Israel Adesanya vs Joe Pyfer — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

Seattle, USA

28 Mar 2026

Middleweight

46%

Adesanya

54%

Pyfer

Win Probability

KO/TKO

Round 2 · 4:18

Israel Adesanya

"The Last Stylebender"

24 – 6

6'4"80" reachSwitch37 yrs4-fight slideWell-Rounded

CFR 63

Joe Pyfer

"Bodybagz"

16 – 3

Knockout Artist4-fight win streak29 yrsOrthodox75" reach6'2"

CFR 76

★ Official Result

Joe PyferwinsKO/TKOR2 · 4:18

def. Israel Adesanya · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Pyfer

→

Actual result

Pyfer wins

KO/TKO · R2

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Adesanya at 46% vs Pyfer at 54% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 12 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Adesanya's chin rating of 18 flags durability concerns based on KO history.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

AdesanyaPyfer

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Adesanya

Pyfer

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'4"+

Height

6'2"

80"+

Reach

75"

Age

+29

Switch

Stance

Orthodox

Adesanya

Pyfer

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

63.4

75.7

61.2

Performance Avg

66.6

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

100

Adesanya

Pyfer

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

5.2

/ 10

7.5

/ 10

4.7

Style: Pressure

8.6

6.3

Style: Volume

2.9

5 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

4 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

18Distance12

0Clinch1

0Ground14

Adesanya

Pyfer

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

1.5

/ 10

2.6

/ 10

1.0

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.8

0.0

Submission Style (/10)

2.9

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Adesanya

Pyfer

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

2 consec. KOs

Verdict

Never stopped

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

Avg R3.0 stoppage

KO round context

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Most recent fight

Last KO loss

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

19/30 fights

Chin rating based on

8/19 fights

Adesanya

Pyfer

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

4-fight 📉 slide

Current form

4-fight 🔥 win streak

L · KO · R2

L · Sub · R4

L · Dec · R5

W · KO · R2

Last 5

W · KO · R2

W · Sub · R2

W · Dec · R3

W · KO · R1

L · Dec · R5

Adesanya

Pyfer

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

39%

86%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Adesanya

Pyfer

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

5.2

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

7.5

1.5

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

2.6

1.0

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.8

0.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

2.9

4.7

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

8.6

6.3

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

2.9

Adesanya

Strike Zones

Pyfer

Adesanya

Attacking

18 landed

Absorbing

27 absorbed

Pyfer

Attacking

27 landed

Absorbing

18 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Adesanya targets the head (50% of attacks) — Pyfer absorbs 50% of strikes there

🎯Pyfer targets the head (96% of attacks) — Adesanya absorbs 96% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Adesanya

RND

Pyfer

0/0R00/0

Adesanya · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Joe Pyfer

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · 2026-03

L · KO · R2

Nassourdine Imavov

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · 2025-02

L · Sub · R4

Dricus Du Plessis

Submission

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08

L · Dec · R5

Sean Strickland

Decision

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · 2023-09

W · KO · R2

Alex Pereira

KO/TKO

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04

Pyfer · Last 5

W · KO · R2

Israel Adesanya

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · 2026-03

W · Sub · R2

Abus Magomedov

Submission

UFC 320: Ankalaev vs. Pereira 2 · 2025-10

W · Dec · R3

Kelvin Gastelum

Decision

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 · 2025-06

W · KO · R1

Marc-Andre Barriault

KO/TKO

UFC 303: Pereira vs. Prochazka 2 · 2024-06

L · Dec · R5

Jack Hermansson

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs. Pyfer · 2024-02

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