Saturday, June 12, 2021Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, United States
Israel Adesanya defeated Marvin Vettori by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2, held Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
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Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Israel AdesanyaMarvin Vettori
0
Knockdowns0
96 / 181
Significant strikes58 / 176
53%
Sig. strike accuracy33%
122 / 208
Total strikes91 / 211
0 / 0
Takedowns4 / 14
2
Reversals0
0:36
Control time6:55
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Israel AdesanyaMarvin Vettori
4446%4272%
Head
1111%712%
Body
4143%916%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Israel Adesanya
89%10%
Marvin Vettori
100%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Israel Adesanya96 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3333/105
1111/20
4141/43
Clinch
1010/11
0
0
Ground
11/2
0
0
Marvin Vettori58 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4242/158
77/8
99/10
Clinch
0
0
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Israel AdesanyaMarvin Vettori
R1
18
11
10-910-910-9
R2
28
16
10-910-910-9
R3
19
6
10-910-910-9
R4
20
16
10-910-910-9
R5
11
9
10-910-910-9
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: Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
18 / 32
Significant strikes11 / 29
56%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
19 / 33
Total strikes23 / 41
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 2
0:00
Control time1:08
Round 2Judges: Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
28 / 49
Significant strikes16 / 50
57%
Sig. strike accuracy32%
33 / 55
Total strikes17 / 51
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 3
0:00
Control time0:59
Round 3Judges: Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
19 / 35
Significant strikes6 / 32
54%
Sig. strike accuracy19%
20 / 36
Total strikes20 / 47
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
1
Reversals0
0:32
Control time1:18
Round 4Judges: Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
20 / 38
Significant strikes16 / 42
53%
Sig. strike accuracy38%
30 / 48
Total strikes16 / 42
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 4
1
Reversals0
0:04
Control time1:31
Round 5Judges: Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
11 / 27
Significant strikes9 / 23
41%
Sig. strike accuracy39%
20 / 36
Total strikes15 / 30
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 4
0:00
Control time1:59
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
19
Israel Adesanya
0
Marvin Vettori
●50-45 Adesanya×17●49-46 Adesanya×2
All 19 media scorecards
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com50-45Adesanya
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com50-45Adesanya
- Ben Duffy · Sherdog.com50-45Adesanya
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com50-45Adesanya
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com50-45Adesanya
- MMAJunkie.com50-45Adesanya
- Nick Baldwin · theScore50-45Adesanya
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Adesanya
- Drake Riggs · TheBodyLockMMA.com50-45Adesanya
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling50-45Adesanya
- Scott Fontana · Couchside Judges50-45Adesanya
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com50-45Adesanya
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com50-45Adesanya
- Shawn Bitter · Cageside Press50-45Adesanya
- Phil Murphy · ESPN50-45Adesanya
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com50-45Adesanya
- Hadi Mohamed Ali · albiladpress.com50-45Adesanya
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com49-46Adesanya
- MMAMania.com49-46Adesanya
Fan Scorecards
516 fan scorecards submitted
91%
Israel Adesanya
1%
Draw
8%
Marvin Vettori
●50-45 Adesanya59.1%●49-46 Adesanya18.6%●48-47 Adesanya7.8%●48-47 Vettori4.5%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
72%
Adesanya
R2
90%
Adesanya
R3
80%
Adesanya
R4
90%
Adesanya
R5
89%
Adesanya
Betting Odds
Israel Adesanya
-369
79% implied win probability
Open: -254Best: -219
Marvin Vettori
+521
16% implied win probability
Open: +198Best: +1300
Average moneyline across 12 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Israel Adesanya | Marvin Vettori |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -219 | +181 |
| BetOnline | -236 | +201 |
| Bookmaker | -250 | +194 |
| Bovada | -275 | +220 |
| Cloudbet | -6250 | +1169 |
| DraftKings | -5000 | +1300 |
| FanDuel | -2000 | +1040 |
| MyBookie | -270 | +210 |
| Pinnacle | -6000 | +1169 |
| sportsbetio | -286 | +183 |
| sports-interaction | -275 | +200 |
| unibet | -235 | +185 |
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
- Marvin Vettori absorbs 4.57 significant strikes a minute, more than 82% of UFC fighters.
- Israel Adesanya's last two losses were both stopped early.
- Marvin Vettori lands 4.76 significant strikes a minute, more than 85% of UFC fighters.
- Marvin Vettori spends 77% of fight time at distance.
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
Marvin Vettori
KickboxingBoxingBJJFreestyle Wrestling
- —Brown belt · BJJFilippo Stabile
- 2015Venator FC Welterweight ChampionshipVenator Fighting Championship
- —Boxing 8-0Record
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
49%78%
Head
21%10%
Body
30%12%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Israel Adesanyalast 7 fights
74%21%
Marvin Vettorilast 6 fights
77%20%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Israel Adesanya· from fights outside the UFC Marvin Vettori· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.034.76
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Elite · better than 85% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.224.57
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Poor · better than 18% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.051.34
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
9%43%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Good · better than 61% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%67%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Good · better than 77% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Average · better than 55% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersMarvin Vettori · Average · better than 48% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1484 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.03
Strikes landed / min4.76
3.22
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.57
0.05 / 0.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.34 / 3.1
9%
Takedown accuracy43%
76%
Takedown defence67%
0:32
Control time / fight3:01
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.40
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
Marvin Vettori18 UFC fights · 1398 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
67%941/2447
8%113/149
12%168/186
Clinch
4%57/92
2%21/21
0%0/1
Ground
6%90/126
0%4/4
0%4/4
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
Marvin Vettori11 of 30 ended early · 37%19 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
4 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
- 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
Marvin Vettori0-5
- L
- LUFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 · Dec 6, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 318: Holloway vs Poirier 3 · Jul 19, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Dolidze 2 · Mar 15, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Cannonier · Jun 17, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 30 fightsShow less
- WUFC 286: Edwards vs Usman 3 · Mar 18, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Costa vs Vettori · Oct 23, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2 · Jun 12, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Vettori vs Holland · Apr 10, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Vettori · Dec 5, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Joanna vs Waterson · Oct 12, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: de Randamie vs Ladd · Jul 13, 2019Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- D
- WUFC Fight Night: Chiesa vs Lee · Jun 25, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 207: Nunes vs Rousey · Dec 30, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WJack MasonVenator FC 2 · Dec 12, 2015TKO · R1 · 1:46 · Welterweight
- W
- WGiorgio PietriniVenator FC · Mar 29, 2015Submission
- WAnderson da Silva SantosVenator FC · Jan 15, 2015TKO
- LBill BeaumontUCMMA 40 · Sep 6, 2014Unanimous Decision · Welterweight
- WGiorgio PietriniImpera FC 3 · Jun 13, 2014Submission · R1 · 1:34
- W
- WLuca RonchettiItaly Regional · Dec 14, 2013Submission
- WMatt RobinsonUCMMA 37 · Nov 30, 2013Submission · R1 · 3:30 · Welterweight
- WTom RichardsUCMMA 35 · Aug 3, 2013Submission · R1 · 1:31 · Welterweight
Frequently asked questions
Who won Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori?
Israel Adesanya defeated Marvin Vettori by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 263: Adesanya vs Vettori 2, held Saturday, June 12, 2021 at Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale. The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori?
The judges scored it 50-45, 50-45, 50-45, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
Was Israel Adesanya vs Marvin Vettori a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 91% of 516 fan cards scored it for Israel Adesanya; 100% of 19 media scores picked Israel Adesanya.