Light HeavyweightTITLE FIGHT5 rounds scheduled

WIN

Jan Blachowicz

29-12-2

RESULT

Jan Blachowicz def. Israel Adesanya (Unanimous Decision)

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00

Israel Adesanya

“The Last Stylebender”

24-6-0

Saturday, March 6, 2021

Meta Apex, Las Vegas, United States

Jan Blachowicz defeated Israel Adesanya by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Light Heavyweight title main event of UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya, held Saturday, March 6, 2021 at Meta Apex, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 49-45, 49-46, 49-45, Jan Blachowicz won the decision.

Fight stats

Jan Blachowicz

Israel Adesanya

Knockdowns

107 of 193

Significant strikes

78 of 161

55%

Sig. strike accuracy

48%

184 of 276

Total strikes

99 of 182

3 of 5

Takedowns

0 of 0

60%

Takedown accuracy

Submission attempts

Reversals

7:06

Control time

0:01

Significant strikes by target

67 of 146

Head

32 of 102

29 of 33

Body

17 of 23

11 of 14

Leg

29 of 36

85 of 169

Distance

77 of 158

6 of 6

Clinch

0 of 1

16 of 18

Ground

1 of 2

By round

ROUND 1

18 of 31

Sig. str.

13 of 30

18 of 31

Total str.

13 of 30

0 of 0

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 2

23 of 49

Sig. str.

21 of 42

23 of 49

Total str.

21 of 42

0 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

0:00

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 3

24 of 42

Sig. str.

21 of 40

28 of 46

Total str.

34 of 53

1 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

1:07

Ctrl

0:01

ROUND 4

14 of 24

Sig. str.

11 of 20

51 of 64

Total str.

15 of 24

1 of 2

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

3:29

Ctrl

0:00

ROUND 5

28 of 47

Sig. str.

12 of 29

64 of 86

Total str.

16 of 33

1 of 1

Takedowns

0 of 0

Sub. att

2:30

Ctrl

0:00

Judges' Scorecards

Derek Cleary

#	Blachowicz	Adesanya
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10
4	10	9
5	10	8

Total4945

Sal D'Amato

#	Blachowicz	Adesanya
1	10	9
2	10	9
3	9	10
4	10	9
5	10	9

Total4946

Junichiro Kamijo

#	Blachowicz	Adesanya
1	10	9
2	9	10
3	10	9
4	10	9
5	10	8

Total4945

Media Scores

Blachowicz

Adesanya

●48-47 Blachowicz×18●48-47 Adesanya×7●49-46 Blachowicz

All 26 media scorecards▾

MMABrasil.com.br49-46Blachowicz
Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com48-47Blachowicz
Hadi Mohamed Ali · albiladpress.com48-47Blachowicz
Mookie Alexander · BloodyElbow.com48-47Blachowicz
Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-47Blachowicz
Brian Knapp · Sherdog.com48-47Blachowicz
Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com48-47Blachowicz
Phil Murphy · ESPN48-47Blachowicz
John Pollock · POST Wrestling48-47Blachowicz
Scott Fontana · Couchside Judges48-47Blachowicz
Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com48-47Blachowicz
Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press48-47Blachowicz
Marcel Dorff · mmadna.nl48-47Blachowicz
Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Blachowicz
Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48-47Blachowicz
Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com48-47Blachowicz
Jim Edwards · MMALatestNews.com48-47Blachowicz
Kendrick Johnson · The Sports Daily48-47Blachowicz
Stephie Haynes · BloodyElbow.com48-47Blachowicz
Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com48-47Adesanya
Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-47Adesanya
Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com48-47Adesanya
MMAMania.com48-47Adesanya
MMAJunkie.com48-47Adesanya
Shakiel Mahjouri · Fightful.com48-47Adesanya
Matthew Wells · TheBodyLockMMA.com48-47Adesanya

Fan Scorecards

89%

Blachowicz

Draw

Adesanya

1,999 fan scorecards submitted

●49-46 Blachowicz32.8%●48-47 Blachowicz30.6%●49-45 Blachowicz8.4%●48-47 Adesanya8.2%

Fans' round-by-round verdict

56%

Blachowicz

69%

Blachowicz

72%

Adesanya

96%

Blachowicz

81%

Blachowicz

Scorecard data via mmadecisions.com

Betting Odds

Jan Blachowicz

+182

35% implied win probability

Open: +210Best: +225

Israel Adesanya

-208

68% implied win probability

Open: -273Best: +114

Average moneyline across 11 sportsbooks.

Sportsbook	Jan Blachowicz	Israel Adesanya
BetOnline	+210	-250
Bookmaker	+202	-264
Bovada	+205	-265
Cloudbet	+213	-272
DraftKings	-115	-115
FanDuel	-146	+114
MyBookie	+220	-280
Pinnacle	+210	-296
sportsbetio	+183	-286
sports-interaction	+175	-280
unibet	+225	-286

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya?

What were the judges' scorecards for Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya?

The judges scored it 49-45, 49-46, 49-45, Jan Blachowicz won the decision.

Was Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya a robbery?

Public scoring backed the judges: 89% of 1999 fan cards scored it for Jan Blachowicz; 73% of 26 media scores picked Jan Blachowicz.

Full robbery index →

Referee

Herb Dean

Time format

5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Pre-fight comparison▾

Win probability

Jan Blachowicz 29%71% Israel Adesanya

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model. Each fighter is rated against their own division, so read the gaps as directional.

Jan Blachowicz

Knockout Artist

6 edges

Israel Adesanya

Striking Technician

4 edges

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

96Power95

94Speed97

95Precision95

93Durability93

93Engine96

91Wrestling86

91Ground88

Biggest edge Jan Blachowicz, Submissions +6

Attribute by attribute

95Punch power94

97Kick power95

94Punch speed96

93Kick speed97

95Accuracy95

91Takedowns86

91Ground striking90

91Submissions85

93Chin92

93Body strength94

93Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

29-12-2

Record

24-6-0

1835

Power Index rating

1988

Win Streak

Age

6'2"

188 cm

Height

6'4"

193 cm

78"

198 cm

Reach

80"

203 cm

Orthodox

Stance

Switch

Light Heavyweight

Weight Class

Light Heavyweight

Poland

Nationality

Nigeria / New Zealand

Style Matchup

JudoBJJMuay Thai

KickboxingMuay ThaiBoxingTaekwondo

Jan Blachowicz

Black belt · BJJ · Kamil Uminski and Radoslaw Turek
2011KSW Light Heavyweight Championship · KSW
2010KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 14) · KSW
2008KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 9) · KSW

Camp Berkut WCA Fight Team · Warsaw, Poland

Israel Adesanya

Purple belt · BJJ · André Galvão
2016GLORY Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner · GLORY
2015King in the Ring 86 kg III Champion · King in the Ring
2015King in the Ring 100 kg II Champion · King in the Ring

Camp (none announced)

Striking Profile

3.53

SLpM

4.03

50%

Str. Acc.

48%

3.23

SApM

3.22

51%

Str. Def.

55%

Grappling Profile

0.97

TD Avg.

0.05

48%

TD Acc.

70%

TD Def.

76%

0.40

Sub. Avg.

0.10

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Jan Blachowicz · 0-3-2

L
Navajo Stirling
UFC Fight Night: Medić vs Rodriguez · Aug 1, 2026
TKO · R1 · 2:56 · Light Heavyweight
D
Bogdan Guskov
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025
Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Carlos Ulberg
UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025
Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
L
Alex Pereira
UFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023
Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
D
Magomed Ankalaev
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022
Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight

Israel Adesanya · 1-4

L
Joe Pyfer
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026
TKO · R2 · 4:18 · Middleweight
L
Nassourdine Imavov
UFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs Imavov · Feb 1, 2025
TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
L
Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024
Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
L
Sean Strickland
UFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland · Sep 9, 2023
Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
W
Alex Pereira
UFC 287: Pereira vs Adesanya 2 · Apr 8, 2023
TKO · R2 · 4:21 · Middleweight

Common Opponents

Jan Blachowicz

Israel Adesanya

Head-to-Head History

Unanimous Decision

R5 · 5:00

UFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya

Career Averages

Based on 23 fights · 19 fights

45.2

Avg sig. strikes

69.1

0.83

Avg takedowns

0.05

1:42

Avg control time

0:32

107

Career high strikes

119

Career high TDs

Strike Distribution

Jan Blachowicz

Strike target

Israel Adesanya

61%

Head

49%

21%

Body

21%

18%

Leg

30%

Jan Blachowicz

Strike position

Israel Adesanya

78%

Distance

92%

10%

Clinch

11%

Ground