Adesanya vs Whittaker

Who won Adesanya vs Whittaker?

Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker by knockout in the 2nd round during the main event of UFC 243, on Saturday 5th October 2019 at Marvel Stadium in Melbourne.

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).

This contest was for the UFC Middleweight championship.

Adesanya vs Whittaker stats

Israel Adesanya stepped into the octagon with an undefeated record of 17 wins, zero losses and 0 draws, 13 of those wins coming by the way of knock out.

Robert Whittaker made his way to the cage with a record of 20 wins, 4 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by knock out and 5 by submission.

Robert Whittaker marked his 22nd fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2012.

Israel Adesanya's UFC record stood at 13-3-0, while Robert Whittaker's came in at 17-5-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a massive power advantage over Whittaker, boasting a 76% knock out percentage over Whittaker's 45%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Whittaker had a large advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 25% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

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

Adesanya had a height advantage of 4 inches over Whittaker. That also extended to a 6-inch reach advantage.

Adesanya was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 7 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2012, 3 years later than Whittaker, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 9 less professional rounds, 76 to Whittaker's 85.

Adesanya vs Whittaker form

Adesanya had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 1 opponent and going to the judges 4 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236 on 13th April 2019 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at State Farm Arena, Atlanta, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Anderson Silva at UFC 234 on 9th February 2019 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Derek Brunson at UFC 230 on 3rd November 2018 by knockout in the 1st round at Madison Square Garden, New York City, United States.

Before that, he was victorious against Brad Tavares at The Ultimate Fighter 27 Finale on 6th July 2018 by unanimous decision in their 5 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Last Vegas.

He had won against Marvin Vettori at UFC on FOX 29 on 14th April 2018 by split decision in their 3 round contest at Gila River Arena, Glendale.

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

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had beaten 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 had defeated 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 was victorious 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 activity leading into the fight, Robert Whittaker had been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Going to this contest, Israel Adesanya had last fought 5 years, 3 months and 11 days ago, while Robert Whittaker's last outing had been 1 month and 2 days ago.

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 3 months and 10 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 3 months and 3 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 17 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.4 rounds on average.

Whittaker's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 5 months and 12 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 14 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 2.8 rounds on average.

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