Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker — UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2 Result, Stats & Scorecards

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UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker

Middleweight · Title bout · 5 rounds · Card

Final

Israel AdesanyaWinner

“The Last Stylebender”

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UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2

Saturday, February 12, 2022 · Houston · Texas

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Result

Israel Adesanya def. Robert Whittaker

Unanimous Decision · Round 5 · 5:00 · 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)

Referee · Herb DeanJacob Montalvo · 47-48Doug Crosby · 47-48Mike Beltran · 46-49Source · UFC Stats · round stats archived

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Round-by-Round Analysis

Fight progression reconstructed from verified round-level observations.

Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00

Israel AdesanyaRound 5Robert Whittaker

13 / 22Sig. strikes10 / 19

59%Accuracy53%

24 / 33Total strikes17 / 26

0Knockdowns0

0 / 0Takedowns1 / 4

0Sub. attempts0

0:00Control1:38

2.6Pace / min2.0

0%Control share100%

Israel Adesanya

Targethead 54% · body 15% · leg 31%

Phasedistance 92% · clinch 8% · ground 0%

Robert Whittaker

Targethead 90% · body 0% · leg 10%

Phasedistance 80% · clinch 20% · ground 0%

Statistical signals

Output edgeIsrael Adesanya landed 13 significant strikes to 10.Control edgeRobert Whittaker held 98s of control to 0s.

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

What changed from R4

Accuracy shiftIsrael Adesanya's significant-strike accuracy moved +21 pts, 59% against 38%.
Target shiftIsrael Adesanya's head share of landed strikes moved +14 pts, to 54% head with 15% body and 31% leg.
Pace downRobert Whittaker's significant-strike pace moved -38% from R4 to R5, 2.0 against 3.2 per minute.
Target shiftRobert Whittaker's head share of landed strikes moved +28 pts, to 90% head with 0% body and 10% leg.
Grappling pressureRobert Whittaker attempted 3 more takedowns than in R4, 4 against 1.

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

79Israel Adesanya sig. strikes

59Robert Whittaker sig. strikes

5rounds observed

-38%largest pace swing, R4 to R5 (Robert Whittaker)