Adesanya vs De Ridder

When is Adesanya vs De Ridder?

Israel Adesanya could potentially face the challenge of Reinier de Ridder, in Autumn/Fall 2022.

The fight would take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Adesanya vs De Ridder stats

Israel Adesanya would step into the octagon with a record of 23 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 15 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Reinier de Ridder would make his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws, with 3 of those wins by knock out and 11 by submission.

The stats suggest Adesanya would have a massive power advantage over Ridder, boasting at 65% knock out percentage over Ridder's 19%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Ridder would have a massive advantage over Adesanya, boosting at 69% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya is the older man by 1 year, at 33 years old.

Adesanya is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 2 months earlier than Ridder, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He has fought 39 more professional rounds, 69 to Ridder's 30.

Adesanya vs De Ridder form

Israel Adesanya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he 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, United States.

Previous to that, he had won against Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had beat Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Before that, he had defeated Marvin Vettori at UFC 263 on 12th June 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

He had been beaten by Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259 on 6th March 2021 by unanimous decision in their UFC Light Heavyweight championship fight at UFC APEX, Las Vegas.

Reinier de Ridder has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he Anatoly Malykhin at ONE on Prime Video 5 on 2nd December 2022 by knockout in the 1st round in their ONE Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Previous to that, he had won against Vitaly Bigdash at ONE Championship 159 on 22nd July 2022 by submission in the 1st round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium.

Going into that contest, he had drawn with Andre Galvao at ONE Championship – One X on 26th March 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Before that, he had defeated Kiamrian Abbasov at ONE Championship – One X on 25th February 2022 by submission in the 3rd round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight.

He had beat Aung La Nsang at ONE on TNT 4 on 28th April 2021 by unanimous decision in their ONE Heavyweight championship fight at Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Reinier de Ridder has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Israel Adesanya last fought 4 months and 19 days ago, while Reinier de Ridder's last outing was 3 months and 29 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 25 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months. In those fights, he fought a total of 25 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 5 rounds on average.

Ridder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 11 months and 3 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 4 months and 20 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

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