Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya – Fight, Stats, Highlights

Jan Blachowicz and Israel Adesanya faced each other in the ufc light heavyweight title bout at UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya, which took place on Saturday, March 6, 2021, inside the Las Vegas, Nevada, USA in no audience. There were 15 fights on the card. You can view UFC 259 results and fight bonuses. UFC 259 card gave fight fans all they could ask for.

In the five-round main event, Jan Blachowicz defeated Israel Adesanya in round 5 by Decision – Unanimous. Here is what happened in the fight —

Both fighters threw over 469 strikes combined in this fight, 343 of the strikes were significant strikes. Significant strikes refer to all strikes but don’t include small, short strikes in the clinch and on the ground. There were 5 takedown attempts between the two fighters. Let’s go through each fighter’s stats below.

Jan Blachowicz full fight stats

Jan Blachowicz landed 67% of all his strikes. There were 67 of 146 significant strikes to the head, 29 of 33 body shots, and 11 of 14 leg kicks. Jan Blachowicz attempted 5 takedowns and landed 3. Here are all the strikes Jan Blachowicz threw and landed against Israel Adesanya.

The current UFC record over the most significant strikes landed in a single UFC bout is 290.

Let’s take a look at how Israel Adesanya did against Jan Blachowicz.

Israel Adesanya full fight stats

Israel Adesanya was firing at a 55% accuracy, throwing 193 strikes and landing 107. There were 78 significant strikes, 32 of 102 landing to the head, 17 of 23 shots to the body and 29 of 36 leg kicks. Israel Adesanya went for 0 takedowns and landed 0.

Jan Blachowicz won by Decision – Unanimous. The fight ended in round 5 at 5:00.

Results & Fight Totals

Did you know: Max Holloway holds a UFC record over the most significant strikes landed in a single UFC match at 290. He also holds a UFC record for the most significant strikes landed in one round at 134. He achieved both records against Brian Ortega during his successful featherweight title defense on December 8, 2018, at UFC 231 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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