Saturday, March 6, 2021Meta 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.
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Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Jan BlachowiczIsrael Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
107 / 193
Significant strikes78 / 161
55%
Sig. strike accuracy48%
184 / 276
Total strikes99 / 182
3 / 5
Takedowns0 / 0
7:06
Control time0:01
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Jan BlachowiczIsrael Adesanya
6763%3241%
Head
2927%1722%
Body
1110%2937%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Jan Blachowicz
79%15%
Israel Adesanya
99%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Jan Blachowicz107 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4646/123
2828/32
1111/14
Clinch
55/5
11/1
0
Ground
1616/18
0
0
Israel Adesanya78 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3131/99
1717/23
2929/36
Clinch
00/1
0
0
Ground
11/2
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Jan BlachowiczIsrael Adesanya
R1
18
13
10-910-910-9
R2
23
21
10-910-910-9
R3
24
21
10-910-910-9
R4
14
11
10-910-910-9
R5
28
12
10-810-910-8
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Jan Blachowicz
0
Knockdowns0
18 / 31
Significant strikes13 / 30
58%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
18 / 31
Total strikes13 / 30
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Jan Blachowicz
0
Knockdowns0
23 / 49
Significant strikes21 / 42
47%
Sig. strike accuracy50%
23 / 49
Total strikes21 / 42
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
24 / 42
Significant strikes21 / 40
57%
Sig. strike accuracy53%
28 / 46
Total strikes34 / 53
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
1:07
Control time0:01
Round 4Judges: Jan Blachowicz
0
Knockdowns0
14 / 24
Significant strikes11 / 20
58%
Sig. strike accuracy55%
51 / 64
Total strikes15 / 24
1 / 2
Takedowns0 / 0
3:29
Control time0:00
Round 5Judges: Jan Blachowicz
0
Knockdowns0
28 / 47
Significant strikes12 / 29
60%
Sig. strike accuracy41%
64 / 86
Total strikes16 / 33
1 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
2:30
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
19
Jan Blachowicz
7
Israel 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
1,999 fan scorecards submitted
89%
Jan Blachowicz
2%
Draw
9%
Israel Adesanya
●49-46 Blachowicz32.8%●48-47 Blachowicz30.6%●49-45 Blachowicz8.4%●48-47 Adesanya8.2%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
56%
Blachowicz
R2
69%
Blachowicz
R3
72%
Adesanya
R4
96%
Blachowicz
R5
81%
Blachowicz
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.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Israel Adesanya's last two losses were both stopped early.
Style & credentials
Jan Blachowicz
JudoBJJMuay Thai
- —Black belt · BJJKamil Uminski and Radoslaw Turek
- 2011KSW Light Heavyweight ChampionshipKSW
- 2010KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 14)KSW
- 2008KSW light heavyweight tournament winner (KSW 9)KSW
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
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
61%49%
Head
21%21%
Body
18%30%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Jan Blachowiczlast 6 fights
63%15%22%
Israel Adesanyalast 7 fights
74%21%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Jan Blachowicz· from fights outside the UFC Israel Adesanya· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.534.03
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Average · better than 55% of UFC fightersIsrael Adesanya · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.233.22
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersIsrael Adesanya · Average · better than 56% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.970.05
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Average · better than 42% of UFC fightersIsrael Adesanya · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
49%9%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Good · better than 74% of UFC fightersIsrael Adesanya · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
70%76%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Good · better than 64% of UFC fightersIsrael Adesanya · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.400.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Jan Blachowicz · Average · better than 48% of UFC fightersIsrael Adesanya · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.53
Strikes landed / min4.03
3.23
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.22
0.97 / 2.0
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.05 / 0.6
49%
Takedown accuracy9%
70%
Takedown defence76%
1:42
Control time / fight0:32
0.40
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
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
Jan Blachowicz23 UFC fights · 1040 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
46%478/1298
15%151/243
18%186/221
Clinch
5%55/88
5%52/63
0%0/0
Ground
10%106/144
1%12/13
0%0/0
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
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
Jan Blachowicz23 of 43 ended early · 53%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
Israel Adesanya20 of 30 ended early · 67%10 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Jan Blachowicz0-3-2
- L
- DUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025Majority Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Edwards vs Brady · Mar 22, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 291: Poirier vs Gaethje 2 · Jul 29, 2023Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- DUFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
Full record · 43 fightsShow less
- WUFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs Rakić · May 14, 2022TKO · R3 · 1:11 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 267: Blachowicz vs Teixeira · Oct 30, 2021Submission · R2 · 3:02 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC 259: Blachowicz vs Adesanya · Mar 6, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Anderson vs Blachowicz · Feb 15, 2020TKO · R1 · 3:08 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Souza · Nov 16, 2019Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Blachowicz vs Santos · Feb 23, 2019TKO · R3 · 0:39 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Oleinik · Sep 15, 2018Submission · R2 · 2:41 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Werdum vs Volkov · Mar 17, 2018Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Lawler vs Dos Anjos · Dec 16, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Cerrone vs Till · Oct 21, 2017Submission · R2 · 3:02 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 210: Cormier vs Johnson 2 · Apr 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Arlovski vs Barnett · Sep 3, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Rothwell vs Dos Santos · Apr 10, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 191: Johnson vs Dodson 2 · Sep 5, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Gonzaga vs Cro Cop 2 · Apr 11, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs MacDonald · Oct 4, 2014TKO · R1 · 1:58 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WKSW 20 - Fighting Symphony · Sep 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- WKSW 18 - Unfinished Sympathy · Feb 25, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- W
- WToni ValtonenKSW 16 - Konfrontacja · May 21, 2011Submission · R2 · 1:23
- L
- W
- WNikolai OnikienkoMFP: Volga Cup 2010 · Jun 23, 2010Submission · R2 · 2:32 · Light Heavyweight
- WJulio Cezar de LimaKSW 13 - Kumite · May 7, 2010KO · R1 · 3:40
- W
- WMaro PerakKSW 10 - Dekalog · Dec 12, 2008Submission · R2 · 1:51
- W
- W
- W
- W
- LAndre FyeetKSW 8 - Konfrontacja · Nov 10, 2007Submission · R1 · 1:57
- W
- WPawel GasinskiKSW - Elimination · Sep 15, 2007TKO · R1 · 2:36
- W
- LMarcin KrysztofiakFeb 25, 2007Unanimous Decision
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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya?
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.
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.