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Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Feb 12, 2022Odds at the close
Israel Adesanya def. Robert Whittaker · decision, 5 rounds
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Israel
Adesanya
Middleweight
Record
21-1
UFC
10-1
Age
32
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
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AdesanyaWhittaker
Closing line
72%28%
Opened −260 / +220, closed −300 / +240. The line moved toward Israel Adesanya since it opened.
Underdog
Robert
Whittaker
Middleweight
Record
23-5
UFC
14-3
Age
31
Height
6'0"
Reach
73"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Israel AdesanyaRobert Whittaker
Significant strikes79 of 16959 of 136
Knockdowns10
Takedowns0 of 04 of 10
Control time0:013:40
Submission attempts00

How they fight

Significant strikes landed per round, averaged over each fighter's UFC career before this fight. Rounds a fight ended in are left out, so early finishes don't pull the averages down.

15
20
Round 1
22
23
Round 2
19
20
Round 3
■ Israel Adesanya ■ Robert Whittaker Rounds 4 and 5 not shown: too few of them to average.

Common opponents

Opponents both had fought in the UFC before this fight, with the most recent meeting for each.

Kelvin Gastelum
Israel Adesanya
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Apr 2019 · landed 0.7 more significant strikes a minute
Robert Whittaker
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Apr 2021 · landed 3.5 more significant strikes a minute
Yoel Romero
Israel Adesanya
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Mar 2020 · landed 0.3 more significant strikes a minute
Robert Whittaker
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jun 2018 · landed 0.7 more significant strikes a minute
Derek Brunson
Israel Adesanya
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Nov 2018 · landed 2.1 more significant strikes a minute
Robert Whittaker
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
Nov 2016 · landed 3.4 more significant strikes a minute
Brad Tavares
Israel Adesanya
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jul 2018 · landed 3.2 more significant strikes a minute
Robert Whittaker
Won · KO/TKO, round 1
May 2015

Their other meetings

Israel Adesanya won by KO/TKO, round 2 (3:33)Oct 5, 2019

Other fights that night

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