Israel Adesanya vs Joe Pyfer
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0; Joe Pyfer is 16-3-0. Israel Adesanya is 7 years older than Joe Pyfer. Israel Adesanya has a 5" · 13 cm reach advantage over Joe Pyfer. Israel Adesanya is 2" · 5 cm taller than Joe Pyfer. They have met once: Israel Adesanya 0, Joe Pyfer 1.
Style & credentials
- —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
No background on record
Camp · Marquez MMA · United StatesSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1499 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Recent form · last 5
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- 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
- W
- W
- WUFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2 · Jun 7, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Pyfer · Feb 10, 2024Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 19 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Dawson vs Green · Oct 7, 2023Submission · R2 · 2:05 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- WAustin TrotmanCFFC 104: Torres vs. Bilder · Dec 17, 2021TKO · R2 · 2:55 · Middleweight
- L
- WChase GambleRing of Combat 71 · Feb 21, 2020TKO · R2 · 1:04 · Middleweight
- LJhonoven PatiRing of Combat 70 · Nov 23, 2019Submission · R2 · 1:00 · Middleweight
- WMatt FosterRing of Combat 69 · Sep 13, 2019TKO · R1 · 1:07 · Middleweight
- WElijah Gbollie, Jr.Ring of Combat 68 · May 31, 2019TKO · R2 · 1:36 · Middleweight
- WEric RoncoroniArt of War Cage Fighting 11 · Feb 16, 2019Submission · R1 · 4:53 · Middleweight
- W
- WDerek WilsonCES 52: Norwood vs. Wells · Aug 17, 2018Unanimous Decision · Catchweight
- WSteven CovingtonArt of War Cage Fighting 7 · May 18, 2018TKO · R1 · 2:40 · Middleweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Frequently asked questions
Have Israel Adesanya and Joe Pyfer ever fought?
Yes, once. Most recently at UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer (Sat, Mar 28, 2026), where Joe Pyfer won by TKO.
What are the records of Israel Adesanya and Joe Pyfer?
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0 and Joe Pyfer is 16-3-0.
Who has the longer reach, Israel Adesanya or Joe Pyfer?
Israel Adesanya has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 75" · 191 cm for Joe Pyfer, a 5" · 13 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Israel Adesanya or Joe Pyfer?
Israel Adesanya is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Joe Pyfer stands 6'2" · 188 cm.
Who is older, Israel Adesanya or Joe Pyfer?
Israel Adesanya is 37 and Joe Pyfer is 30.
Who has more finishes, Israel Adesanya or Joe Pyfer?
Israel Adesanya has 16 wins inside the distance (16 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Joe Pyfer has 14 wins (10 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).