. In attempting to make the 125-pound weight, Rose-Clark's body gave in and she has since announced a move back to bantamweight (135lbs). Required fields are marked *. The tables are sortable and the calculation for Endeavor and MMA records are formulated as follows: Plus one point of the total wins for fighters having not lost a fight: 500 = 6, Negative points of total losses for fighters having not won a fight: 030 = -3, Add number of wins to the winning percentage: 1010 = 10.90 | 10 + (10/11), A draw counts as 0.5: 841 = 8.65 | 8 + (8.5/13), No contest does not factor as one of the variables of the calculation: 820 (1 NC) = 8.80 | 8 + (8/10), This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 05:39. He's the former interim UFC middleweight champion, who also became the undisputed UFC middleweight champion after George's St-Pierre vacated the title in 2017. 2. It was the second cruiserweight series with the winner receiving $25,000 NZD and a new car. It is fair to say that fighters from Down Under have a firm grip on the UFC's middleweight division. When will Jamahal Hill defend? 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Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya[1] (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian[2] and New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. [22], Following high school graduation, Adesanya enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in Computer Design at the Universal College of Learning in Whanganui.
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