In addition to shining in the UFC octagon, Israel Adesanya's numbers are also impressive

I. Adesanya's numbers in combat sports are impressive. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufcanz

Since arriving at the UFC in 2018, Israel adesanya He showed that he would no longer be an athlete passing through the organization. On his debut, the Nigerian impressed by knocking out Rob Wilkinson, earning one of the performance bonuses and his great performance was a message to opponents, fans and the press that he was here to stay and make a mark on the season.

That was just the beginning of his meteoric trajectory in the UFC, but 'The Last Stylebender' is a martial arts veteran. Even though he is relatively young, as he is 31 years old, Adesanya has fought 107 fights in his career, including stints in MMA, boxing and kickboxing. And the triumph over the rival, Paulo borrachinha, UFC 253, an event held on Saturday (26, in Abu Dhabi, was even more special, because it marked his 100th victory in combat sports, 75 in kickboxing, 20 in MMA and 5 in boxing.

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If Adesanya's career numbers are impressive, his time in the UFC, despite starting recently, is already remarkable. Below are some statistics from the middleweight champion (83,9kg).

Adesanya's 20th straight win in MMA is the third longest active streak in the UFC and the longest at middleweight. He just stays behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (28) and Zhang Weili Zhang (21), lightweight (70,3kg) and strawweight (52,2kg) champions, respectively.

Adesanya's nine consecutive UFC middleweight wins is the second-longest streak in the division's history. Anderson Silva is the leader (13).

Adesanya has the third most knockdowns in middleweight history (11). He stays behind Anderson Silva (13) and Nate Marquardt (12).

Adesanya is also the third middleweight with the most bonuses (seven in nine fights). The leader is Anderson Silva (12) and second comes Yoel romero (8)

Undefeated in MMA, 15 of Adesanya's 20 victories in the sport have been by knockout.

please note that Israel adesanya arrived in the UFC in 2018 and became champion in 2019. The number one middleweight defeated athletes known as Marvin vettori, Brad Tavares, Derek Brunson, Anderson Silva, Kelvin Gastelum, Robert whittaker, Yoel romero e Paulo borrachinha, that is, its record has two former champions and seven members of the top-15 in the category.

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