Israel Adesanya v Robert Whittaker
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2, Sat, Feb 12, 2022, Houston, Texas, USA
Referee Herb Dean
Referee Herb Dean
Israel Adesanya won by Unanimous decision, R5 5:00. Jacob Montalvo 47 - 48. Doug Crosby 47 - 48. Mike Beltran 46 - 49.
“The Last Stylebender”
Height 6'4", Reach 80", Stance Switch, Age 32 on the night
Coming in 10-1-0 in the UFC over 11 fights
“The Reaper”
Height 6'0", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 31 on the night
Coming in 14-3-0 in the UFC over 17 fights
01/Round by round
5 of 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
| Israel Adesanya | Robert Whittaker | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 18 of 34 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 1 | 9 of 21 | 0 of 2 | 0:00 | 0 |
| Round 25:00 | 16 of 41 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 12 of 33 | 1 of 1 | 0:52 | 0 |
| Round 35:00 | 17 of 33 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 12 of 28 | 1 of 2 | 0:30 | 0 |
| Round 45:00 | 15 of 39 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 16 of 35 | 1 of 1 | 0:40 | 0 |
| Round 55:00 | 13 of 22 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 10 of 19 | 1 of 4 | 1:38 | 0 |
| Fight, 25:00 | 79 of 169 | 0 of 0 | 0:01 | 1 | 59 of 136 | 4 of 10 | 3:40 | 0 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 25.0 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.
02/Earlier meetings
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- Sat, Oct 5, 2019, UFC 243: Whittaker vs. AdesanyaIsrael Adesanya by KO/TKO