Saturday, February 12, 2022Toyota 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. The judges scored it 49-46, 48-47, 48-47, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
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Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Israel AdesanyaRobert Whittaker
1
Knockdowns0
79 / 169
Significant strikes59 / 136
47%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
98 / 188
Total strikes74 / 151
0 / 0
Takedowns4 / 10
0:01
Control time3:40
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Israel AdesanyaRobert Whittaker
3646%3864%
Head
1418%814%
Body
2937%1322%
Leg
Where it happened
Where the landed significant strikes came from
Israel Adesanya
97%
Robert Whittaker
92%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Israel Adesanya79 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3535/107
1313/22
2929/38
Clinch
11/1
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Robert Whittaker59 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
3434/100
77/10
1313/20
Clinch
44/5
11/1
0
Ground
0
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Israel AdesanyaRobert Whittaker
R1
18
9
10-910-910-9
R2
16
12
10-910-910-9
R3
17
12
10-910-910-9
R4
15
16
10-910-910-9
R5
13
10
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
1
Knockdowns0
18 / 34
Significant strikes9 / 21
53%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
18 / 34
Total strikes9 / 21
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 2
0:01
Control time0:00
Round 2Judges: Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
16 / 41
Significant strikes12 / 33
39%
Sig. strike accuracy36%
24 / 49
Total strikes17 / 38
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
0:00
Control time0:52
Round 3Judges: Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns0
17 / 33
Significant strikes12 / 28
52%
Sig. strike accuracy43%
17 / 33
Total strikes12 / 28
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 2
0:00
Control time0:30
Round 4Judges: Robert Whittaker
0
Knockdowns0
15 / 39
Significant strikes16 / 35
38%
Sig. strike accuracy46%
15 / 39
Total strikes19 / 38
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 1
0:00
Control time0:40
Round 5Judges: Robert Whittaker
0
Knockdowns0
13 / 22
Significant strikes10 / 19
59%
Sig. strike accuracy53%
24 / 33
Total strikes17 / 26
0 / 0
Takedowns1 / 4
0:00
Control time1:38
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
20
Israel Adesanya
5
Robert Whittaker
●48-47 Adesanya×15●49-46 Adesanya×4●48-47 Whittaker×4●50-45 Adesanya●49-46 Whittaker
All 25 media scorecards
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com50-45Adesanya
- John Pollock · POST Wrestling49-46Adesanya
- Jillian DeCoursey49-46Adesanya
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com49-46Adesanya
- Scott Fontana · New York Post49-46Adesanya
- Michael DeSantis · MMASucka.com48-47Adesanya
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com48-47Adesanya
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com48-47Adesanya
- MMAJunkie.com48-47Adesanya
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com48-47Adesanya
- Paul Fontaine · WrestlingObserver.com48-47Adesanya
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com48-47Adesanya
- Hadi Mohamed Ali · albiladpress.com48-47Adesanya
- Jed Meshew · MMAFighting.com48-47Adesanya
- Dan Urban · Couchside Judges48-47Adesanya
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com48-47Adesanya
- Phil Murphy · ESPN48-47Adesanya
- Kendrick Johnson · The Sports Daily48-47Adesanya
- Dan Levi · Best Fight Picks48-47Adesanya
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com48-47Adesanya
- Nick Baldwin · theScore48-47Whittaker
- Daniel Yanofsky · The Sporting News48-47Whittaker
- MMAMania.com48-47Whittaker
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com48-47Whittaker
- Tyler Treese · Sherdog.com49-46Whittaker
Fan Scorecards
2,966 fan scorecards submitted
35%
Israel Adesanya
2%
Draw
63%
Robert Whittaker
●48-47 Whittaker54.3%●48-47 Adesanya23.7%●49-46 Adesanya8.6%●49-46 Whittaker7.1%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
97%
Adesanya
R2
66%
Whittaker
R3
79%
Adesanya
R4
79%
Whittaker
R5
93%
Whittaker
Betting Odds
Israel Adesanya
-331
77% implied win probability
Open: -249Best: -281
Robert Whittaker
+251
28% implied win probability
Open: +198Best: +320
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Israel Adesanya | Robert Whittaker |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | -330 | +250 |
| BetOnline | -300 | +250 |
| BetUS | -325 | +245 |
| Betway | -455 | +280 |
| Bovada | -290 | +220 |
| Cloudbet | -281 | +240 |
| DraftKings | -475 | +310 |
| FanDuel | -460 | +320 |
| MyBookie | -300 | +240 |
| Pinnacle | -283 | +232 |
| sportsbetio | -370 | +227 |
| sports-interaction | -310 | +220 |
| unibet | -286 | +230 |
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
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
Robert Whittaker
KarateHapkidoFreestyle WrestlingBJJ
- 2020Black belt · BJJAlex Prates
- 2017Champion · Australian National Wrestling Championships97 kg
- 2017Champion · Commonwealth Games Qualifier97 kg
- 2012Champion · Tufwelterweight
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
49%72%
Head
21%10%
Body
30%18%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Israel Adesanyalast 7 fights
74%21%
Robert Whittakerlast 7 fights
67%22%11%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Israel Adesanya· from fights outside the UFC Robert Whittaker· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
4.034.41
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Good · better than 78% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.223.40
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Average · better than 56% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Average · better than 50% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.050.71
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Poor · better than 9% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
9%38%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Poor · better than 7% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Average · better than 49% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
76%80%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Good · better than 78% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Good · better than 83% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.100.00
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Israel Adesanya · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersRobert Whittaker · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
4.03
Strikes landed / min4.41
3.22
Strikes taken / minfewer is better3.40
0.05 / 0.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.71 / 1.9
9%
Takedown accuracy38%
76%
Takedown defence80%
0:32
Control time / fight1:04
0.10
Submission attempts / 15 min0.00
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
Robert Whittaker25 UFC fights · 1489 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
61%906/2588
8%122/213
17%260/305
Clinch
5%69/129
2%26/32
0%5/6
Ground
6%94/152
0%5/5
0%2/2
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
Robert Whittaker21 of 37 ended early · 57%16 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
8 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
- 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
Robert Whittaker3-2
- W
- LUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs De Ridder · Jul 26, 2025Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 298: Volkanovski vs Topuria · Feb 17, 2024Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 37 fightsShow less
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Gane vs Tuivasa · Sep 3, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 271: Adesanya vs Whittaker 2 · Feb 12, 2022Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Gastelum · Apr 17, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 254: Khabib vs Gaethje · Oct 24, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs Till · Jul 26, 2020Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WUFC 213: Romero vs Whittaker · Jul 8, 2017Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Interim Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC 197: Jones vs Saint Preux · Apr 23, 2016Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Te Huna vs Marquardt · Jun 28, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- LUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- W
- WUFC on FX: Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson · Dec 16, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Ultimate Fighter Australia vs. UK Welterweight
- W
- L
- WShaun SpoonerSFA 13 · Mar 23, 2012TKO · R1 · 4:01 · Welterweight
- WIan BoneCage Fighting Championship · Dec 9, 2011TKO
- LHoon KimLegend FC 6 · Oct 30, 2011Submission · R1 · 3:01 · Welterweight
- WCorey NelsonCage Fighting Championship · Aug 26, 2011Submission
- W
- WNate ThomsonCage Fighting Championship · Oct 8, 2010Submission
- WJay CobainCage Fighting Championship · Jun 5, 2010Submission
- WNick ArielCage Fighting Championship · Mar 12, 2010TKO
- W
- WChris TallowinXtreme Fighting Championships · Mar 14, 2009TKO
Frequently asked questions
Who won Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker?
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. The judges scored it 49-46, 48-47, 48-47, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker?
The judges scored it 49-46, 48-47, 48-47, Israel Adesanya won the decision.
Was Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker a robbery?
Many scored it for Robert Whittaker: 63% of 2966 fan cards scored it for Robert Whittaker; 80% of 25 media scores picked Israel Adesanya. The judges gave it to Israel Adesanya.