When is Adesanya vs De Ridder?
Israel Adesanya could potentially face the challenge of Reinier de Ridder, in Spring 2024.
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 24 wins, 3 loses and 0 draws, 16 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 67% 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 34 years old.
Adesanya is currently the more experienced professional fighter, having had 10 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 46 more professional rounds, 76 to Ridder's 30.
Adesanya vs De Ridder form
Adesanya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges twice.
In his last fight, he lost to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.
Previous to 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.
Going into that contest, he had been beaten 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.
Before that, he had beat Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.
He had defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.
Reinier de Ridder has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents.
In his last fight, he Tye Ruotolo at ONE on Prime Video 10 on 5th May 2023 by unanimous decision in their 1 round contest at 1stBank Center, Broomfield, United States.
Previous to that, he had lost to 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.
Going into that contest, 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.
Before that, 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.
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.
Activity check
In terms of recent activity, Reinier de Ridder has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.
Israel Adesanya last fought 16 days ago, while Reinier de Ridder's last outing was 4 months and 20 days ago.
Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 28 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.
Ridder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year and 7 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 25 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.
What are the odds on Adesanya vs De Ridder?
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