Robert Whittaker v Israel Adesanya
UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya, Sat, Oct 5, 2019, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Referee Marc Goddard
Referee Marc Goddard
Israel Adesanya won by KO/TKO, R2 3:33. Punch to Head At Distance
“The Reaper”
Height 6'0", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 28 on the night
Coming in 11-2-0 in the UFC over 13 fights
“The Last Stylebender”
Height 6'4", Reach 80", Stance Switch, Age 30 on the night
Coming in 6-0-0 in the UFC over 6 fights
01/Round by round
2 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Robert Whittaker | Israel Adesanya | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 17 of 66 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 20 of 44 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 1 |
| Round 23:33 | 15 of 50 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 20 of 51 | 0 of 0 | 0:03 | 1 |
| Fight, 8:33 | 32 of 116 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 40 of 95 | 0 of 0 | 0:04 | 2 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 8.6 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.