Adesanya vs Gastelum

Who won Adesanya vs Gastelum?

Israel Adesanya beat Kelvin Gastelum by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest during the co-main event of UFC 236, on Saturday 13th April 2019 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Israel Adesanya.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Adesanya vs Gastelum stats

Israel Adesanya stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 16 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Kelvin Gastelum made his way to the cage with a record of 15 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 6 of those wins coming by knock out and 4 by submission.

Israel Adesanya's UFC record stood at 13-3-0, while Kelvin Gastelum's came in at 12-9-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a massive power advantage over Gastelum, boasting a 81% knock out percentage over Gastelum's 40%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Gastelum had a large advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 27% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya was the older man by 2 years, at 34 years old.

Adesanya had a height advantage of 7 inches over Gastelum. That also extended to a 8-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya was arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 1 year and 3 months later than Gastelum, whose first professional fight was in 2010. He had fought 3 more professional rounds, 76 to Gastelum's 73.

Activity check

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

Going to this contest, Israel Adesanya had last fought 5 years, 2 months and 18 days ago, while Kelvin Gastelum's last outing had been 5 years, 11 months and 15 days ago.

Adesanya's last 4 fights had come over a period of 6 years and 13 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 6 months and 5 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Gastelum's last 4 fights had come over a period of 7 years, 9 months and 18 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 11 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 8 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2 rounds on average.

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