Allen vs Adesanya

When is Allen vs Adesanya?

Brendan Allen could potentially face the challenge of Israel Adesanya, in Summer 2024.

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).

Allen vs Adesanya stats

Brendan Allen would step into the octagon with a record of 24 wins, 5 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 14 by submission.

Israel Adesanya would make his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out.

The stats suggest Adesanya would have a massive power advantage over Allen, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Allen's 21%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Allen would have a massive advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 58% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Brendan Allen is the younger man by 6 years, at 28 years old.

Adesanya has a height advantage of 2 inches over Allen. This also extends to a 5-inch reach advantage.

Allen is currently arguably the less experienced fighter, having had 2 more fights, and made his debut in 2015, 3 years and 4 months later than Adesanya, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He has fought 11 less professional rounds, 65 to Adesanya's 76.

Allen vs Adesanya form

Brendan Allen has beaten 5 of his last 5 opponents.

In his last fight, he won against Chris Curtis at UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Curtis 2 on 6th April 2024 by split decision in their 5 round contest at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, United States.

Previous to that, he had beaten Paul Craig at UFC Fight Night – Allen vs Craig on 18th November 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Bruno Silva at UFC Fight Night – Emmett vs. Topuria on 24th June 2023 by submission in the 1st round at : VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville.

Before that, he was victorious against André Muniz at UFC Fight Night – Krylov vs Spann on 25th February 2023 by submission in the 3rd round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

He had won against Krzysztof Jotko at UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Yan on 1st October 2022 by submission in the 1st round at UFC Apex, Las Vegas.

Adesanya has beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance 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 beaten 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 defeated 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 was victorious against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Brendan Allen has been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Brendan Allen last fought 1 month and 2 days ago, while Israel Adesanya's last outing was 7 months and 29 days ago.

Allen's last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 7 months and 7 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 27 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

Adesanya's last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 26 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 12 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

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