Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya prediction

UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya · Sunday, 6 October 2019 · Middleweight · 5 rounds · main event

Robert WhittakerAustraliaAustralia · 28-9-0UFC wins: 7 KO, 0 SUB, 11 DECUFC debut
vs
Israel AdesanyaNigeriaNigeria · 24-6-0UFC wins: 5 KO, 0 SUB, 8 DECUFC debut

Result: Israel Adesanya by KO/TKO, R2 3:33.

Robert Whittaker vs Israel Adesanya: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Robert WhittakerAustraliaTale of the tapeNigeriaIsrael Adesanya
28-9-0Record24-6-0
AustraliaNationalityNigeria
25UFC fights19
28Age30
183 cmHeight193 cm
187 cmReach203 cm
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
7 / 0 / 11UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC5 / 0 / 8
3 / 1 / 3UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC3 / 1 / 2
4.4Sig. strikes landed per minute4.0
3.4Sig. strikes absorbed per minute3.2
0.7Takedowns per 15 minutes0.1
0.52Knockdowns per 15 minutes0.59

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Robert Whittaker: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

Israel Adesanya: last UFC fights

UFC debut.

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