Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0; Robert Whittaker is 28-9-0. Israel Adesanya is 2 years older than Robert Whittaker. Israel Adesanya has a 7" · 18 cm reach advantage over Robert Whittaker. Israel Adesanya is 4" · 10 cm taller than Robert Whittaker. They have met 2 times: Israel Adesanya 2, Robert Whittaker 0.
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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
Robert Whittaker
KarateHapkidoFreestyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2020Black belt · BJJAlex Prates
- 2017Champion · Australian National Wrestling Championships97 kg
- 2017Champion · Commonwealth Games Qualifier97 kg
- 2012Champion · Tufwelterweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
49%72%
Head
21%10%
Body
30%18%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Israel Adesanyalast 7 fights
74%21%
Robert Whittakerlast 7 fights
67%22%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Israel Adesanya Robert Whittaker
Strikes landed / min
4.034.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Good · better than 68% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Good · better than 76% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.223.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.050.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
9%38%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Average · better than 51% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1500 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.03
Strikes landed / min4.41
3.22
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.40
0.05 / 0.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.71 / 1.9
9%
Takedown accuracy38%
76%
Takedown defence80%
0:32
Control time / fight1:04
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
Robert Whittaker25 UFC fights · 1489 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%906/2588
8%122/213
17%260/305
Clinch
5%69/129
2%26/32
0%5/6
Ground
6%94/152
0%5/5
0%2/2
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
Robert Whittaker21 of 37 ended early · 57%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 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
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Gaethje · Apr 14, 2018Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- 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
Robert Whittaker3-2
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 37 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum · Apr 17, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson · Dec 16, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter Australia vs. UK Welterweight
- W
- L
- WShaun SpoonerSFA 13 · Mar 23, 2012TKO · R1 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WIan BoneCage Fighting Championship · Dec 9, 2011TKO
- LHoon KimLegend FC 6 · Oct 30, 2011Submission · R1 · 3:01 · Welterweight
- WCorey NelsonCage Fighting Championship · Aug 26, 2011Submission
- W
- WNate ThomsonCage Fighting Championship · Oct 8, 2010Submission
- WJay CobainCage Fighting Championship · Jun 5, 2010Submission
- WNick ArielCage Fighting Championship · Mar 12, 2010TKO
- W
- WChris TallowinXtreme Fighting Championships · Mar 14, 2009TKO
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Israel AdesanyaRobert Whittaker
- LSubmission · ROUND 4 · 3:38Sun, Aug 18, 2024LTKO · ROUND 2 · 2:23Sat, Jul 8, 2023
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 2, 2022WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Oct 24, 2020
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 12, 2021WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Sep 3, 2022
- WTKO · ROUND 2 · 3:59Sun, Sep 27, 2020WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Feb 17, 2024
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Mar 7, 2020WSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jun 9, 2018
Frequently asked questions
Have Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker ever fought?
Yes, 2 times. Most recently at UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 (Sat, Feb 12, 2022), where Israel Adesanya won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker?
Israel Adesanya is 24-6-0 and Robert Whittaker is 28-9-0.
Who has the longer reach, Israel Adesanya or Robert Whittaker?
Israel Adesanya has the longer reach: 80" · 203 cm against 73" · 185 cm for Robert Whittaker, a 7" · 18 cm advantage.
Who is taller, Israel Adesanya or Robert Whittaker?
Israel Adesanya is taller at 6'4" · 193 cm; Robert Whittaker stands 6'0" · 183 cm.
Who is older, Israel Adesanya or Robert Whittaker?
Israel Adesanya is 37 and Robert Whittaker is 35.
Who has more finishes, Israel Adesanya or Robert Whittaker?
Israel Adesanya has 16 wins inside the distance (16 by KO/TKO, 0 by submission); Robert Whittaker has 16 wins (11 by KO/TKO, 5 by submission).
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