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★ Championship Bout · Middleweight
UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Houston, USA
12 Feb 2022
Middleweight
VS
54%
Adesanya
46%
Whittaker
Win Probability
Decision
Round 5 · 5:00
★ Official Result
Israel AdesanyawinsDecisionR5 · 5:00
def. Robert Whittaker · UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2
Fight Report
Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result
Prediction vs Result
We predicted
Adesanya
→
Actual result
Adesanya wins
Decision · R5
Pre-fight analysis
This is a genuine toss-up — Adesanya at 54% vs Whittaker at 46% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.
Key angles
The CFR gap of 10 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.
Adesanya has beaten significantly higher-quality opposition — a QoV edge of 10 points.
Striking split: Whittaker throws more volume but Adesanya connects at a higher rate — quality vs quantity.
Risk flags
Adesanya's chin rating of 18 flags durability concerns based on KO history.
Whittaker has a chin rating of 16 — a potential KO vulnerability.
This Fight — Statistics
Actual stats from this bout
AdesanyaWhittaker
0
Sig. Strikes
0
0.0
Strikes / min (SLpM)
0.0
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Strike Accuracy
—
Adesanya
Whittaker
Physical Matchup
Height · Reach · Age · Stance
6'4"+
Height
6'0"
80"+
Reach
73"
36
Age
+35
Switch
Stance
Orthodox
Adesanya
Whittaker
Composite Fighter Rating
Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability
63.4
53.4
61.2
Performance Avg
56.0
56
Quality of Victory
46
100
Momentum Score
71
Adesanya
Whittaker
Striking
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.2
1.4
52%
Strike Accuracy
44%
5.2
Striking Style Score (/10)
5.0
5 KOs
KO Finishes
6 KOs
Strike targetStrike target
7
Head
9
2
Body
0
4
Leg
1
RangeRange
12Distance8
1Clinch2
0Ground0
Adesanya
Whittaker
Grappling
Career averages · see This Fight stats above
1.5
/ 10
1.6
/ 10
1.0
Wrestling Style (/10)
1.1
0.0
Submission Style (/10)
0.0
0
Submission wins
0
Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped
Adesanya
Whittaker
Durability / Chin
Resilience against knockouts and stoppages
18
16
2 consec. KOs
Verdict
KO risk
3
KO/TKO Losses
3
1
Sub Losses
1
Avg R3.0 stoppage
KO round context
Avg R1.7 stoppage
Most recent fight
Last KO loss
5 fights ago
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Strikes absorbed / min
—
19/30 fights
Chin rating based on
25/36 fights
Adesanya
Whittaker
Form & Momentum
Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%
100
71
4-fight 📉 slide
Current form
2-fight 📉 slide
L · KO · R2
L · KO · R2
L · Sub · R4
L · Dec · R5
W · KO · R2
Last 5
Upcoming
L · Dec · R5
L · Sub · R1
W · KO · R1
W · Dec · R3
Adesanya
Whittaker
Finish Rate
Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission
39%
35%
5
KO / TKO Wins
6
0
Submission Wins
0
8
Decision Wins
11
Style Fingerprint
Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10
Adesanya
Whittaker
Fighter 1
Fighter 2
5.2
Striking
KO power & stand-up volume
5.0
1.5
Grappling
Ground control & clinch
1.6
1.0
Wrestling
Takedown threat & defence
1.1
0.0
Submission
Submission attack frequency
0.0
4.7
Pressure
Clinch/ground work rate
4.6
6.3
Volume
Decision-pace fighting
6.6
AdesanyaWhittaker
Strike Zones
Adesanya
Attacking
13 landedAbsorbing
10 absorbedWhittaker
Attacking
10 landedAbsorbing
13 absorbedTargeting Overlap
🎯Adesanya targets the head (54% of attacks) — Whittaker absorbs 54% of strikes there
🎯Whittaker targets the head (90% of attacks) — Adesanya absorbs 90% of strikes there
Round by Round
This fight · per-round breakdown
Adesanya
RND
Whittaker
0/0R00/0
0/0R10/0
Adesanya · QOF Timeline
Avg: 5.3WinLossTrend
Whittaker · QOF Timeline
Avg: 4.9WinLossTrend
Adesanya · Last 5
L · KO · R2
Joe PyferRating 4.2KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · 2026-03
L · KO · R2
Nassourdine ImavovRating 3.6KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · 2025-02
L · Sub · R4
Dricus Du PlessisRating 5.3Submission
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08
L · Dec · R5
Sean StricklandRating 6.6Decision
UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · 2023-09
W · KO · R2
Alex PereiraRating 7.2KO/TKO
UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04
Whittaker · Last 5
Upcoming
Nikita KrylovUFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 · 2026-07
L · Dec · R5
Reinier de RidderRating 6.5Decision
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. De Ridder · 2025-07
L · Sub · R1
Khamzat ChimaevRating 3.4Submission
UFC 308: Topuria vs. Holloway · 2024-10
W · KO · R1
Ikram AliskerovRating 6.7KO/TKO
UFC Fight Night: Whittaker vs. Aliskerov · 2024-06
W · Dec · R3
Paulo CostaRating 5.5Decision
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria · 2024-02