Adesanya vs Whittaker III

When is Adesanya vs Whittaker III?

Israel Adesanya could potentially take on Robert Whittaker, in Spring 2025.

The fight would be contested 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 Whittaker III 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.

Robert Whittaker would make his way to the cage with a record of 26 wins, 7 losses and 0 draws, 10 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

The stats suggest Adesanya would have a large advantage in power over Whittaker, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 38%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Whittaker would have an advantage over Adesanya, with a 19% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Israel Adesanya is the older man by 2 years, at 35 years old.

Adesanya has a height advantage of 4 inches over Whittaker. This also extends to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 5 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Whittaker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 5 less professional rounds, 80 to Whittaker's 85.

Adesanya vs Whittaker III 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.

Whittaker has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Ikram Aliskerov at UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov on 22nd June 2024 by knockout in the 1st round at Kingdom Arena, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Previous to that, he was victorious against Paulo Costa at UFC 298 on 17th February 2024 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Honda Center, Anaheim, United States.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Dricus Du Plessis at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had won against Marvin Vettori at UFC Fight Night Paris on 3rd September 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Accor Arena, Paris, France.

He had been beaten by Israel Adesanya at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Israel Adesanya has been fighting more than Robert Whittaker.

Israel Adesanya last fought 25 days ago, while Robert Whittaker's last outing was 2 months and 20 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 9 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 21 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.2 rounds on average.

Whittaker's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 6 months and 30 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 6 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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