Adesanya vs De Ridder

When is Adesanya vs De Ridder?

Israel Adesanya could potentially face the challenge of Reinier de Ridder, in Spring 2025.

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, 4 losses 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, 2 losses and 0 draws, 3 of those wins coming by knock out and 11 by submission.

The stats suggest Adesanya would have a massive power advantage over Ridder, boasting a 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, boasting a 69% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya is the older man by 1 year, at 35 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 47 more professional rounds, 80 to Ridder's 33.

Adesanya vs De Ridder form

Adesanya has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going to the judges once.

In his last fight, he lost to 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.

Previous to that, he had been beaten 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.

Going into that contest, 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.

Before that, he had been defeated 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.

He had beaten Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Reinier de Ridder has beaten 1 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he lost to Anatoly Malykhin at ONE 166 on 1st March 2024 by knockout in the 3rd round in their ONE Light Heavyweight championship fight at Lusail Sports Arena, Lusail, Qatar.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by 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.

Going into that contest, he had been defeated by 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.

Before that, he had defeated 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.

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.

Activity check

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

Israel Adesanya last fought 1 month and 15 days ago, while Reinier de Ridder's last outing was 7 months and 1 day ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Ridder's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 6 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 9 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 1.8 rounds on average.

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