Israel Adesanya vs Jared Cannonier
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0; Jared Cannonier is 18-10-0. Jared Cannonier is 5 years older than Israel Adesanya. Israel Adesanya has a 3" · 8 cm reach advantage over Jared Cannonier. Israel Adesanya is 5" · 13 cm taller than Jared Cannonier. They have met once: Israel Adesanya 1, Jared Cannonier 0.
MiddleweightMet once
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Style & credentials
Israel Adesanya
KickboxingMuay ThaiBoxingTaekwondo
- —Purple belt · BJJAndré Galvão
- 2016GLORY Middleweight Contender Tournament WinnerGLORY
- 2015King in the Ring 86 kg III ChampionKing in the Ring
- 2015King in the Ring 100 kg II ChampionKing in the Ring
Jared Cannonier
OtherBJJMMA
- 2023Brown belt · BJJ
- 2014AFC Heavyweight ChampionshipAlaska Fighting Championship
- —Amateur MMA 2-0Record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
49%63%
Head
21%20%
Body
30%17%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Israel Adesanyalast 7 fights
74%21%
Jared Cannonierlast 8 fights
71%23%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Israel Adesanya Jared Cannonier
Strikes landed / min
4.034.25
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Good · better than 72% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.224.36
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Below avg · better than 22% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.050.77
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Below avg · better than 34% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
9%45%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Good · better than 67% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%64%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersJared Cannonier · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.03
Strikes landed / min4.25
3.22
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.36
0.05 / 0.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.77 / 1.7
9%
Takedown accuracy45%
76%
Takedown defence64%
0:32
Control time / fight1:44
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Israel Adesanya18 UFC fights · 1194 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
43%518/1603
20%238/350
30%357/435
Clinch
3%40/57
1%12/12
0%0/0
Ground
2%26/39
0%3/3
0%0/0
Jared Cannonier20 UFC fights · 1161 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
47%548/1569
17%199/285
17%203/251
Clinch
7%77/109
4%44/46
1%7/8
Ground
7%79/100
0%4/4
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Israel Adesanya20 of 30 ended early · 67%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Jared Cannonier16 of 28 ended early · 57%12 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
5 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Israel Adesanya1-4
- L
- L
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 236: Holloway vs Poirier 2 · Apr 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- WUFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva · Feb 10, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WStu DareHex Fight Series 12 · Nov 24, 2017TKO · R1 · 4:53 · Middleweight
- W
- WMurad KuramagomedovWLF E.P.I.C. 4 · May 28, 2016TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Middleweight
- WAndrew Flores SmithGlory of Heroes 2 · May 7, 2016TKO · R1 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WDibir ZagirovWLF E.P.I.C. 2 · Mar 12, 2016TKO · R2 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- W
- WGele QingWu Lin Feng · Sep 19, 2015TKO · R2 · 3:37 · Middleweight
- WMaui TuigalamaSep 5, 2015TKO · R2 · 1:25 · Middleweight
- W
- WJohn VakeShuriken Fight Series · Jun 15, 2013TKO
- WJames GriffithsSupremacy Fighting Championship NZ · Mar 24, 2012TKO
Jared Cannonier1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Rodrigues · Feb 15, 2025TKO · R4 · 0:21 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Borralho · Aug 24, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
Full record · 28 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier · Jun 17, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Gastelum · Aug 21, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Cannonier · Sep 28, 2019TKO · R2 · 0:27 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WNick RoehrickUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje · Jul 7, 2017TKO · R3 · 2:08 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 208: Holm vs de Randamie · Feb 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: A Tournament of Champions · Dec 3, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- L
- WTony LopezAlaska Fighting Championship · Jan 22, 2014DEC
- WJermaine HaughtonAFC 102: Champion vs. Champion · Oct 16, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:50 · Heavyweight
- WStephen WaalkesAK Entertainment · Apr 30, 2013Submission
- WJoshua OfiuAlaska Fighting Championship · Feb 13, 2013TKO
- WMatt HerringshawAlaska Regional · Oct 28, 2011Submission
- WJason CoomesAlaska Fighting Championship · Oct 12, 2011Submission
- WAlton PrinceAlaska Regional · Jun 19, 2011TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Israel AdesanyaJared Cannonier
- LTKO · ROUND 2 · 0:30Sat, Feb 1, 2025LTKO · ROUND 4 · 1:34Sat, Jun 8, 2024
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sun, Sep 10, 2023WSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Dec 17, 2022
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Feb 12, 2022LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 24, 2020
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 12, 2021WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 17, 2023
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Mar 6, 2021LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Dec 16, 2017
Frequently asked questions
Have Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier (Sat, Jul 2, 2022), where Israel Adesanya won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Israel Adesanya and Jared Cannonier?
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0 and Jared Cannonier is 18-10-0.
Who has the longer reach, Israel Adesanya or Jared Cannonier?
Israel Adesanya has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 77" · 196 cm for Jared Cannonier, a 3" · 8 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Israel Adesanya or Jared Cannonier?
Israel Adesanya is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Jared Cannonier stands 5'11" · 180 cm.
Who is older, Israel Adesanya or Jared Cannonier?
Jared Cannonier is 42 and Israel Adesanya is 37.
Who has more finishes, Israel Adesanya or Jared Cannonier?
Israel Adesanya has 16 wins inside the distance (16 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Jared Cannonier has 13 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 3 by submission).
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