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Israel Adesanya vs Sean Strickland

Result, odds and stats · Middleweight · 5 rounds

Sat, Sep 9, 2023Odds at the close
Sean Strickland def. Israel Adesanya · decision, 5 rounds
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Israel
Adesanya
Middleweight
Record
24-2
UFC
13-2
Age
34
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
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AdesanyaStrickland
Closing line
83%17%
Opened −430 / +300, closed −650 / +460. The line moved toward Israel Adesanya since it opened.
Underdog
Sean
Strickland
Middleweight
Record
27-5
UFC
14-5
Age
32
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Stance
Orthodox
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Fight stats

Israel AdesanyaSean Strickland
Significant strikes94 of 271137 of 259
Knockdowns01
Takedowns0 of 00 of 0
Control time0:000:14
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.

16
24
Round 1
22
24
Round 2
18
32
Round 3
■ Israel Adesanya ■ Sean Strickland 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.

Alex Pereira
Israel Adesanya
Won · KO/TKO, round 2
Apr 2023 · Pereira landed 0.9 more a minute
Sean Strickland
Lost · KO/TKO, round 1
Jul 2022 · Pereira landed 3.8 more a minute
Jared Cannonier
Israel Adesanya
Won · decision, 5 rounds
Jul 2022 · landed 1.0 more significant strikes a minute
Sean Strickland
Lost · decision, 5 rounds
Dec 2022 · landed 0.4 more significant strikes a minute

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