Israel Adesanya vs Joe Pyfer — UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer Result, Stats & Scorecards

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Israel Adesanya vs Joe Pyfer

Middleweight · 5 rounds · Main Card

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Israel Adesanya

“The Last Stylebender”

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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

Saturday, March 28, 2026 · Climate Pledge Arena · Seattle · WA

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Result

Joe Pyfer def. Israel Adesanya

KO/TKO (Punches) · Round 2 · 4:18 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanSource · ESPN · round stats archived

Fight stats 2 rounds · UFC Stats

42 / 75Sig. strikes36 / 70

56%Accuracy51%

58 / 92Total strikes52 / 90

0Knockdowns0

0 / 2Takedowns2 / 8

0Sub attempts0

0:00Control2:44

22Head33

8Body2

12Leg1

Israel AdesanyaJoe Pyfer

Round	Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Total	TD	Sub	Ctrl	Head	Body	Leg
R1

Tale of the tape

24-6-0Record16-3-0

36Age29

6'4"Height6'2"

80"Reach75"

SwitchStanceOrthodox

4.03Sig. str./min3.52

0.05TD / 15 min1.45

Israel Adesanya0-1 in archive

0KO/TKO wins

0Sub wins

—Finish rate

Last 1

LNassourdine ImavovKO/TKO R2 · Feb 25

Joe Pyfer2-0 in archive

0KO/TKO wins

1Sub wins

DNA matchup PropBetEdge derived · evidence, not a pickPBE derived

Israel Adesanya vs Orthodox opponents

—Record1 appearances · low

—Finish rateno data

—KO/TKO rateno data

—Sig. diff / minno data

—TD landed / 15no data

Joe Pyfer vs Switch opponents

—Record0 appearances · insufficient

—Finish rateno data

—KO/TKO rateno data

—Sig. diff / minno data

—TD landed / 15no data

Paired profileIsrael Adesanya · left · Joe Pyfer · right

—insufficientSig. strikes landed / mininsufficient—

—insufficientSig. strikes absorbed / min—

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Strongest supported observations

Joe Pyfer finish ratelow 2 bouts
50% of Joe Pyfer's 2 UFC wins came by finish (0 KO/TKO, 0 submission), PBE-derived from canonical results as of 2025-10-05.

Counter-case and missing data

Israel Adesanya vs orthodox opponents: 1 appearance, confidence low; needs >= 3 appearances and confidence >= low. No stance insight emitted.
Joe Pyfer vs switch-stance opponents: 0 appearances, confidence insufficient; needs >= 3 appearances and confidence >= low. No stance insight emitted.
Israel Adesanya pace_retention_r3_vs_r1: confidence insufficient (0 bouts); needs >= 2 stat-covered bouts and confidence >= low. No pace insight emitted.
Joe Pyfer pace_retention_r3_vs_r1: confidence insufficient (0 bouts); needs >= 2 stat-covered bouts and confidence >= low. No pace insight emitted.
Head attack share: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Body attack share: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Leg attack share: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no target share mismatch insight emitted.
Distance attack share: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Clinch attack share: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Ground attack share: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no phase share mismatch insight emitted.
Takedown attempts / 15 min: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Takedown accuracy: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Control seconds / takedown: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Submission attempts / 15 min: Israel Adesanya confidence insufficient (0 bouts); Joe Pyfer confidence insufficient (0 bouts). Both sides need confidence >= low; no grappling mismatch insight emitted.
Israel Adesanya finish_rate: confidence insufficient (0 bouts); needs confidence >= low (registry minimum 2 wins). No finish-profile insight emitted.