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UFCUFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva
Middleweight5 rounds scheduled
WIN
Israel Adesanya
Israel Adesanya
“The Last Stylebender”
24-6-0
RESULT

Israel Adesanya def. Anderson Silva (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 3 · 5:00
Anderson Silva
Anderson Silva
“The Spider”
34-11-0 (1 NC)
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia

Israel Adesanya defeated Anderson Silva by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight main event of UFC 234: Adesanya vs Silva, held Sunday, February 10, 2019 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne.

Fight stats

Israel Adesanya
Anderson Silva
0
Knockdowns
0
65 of 132
Significant strikes
31 of 72
49%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
65 of 132
Total strikes
34 of 75
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
—
Takedown accuracy
—
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:00
Significant strikes by target
27 of 79
Head
16 of 49
9 of 22
Body
8 of 12
29 of 31
Leg
7 of 11
63 of 129
Distance
26 of 67
2 of 3
Clinch
5 of 5
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
0
20 of 44
Sig. str.
6 of 21
20 of 44
Total str.
6 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
20 of 39
Sig. str.
20 of 35
20 of 39
Total str.
23 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
25 of 49
Sig. str.
5 of 16
25 of 49
Total str.
5 of 16
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison▾

Tale of the Tape

24-6-0
Record
34-11-0 (1 NC)
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
51
6'4"
Height
6'2"
80"
Reach
77"
—
Stance
—
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
—
Nationality
—

Striking Profile

4.03
SLpM
3.05
48%
Str. Acc.
61%
3.22
SApM
2.05
—
Str. Def.
—

Grappling Profile

0.05
TD Avg.
0.50
9%
TD Acc.
77%
76%
TD Def.
69%
—
Sub. Avg.
—

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Israel Adesanya · 1-4
  • L
    Joe Pyfer
    UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs PyferSat, Mar 28, 2026
    TKO · R2 · 4:18 · Middleweight
  • L
    Nassourdine Imavov
    UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025
    TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
  • L
    Dricus Du Plessis
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024
    Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
  • L
    Sean Strickland
    UFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Alex Pereira
    UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2Sat, Apr 8, 2023
    TKO · R2 · 4:21 · Middleweight
Anderson Silva · 1-4
  • L
    Uriah Hall
    UFC Fight Night: Hall vs SilvaSat, Oct 31, 2020
    TKO · R4 · 1:24 · Middleweight
  • L
    Jared Cannonier
    UFC 237: Namajunas vs AndradeSun, May 12, 2019
    TKO · R1 · 4:47 · Middleweight
  • L
    Israel Adesanya
    UFC 234: Adesanya vs SilvaSun, Feb 10, 2019
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    Derek Brunson
    UFC 208: Holm vs de RandamieSun, Feb 12, 2017
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    Daniel Cormier
    UFC 200: Tate vs NunesSun, Jul 10, 2016
    Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Career Averages

Based on 19 fights · 24 fights
69.1
Avg sig. strikes
30.2
0.05
Avg takedowns
0.13
0:32
Avg control time
0:34
119
Career high strikes
94
1
Career high TDs
1

Strike Distribution

Israel Adesanya
Strike target
Anderson Silva
49%
Head
54%
21%
Body
23%
30%
Leg
23%
Israel Adesanya
Strike position
Anderson Silva
92%
Distance
64%
5%
Clinch
16%
3%
Ground
20%