[49] [13] Adesanya attended Chrisland School, Opebi, and enrolled in its Taekwondo after-school club until he was removed by his mother due to an injury. Here are the top 5 fighters from Australia & New Zealand in 2022: #5. When and why did you start training for fighting? UFC middleweight champion, AFC world champ and Hex FC world champion. The UFC rankings are rated by a panel made up of MMA media members. [32] In the quarterfinal, he beat Slava Alexeichik by unanimous decision, in the semifinal he beat Pati Afoa by knockout and won the tournament with a knockout of Jamie Eades. Five current UFC champions appeared in the series early in their UFC tenures Zhang Weili (UFC 227), Deiveson Figueiredo (UFC Lincoln 2018), Petr Yan (UFC Singapore 2018), Alexander. He lost the semifinal bout against Simon Marcus by an extra round split decision. Born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in New Zealand since he was 12, he became middleweight champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC . We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. [30] Adesanya afterwards made his Glory debut at Glory 15, when he faced Filip Verlinden. [87] This win earn him the Crypto.com Fan Bonus of the Night first place award which paid in bitcoin of US$30,000. As of March 21, 2023, he is #5 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. New Zealand's Israel Adesanya defends his 185-pound championship for a fifth time this Saturday . [66] This win earned him his fourth Performance of the Night award. The tables are sortable and the calculation for Endeavor and MMA records are formulated as follows: Plus one point of the total wins for fighters having not lost a fight: 500 = 6, Negative points of total losses for fighters having not won a fight: 030 = -3, Add number of wins to the winning percentage: 1010 = 10.90 | 10 + (10/11), A draw counts as 0.5: 841 = 8.65 | 8 + (8.5/13), No contest does not factor as one of the variables of the calculation: 820 (1 NC) = 8.80 | 8 + (8/10), This page was last edited on 1 May 2023, at 05:39. I did on this one and for that I'm sorry. T.J. Dillashaw at UFC 280 on Oct 22, 2022, 1. def. As one of the Top 10 Best Female UFC Fighters 2022, the American professional MMA fighter is the two-time and current UFC Women's Strawweight World Champion. [50] He won the match by split decision. A fighter can be ranked in multiple divisions at the same time in divisions they have competed. Megan Anderson at UFC 259 on Mar 6, 2021. He defeated Robert Thomas by unanimous decision in the semifinals, and won the tournament with a split decision victory over Yousri Belgaroui. Which Bellator, Invicta, One and PFL champs could dethrone UFC titleholders? Barboza had previously locked horns with, and lost to, division champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, so there was no disgrace in the Kiwi's third-round KO loss in Milwaukee. 2. def. [93], Adesanya began his professional boxing career in November 2014 against two-time Australian champion Daniel Ammann. Brian Ortega at UFC 266 on Sep 25, 2021 Also Check: List of current UFC Champions/Titleholders, Also Check: UFC Rankings 2021 for All Weight Divison, Your email address will not be published. Conor McGregor. [106][107], Before taking up fighting, Adesanya regularly competed in dance competitions across New Zealand. [92] This win earned him the Performance of the Night award. He is fluent in Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin and English.[29]. As of May 16, 2019, a total of 76 UFC fighters have been sanctioned by USADA since the UFC USADA testing program started.[23]. [42][43], Adesanya made his professional debut in 2012, with a TKO win against James Griffiths. 1. def. 3. def. It's with good reason, too, as Australia and New Zealand boast some of the best talent in the UFC. MMA Junkie : UFC Fight Night 223 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Marcos Rogerio de Lima tops card with $16k MMA Junkie : Fight Tracks: The walkout songs of UFC Fight Night 223 with Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood, Tupac and Dolly Parton [69] Many fans and pundits felt disappointed due to the low activity by both fighters which resulted in a largely uneventful fight in which neither fighter was able to deliver any significant offense. Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. 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Kelvin Gastelum Was The Best UFC Fight Of 2019", "Midnight Mania! [84] Adesanya won the rematch via unanimous decision, with scores of 4847, 4847 and 4946. Vote for who you think are the greatest Australian MMA fighters of all time. [58] He won the fight via unanimous decision. [44] He went on to amass an 80 record, fighting mostly in Oceanian and Chinese circuits. Six months later, he took part in the 2015 Cruiserweights III tournament. We and our partners use cookies to Store and/or access information on a device. All fight records in this article are displayed in that order, with fights resulting in a no-contest listed in parentheses. [79] At the weight-ins, Adesanya weighed 200 pounds, five pounds away from the light heavyweight limit. [26][27][28] He trains in wrestling under the Romanian New Zealander Andrei Pule. Adesanya (21-1 MMA, 10-1 UFC) feels his gym City . But his first title defence was derailed by injury, and it wasn't until he defeated Yoel Romero for a second time, in Chicago, that he held the belt in triumph inside the Octagon. [20] Adesanya was bullied during his high school years[21] and attributes the mistreatment he experienced to his decision to pursue martial arts later in life. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. Gym 11 years ago with K1 fighter Doug Viney (they bought the gym off the owner Duane Marshall) & now have 5 NZ based UFC fighters on their books Adesanya, . [101] The following day, Adesanya made an apology on his Instagram page, saying "I was simply rambling and my brain worked faster than my mouth in a moment to choose the wrong euphemism. Source: nzherald.co.nz After NZ's biggest UFC fighter, Mark Hunt, opened the door, a succession of new, top quality MMA fighters has followed in his footsteps. [82] Adesanya controlled a majority of the fight winning via unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 5045. [83], A rematch between Adesanya and Robert Whittaker for the UFC Middleweight Championship took place on 12 February 2022 at UFC 271. Studied computer graphic design for three years, dropped out to pursue this life. So, we put together a match-day XIII, and here . [95] The event was headlined by Shane Cameron and Kali Meehan at the North Shore Events Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. Due to fight on the UFC on Fox card in mid-December last year, Rose-Clark was forced to withdraw from her bout with Andrea Lee after she was deemed "medically unfit" to enter the Octagon. Ethiopian political leader Robel Hailu. Verlinden won the fight by unanimous decision. What does it mean for you to fight in the UFC? (April 9, 2023) - Medical issue - Out of, (March 31, 2023) Undisclosed weight issue - Out of, 2 year suspension by USADA for testing positive for, (April 9, 2023) - Sherman medical issue - bout cancelled, (April 28, 2023) - Undisclosed injury - Out of, (March 27, 2023) Jingliang Injury - Out of, (March 29, 2023) Matthews Injury - Out of, (February 2, 2023) - Neck injury - Out of, (April 26, 2023) Undisclosed reason - Out of, (February 10, 2023) - Undisclosed reasons - Out of, (April 14, 2023) Moicano injured - out of, (February 15, 2023) - Undisclosed reasons - Out of, (January 6, 2023) - Undisclosed reasons - Out of, (January 15, 2023) - Undisclosed reasons - Out of, (April 18, 2023) - Moicano's injured - bout cancelled -, (February 3, 2023) - Ankle injury - out of, (March 24, 2023) - Medical Issues - Out of, (March 15, 2023) Undisclosed reason - Out of, (February 9, 2023) - Eye injury - Bout cancelled, (March 10, 2023) - Ramos missed weight - Bout cancelled - Out of, (February 27, 2023) - Undisclosed reasons - Out of, (February 24, 2023) Medical issue on Johnson's end - Bout cancelled -, (April 27, 2023) - Undisclosed reasons - Out of, (January 31, 2023) - Knee injury - Out of, (April 27, 2023) - Not medical clear - out of, (March 25, 2023) - Perez Pulls Out - Out of, (April 29, 2023) - Undisclosed reasons - Out of, (April 21, 2023) Cachoiera Weight Miss - Out of, (March 23, 2023) - Medical Issues - Bout cancelled -, (April 21, 2023) - Priscila Weight Miss - Out of, (March 17, 2023) - Undisclosed Reasons - Out of. Jim York has been around the block. All asterisked fighters are listed by a combination of their UFC, Strikeforce and WEC records. But his ranking did drop back to No.15 as a result, and he now faces a tough road back up the division after an initially successful switch from featherweight in 2017. 2. def. [39][40][41], His last kickboxing fight, before transitioning to mixed martial arts, was a rematch with Alex Pereira at Glory of Heroes 7. Arguably the greatest MMA fighter of all time - Jones will visit 5 cities including Adelaide and also New Zealand. Anyway, it got us thinking about all the Australian and New Zealand based UFC fighters who have a footy background. Pereira won the fight by knockout, after dropping Adesanya with a short left hook in the third round. 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In the second fight of the tournament, Adesanya won a majority decision against Lance Bryant. Here's our new list of the current UFC champions ranked from most to least beatable. Max Holloway at UFC 251 on Jul 12, 2020 But a unanimous decision victory over American Elias Garcia was just the latest of his forays into MMA, with the Aucklander having pursued his dream for the best part of a decade throughout Asia-Pacific in various cage-fighting tournaments. Division: Heavyweight Record: 15-5. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. [15] Two years later Adesanya made the decision to cease his studies in pursuit of a career in kickboxing and went on to amass an amateur record of 320 before turning professional and fighting in China. UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum -- full coverage and analysis, how to watch, Concreting, KFC: Volkanovski's road to UFC 221. [115], In June 2021, Adesanya advocated tougher penalties against coward punching following the death of his training partner Fau Vake, who died after being punched in the head the previous month.[116][117]. [89] Adesanya lost the fight and title via technical knockout in the fifth round, his first loss at middleweight. After back-to-back victories in her first two UFC bouts, Rose-Clark then suffered a unanimous decision loss to top-ranked flyweight contender, Jessica Eye, but is set for a strong return in the heavier division. Full of bravado but with the skills to match, Adesanya is unbeaten in 15 fights as a professional, going a perfect four for four in the UFC in 2018. As of 13 September 2022, the UFC roster consisted of fighters from 71 countries. Whittaker made his UFC debut proper in 2012, going 2-2 over his first four fights; he added one further victory at welterweight before making the decision to step up to middleweight. [108] He highlighted his passion for dance in a choreographed walkout at UFC 243. The rankings for the UFC's fighters are both recorded and updated when information has been obtained from the UFC's website. 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