January 31, 2025
Former two-time middleweight champion Israel Adesanya is scheduled to take on Nassourdine Imavov in the main event of UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday. This will be Adesanya's first non-title fight in the UFC in almost 6 years. Adesanya was last seen in action at UFC 305 where he lost to Dricus Du Plessis via fourth-round rear naked choke. He's currently on a two-fight losing streak. DraftKings sees Adesanya as the favorite with a salary of $8,600. Throughout his UFC career of 17bouts, Adesanya averages 77.5 fantasy points per contest.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
August 18, 2024
Israel Adesanya suffered a fourth-round submission loss to Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC 305. Adesanya was looking to reclaim his middleweight title and after an even first round, he struggled in the second round as he was taken down three times. However, Adesanya started to find his range and had plenty of success in the third round and the beginning of the fourth. However, Adesanya got rocked and fell to the ground as Du Plessis got ahold of his back and sunk in a submission to force Adesanya to tap. With the loss, Adesanya is now on a two-fight losing skid and is 1-3 in his last four.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
August 15, 2024
Israel Adesanya (24-3) is set to take on Dricus Du Plessis in the main event of UFC 305 in Perth, Australia, for the middleweight title. Adesanya is fighting for the first time since he shockingly lost his middleweight belt last September to Sean Strickland in a fight he was dominated in. Adesanya is a two-time middleweight champion and enters the bout as the favorite, as DraftKings has him at a salary of $8,300. In the UFC, Adesanya is 13-3 and has won eight fights by decision. If Adesanya wins, his first title defense would likely be a rematch against Strickland.
--Cole SheltonSource: UFC
September 11, 2023
After a lackluster showing and losing to Sean Strickland, it's safe to say that it was not the performance Israel Adesanya would have hoped for on Saturday. Tallying 94 significant strikes in the contest, he was on the losing end of a unanimous decision on Saturday, which took place at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia. Strickland's counter-attacking style was effective with Strickland landing the more telling shots throughout the fight, while Adesanya struggled to find a way to hurt Strickland. Despite Adesanya losing 49-46 across all three scorecards when the fight was over, Dana White expressed interest in running it back again, as he believes that to be the most logical conclusion for the middleweight division.
--Alen Kurbasic - RotoBallerSource: UFC
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