Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker — UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker

Middleweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

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Israel AdesanyaWinner

“The Last Stylebender”

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UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya

Saturday, October 5, 2019 · Melbourne · Victoria

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Result

Israel Adesanya def. Robert Whittaker

KO/TKO (Punch to Head At Distance) · Round 2 · 3:33 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Marc GoddardSource · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

KO/TKO · R2 · 3:33

Israel AdesanyaRound 2Robert Whittaker

20 / 51Sig. strikes15 / 50

39%Accuracy30%

20 / 51Total strikes15 / 50

1Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns0 / 0

0Sub. attempts0

0:03Control0:00

5.6Pace / min4.2

100%Control share0%

Israel Adesanya

Targethead 65% · body 10% · leg 25%

Phasedistance 85% · clinch 0% · ground 15%

Robert Whittaker

Targethead 93% · body 0% · leg 7%

Phasedistance 100% · clinch 0% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeIsrael Adesanya landed 20 significant strikes to 15.

Descriptive only. These compare recorded output; they are not judge scores and do not say who won the round.

What changed from R1

Pace upIsrael Adesanya's significant-strike pace moved +41% from R1 to R2, 5.6 against 4.0 per minute.
Phase shiftIsrael Adesanya's ground share of landed strikes moved +15 pts, to 15% on the ground against 85% at distance.
Defensive driftIsrael Adesanya absorbed significant strikes +24% faster than in R1, 4.2 against 3.4 per minute.
Pace upRobert Whittaker's significant-strike pace moved +24% from R1 to R2, 4.2 against 3.4 per minute.
Target shiftRobert Whittaker's head share of landed strikes moved +58 pts, to 93% head with 0% body and 7% leg.
Defensive driftRobert Whittaker absorbed significant strikes +41% faster than in R1, 5.6 against 4.0 per minute.

Observed fight vs historical Fight DNA

Compares this fight against each fighter's pre-fight Fight DNA baseline. Shown only where the historical sample supports it.

Israel Adesanya

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Robert Whittaker

Insufficient sample. This fighter's Fight DNA as of the event date did not have enough covered rounds to compare against, so no deviation is shown.

Fight summary

40Israel Adesanya sig. strikes

32Robert Whittaker sig. strikes

2rounds observed

+41%largest pace swing, R1 to R2 (Israel Adesanya)

Pace is significant strikes landed per minute of observed round time. A round with no recorded observation is left empty rather than drawn as zero.