Israel Adesanya
Nigerian mixed martial artist
伊斯瑞尔·阿迪萨亚 · イスラエル・アデサンヤ · 이스라엘 아데산야
- Born
- 22 July 1989, Lagos
- Citizenship
- New Zealand, Nigeria
- Sport
- mixed martial arts
- Occupation
- boxer, kickboxer, mixed martial arts fighter
- Height
- 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 84 kg (185 lb)
Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-New Zealander professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 12 September 2026, he is #9 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings.
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Facts from Wikidata Q27050195 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.