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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
Favourite
Israel
Adesanya
Middleweight
Record
21-1
UFC
10-1
Age
32
Height
6'4"
Reach
80"
Stance
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Record and age going into this fight.
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Closing lineno-vig, 7 US books
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
Record and age going into this fight.
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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

Jacob Malkoun def. AJ Dobsondecision, 3 roundsUnderdog won CLOSE49% Renato Moicano def. Alexander Hernandezsubmission, round 2 (1:23) CLOSE58% Andrei Arlovski def. Jared Vanderaadecision, 3 rounds CLOSE58% Jeremiah Wells def. Blood Diamondsubmission, round 1 (4:38) CLOSE67% Carlos Ulberg def. Fabio Cherantdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE69% Casey O'Neill def. Roxanne Modafferidecision, 3 rounds CLOSE76% Jared Cannonier def. Derek BrunsonKO/TKO, round 2 (4:29) CLOSE59% Tai Tuivasa def. Derrick LewisKO/TKO, round 2 (1:40)Underdog won CLOSE38% Douglas Silva de Andrade def. Sergey Morozovsubmission, round 2 (3:24)Underdog won CLOSE35% King Green def. Nasrat Haqparastdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE58% Kyler Phillips def. Marcelo Rojosubmission, round 3 (1:48) CLOSE77% Ronnie Lawrence def. Mana Martinezdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE72% Maxim Grishin def. William Knightdecision, 3 rounds CLOSE61%

Questions and answers

Who won Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker?

Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker by decision, 5 rounds on Saturday, February 12, 2022.

Was Israel Adesanya the favourite?

The favourite won. The closing line gave Israel Adesanya a 72% chance.

What were Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker's records going into the fight?

Israel Adesanya is 21-1 (10-1 in the UFC). Robert Whittaker is 23-5 (14-3 in the UFC).

Have Israel Adesanya and Robert Whittaker fought before?

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