Israel Adesanyavs
Robert Whittaker
Israel Adesanya def. Robert Whittaker (Unanimous Decision)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, February 12, 2022
Toyota Center, Houston, United States
Israel Adesanya defeated Robert Whittaker by Unanimous Decision in round 5 (5:00) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2, held Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Toyota Center, Houston.
Unanimous Decision
Round 5 · 5:00
Tale of the Tape
24-6-0
Record
27-9-0
0
Win Streak
0
36
Age
35
6'4"
Height
6'0"
80"
Reach
73"
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Stance
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Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
4.03
SLpM
4.39
48%
Str. Acc.
43%
3.22
SApM
3.36
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
0.05
TD Avg.
0.73
9%
TD Acc.
38%
76%
TD Def.
82%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Israel Adesanya · 1-4
- L
- LUFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Robert Whittaker · 2-3
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De RidderSat, Jul 26, 2025Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 298: Volkanovski vs TopuriaSat, Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
Common Opponents
Israel Adesanya
Robert Whittaker
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 19 fights · 24 fights
69.1
Avg sig. strikes
59.8
0.05
Avg takedowns
0.67
0:32
Avg control time
1:07
119
Career high strikes
150
1
Career high TDs
4
Strike Distribution
Israel Adesanya
Strike target
Robert Whittaker
49%
Head
71%
21%
Body
11%
30%
Leg
19%
Israel Adesanya
Strike position
Robert Whittaker
92%
Distance
86%
5%
Clinch
7%
3%
Ground
7%
Fight stats
Israel Adesanya
Robert Whittaker
1
Knockdowns
0
79 of 169
Significant strikes
59 of 136
47%
Sig. strike accuracy
43%
98 of 188
Total strikes
74 of 151
0 of 0
Takedowns
4 of 10
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Takedown accuracy
40%
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:01
Control time
3:40
Significant strikes by target
36 of 108
Head
38 of 105
14 of 23
Body
8 of 11
29 of 38
Leg
13 of 20
77 of 167
Distance
54 of 130
2 of 2
Clinch
5 of 6
0 of 0
Ground
0 of 0
By round
ROUND 1
1
KD
0
18 of 34
Sig. str.
9 of 21
18 of 34
Total str.
9 of 21
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:01
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
16 of 41
Sig. str.
12 of 33
24 of 49
Total str.
17 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:52
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
17 of 33
Sig. str.
12 of 28
17 of 33
Total str.
12 of 28
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 2
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:30
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
15 of 39
Sig. str.
16 of 35
15 of 39
Total str.
19 of 38
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 1
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:40
ROUND 5
0
KD
0
13 of 22
Sig. str.
10 of 19
24 of 33
Total str.
17 of 26
0 of 0
Takedowns
1 of 4
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
1:38
Referee
Herb Dean
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)