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CAREER INTELLIGENCE PROFILE
Israel Adesanya
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CAREER LINEAGE
High School / Academy → College → Pro / Club
TROPHY CASE
Tournaments, Championships & Awards Won
UFC Hall of Fame (Fight Wing, Class of 2025) vs. Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236
2025 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2024: Ranked #10 Fight of the Year
2024 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2023 April Knockout of the Month
2023 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2023 Knockout of the Year
2023 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2023 MMA Knockout of the Year
2023 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2023: Fan's Choice Knockout of the Year Winner & President's Choice Performance of the Year Nominee
2023 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2023: Half-Year Awards: Best Fighter of the 1HY, Half-Year Awards: Best Knockout of the 1HY & Ranked #2 Knockout of the Year
2023 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Best Box Office Draw (2022)
2022 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Mixed Martial Arts Most Valuable (2022)
2022 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2021 International Fighter of the Year
2021 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2020 #2 Ranked UFC Fighter of the Year
2020 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2020 Rivalry of the Year
2020 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2020: Ranked #10 Fighter of the Year
2020 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 – July 2020 Charles 'Mask' Lewis Fighter of the Year
2019, 2020 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 – July 2020 International Fighter of the Year
2019, 2020 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Most Outstanding Fighter of the Year (2019, 2020)
2019, 2020 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Voting period for 2019 awards ran from January 2019 to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequently, the voting period for 2021 awards ran from July 2020 to July 2021.
2019, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2020, 2021 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 #2 Ranked UFC Fighter of the Year
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 April Fight of the Month vs. Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 Fight of the Year
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 Fight of the Year vs. Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 236
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 Fighter of the Year
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 Male Fighter of the Year
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 New Zealand Sportsman of the Year
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 UFC Fight of the Year
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019 Walkout of the Year
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019: Fight of the Year & Top 10 Fighter of the Year
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2019: President's Choice Fight of the Year Winner vs. Kelvin Gastelum & President's Choice Performance of the Year Nominee
2019 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2018 Breakout Fighter of the Year
2018 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2018 Breakthrough Fighter of the Year
2018 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2018 Newcomer of the Year
2018 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2018 Rising Star of the Year.
2018 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2018 UFC Breakout Star of the Year
2018 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2018: Newcomer of the Year & Ranked #7 Fighter of the Year
2018 · Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗2017 Fight of the Year (vs. Alex Pereira)
2017 · Kickboxing
SOURCE ↗2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner (four man tournament)
2016 · Kickboxing
SOURCE ↗2015 King in the Ring 100kgs II Champion (eight man tournament)
2015 · Kickboxing
SOURCE ↗2015 King in the Ring 86 kg III Champion (eight man tournament)
2015 · Kickboxing
SOURCE ↗2014 King in the Ring 86 kg II Champion (eight man tournament)
2014 · Kickboxing
SOURCE ↗2014 WBC Muay Thai International Cruiserweight Championship
2014 · Muay Thai
SOURCE ↗2014 WMC Ocenia Cruiserweight Championship
2014 · Muay Thai
SOURCE ↗2011 WKBF Muay Thai New Zealand Cruiserweight Championship
2011 · Muay Thai
SOURCE ↗AFC Middleweight Champion (one time; former)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Australian Fighting Championship
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Bleacher Report
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Bloody Elbow
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗CBS Sports
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Cageside Press
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Combat Press
Kickboxing
SOURCE ↗Combat Press
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗ESPN
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Fifth most significant strikes landed in UFC Middleweight division history (1235)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Fight of the Night (two times)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Five successful title defenses (first reign)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗GiveMeSport
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Glory
Kickboxing
SOURCE ↗Halberg Awards
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Hex Fighting Series Middleweight
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Hex Fighting Series Middleweight Champion (one time; former)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Interim UFC Middleweight Championship (one time)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗King in the Ring
Kickboxing
SOURCE ↗LowKick MMA
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMA Fighting
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMA Junkie
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMA Mania
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMA Match of the Year
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMA Sucka
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMA Weekly
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗MMADNA.nl
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Most knockdowns in a UFC title fight (4) vs Kelvin Gastelum
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗New York Post
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Performance of the Night (Six times)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Quickest fighter in history to achieve their first eight UFC wins (755 days)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Second longest average fight time in UFC Middleweight division history (16:43) (behind Sean Strickland)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Second longest winning streak in UFC Middleweight division history (12) (behind Anderson Silva)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Second most knockdowns in UFC title fights (9)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Second most title fight wins in UFC Middleweight division history (8) (behind Anderson Silva)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Sixth most total strikes landed in UFC Middleweight division history (1438)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Super 8 Boxing Tournament
Boxing
SOURCE ↗Super 8 III Cruiserweight Champion (eight man tournament)
Boxing
SOURCE ↗Super 8 IV Cruiserweight Champion (four man tournament)
Boxing
SOURCE ↗The Body Lock
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗The Sporting News
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗The first two-time UFC Middleweight champion
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Third most total fight time in UFC Middleweight division history (5:00:48)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Tied (Anderson Silva) for most knockdowns in UFC Middleweight division history (13)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Tied (Yoel Romero) for the third most post-fight bonuses in UFC Middleweight division history (8)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗UFC Honors Awards
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗UFC Middleweight Championship (two times)
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗UFC.com Awards
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Ultimate Fighting Championship
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗World Boxing Council Muay Thai
Muay Thai
SOURCE ↗World Kickboxing Federation
Muay Thai
SOURCE ↗World MMA Awards
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗World Muaythai Council
Muay Thai
SOURCE ↗Wrestling Observer Newsletter
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗Yahoo Sports
Mixed martial arts
SOURCE ↗BRAIN STORAGE
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