Israel Adesanya
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 23 January 2024, he is #2 in the UFC middleweight rankings, and as of 16 April 2024, he is #12 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.
| Israel Adesanya | |
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Israel Adesanya at UFC 230 | |
| Born | Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya 22 July 1989 Lagos, Nigeria |
| Nickname | The Last Stylebender Stylebender |
| Residence | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Nationality | Nigerian New Zealander |
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) |
| Division | Middleweight (2012–present) Light Heavyweight (2021) |
| Reach | 80 in (203 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Team | City Kickboxing (2010–present) |
| Trainer | Eugene Bareman: Head coach Andrei Păuleț: Wrestling |
| Rank | Purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under André Galvão |
| Years active | 2010–present |
| Professional boxing record | |
| Total | 6 |
| Wins | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 80 |
| Wins | 75 |
| By knockout | 29 |
| Losses | 5 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 27 |
| Wins | 24 |
| By knockout | 16 |
| By decision | 8 |
| Losses | 3 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| By decision | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Boxing record from BoxRec | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
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