UFC UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya Final

Jan Blachowicz vs Israel Adesanya

Jan Blachowicz
Poland

Jan Blachowicz

29-12-2

Winner

VS
Israel Adesanya
New Zealand

Israel Adesanya

“The Last Stylebender”

24-6

Winner

Jan Blachowicz

Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 — 5:00

6 March 2021 · UFC Apex, Las Vegas, USA

Key takeaways

  • Jan Blachowicz beat Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision after five rounds.
  • Jan Blachowicz landed 184 of 276 total strikes and 3 of 5 takedowns, with 7:06 of control time.
  • The judges scored it 49-46, 49-45, 49-45.
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Tale of the tape

Jan BlachowiczIsrael Adesanya
29-12-2Record24-6
38Age on fight night31
6′2″ (188 cm)Height6′4″ (193 cm)
78″ (198 cm)Reach80″ (203 cm)
205 lb (93 kg)Weight185 lb (83.9 kg)
OrthodoxStanceSwitch
WCA Fight TeamTeamFreestyle Fighting Gym
Cieszyn, PolandFromLagos, Lagos, Nigeria

Fight statistics

184of 276 · 67%Total strikes landed99of 182 · 54%
115of 200Head strikes52of 122
55of 59Body strikes18of 24
14of 17Leg strikes29of 36
3of 5Takedowns0
7:06Control time0:01

Counts are total strikes thrown and landed — the source does not separate significant strikes.

Round by round

Jan BlachowiczRoundIsrael Adesanya
18/31strikes0/0TD0KD0:00controlR113/30strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
23/49strikes0/1TD0KD0:00controlR221/42strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
28/46strikes1/1TD0KD1:07controlR334/53strikes0/0TD0KD0:01control
51/64strikes1/2TD0KD3:29controlR415/24strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control
64/86strikes1/1TD0KD2:30controlR516/33strikes0/0TD0KD0:00control

Judges’ scorecards

Sal D'amato

10R1910R299R31010R4910R59

49total46

Derek Cleary

10R1910R299R31010R4910R58

49total45

Junichiro Kamijo

10R199R21010R3910R4910R58

49total45

Form going into the fight

Jan Blachowicz

  1. WDominick ReyesKO/TKO R2 4:362020
  2. WCorey AndersonKO/TKO R1 3:082020
  3. WJacare Souzasplit decision2019
  4. WLuke RockholdKO/TKO R2 1:392019
  5. LThiago SantosKO/TKO R3 0:392019

Israel Adesanya

  1. WPaulo CostaKO/TKO R2 3:592020
  2. WYoel Romerounanimous decision2020
  3. WRobert WhittakerKO/TKO R2 3:332019
  4. WKelvin Gastelumunanimous decision2019
  5. WAnderson Silvaunanimous decision2019

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