Sean Strickland vs Israel Adesanya | Vertex MMA

Sean Strickland vs Israel Adesanya | Vertex MMA

Bout·Main event·Middleweight·5 rounds·Title

September 9, 2023·Sydney

vs

U-Dec

R5 · 5:00

U-DEC

Unanimous Decision

3-0 Sean Strickland

Strike analysis

Sean Strickland

Head: 85
Body: 45
Legs: 7

Israel Adesanya

Head: 22
Body: 38
Legs: 34

Round-by-round

Round 1

Sean Strickland

Israel Adesanya

Sig. strikes

27 / 52 (52%)

12 / 39 (31%)

27 / 52 (52%)

Sig. strikes

12 / 39 (31%)

Head

22 / 42 (52%)

1 / 20 (5%)

22 / 42 (52%)

Head

1 / 20 (5%)

Body

1 / 4 (25%)

3 / 7 (43%)

1 / 4 (25%)

Body

3 / 7 (43%)

Totals

Sean Strickland

Israel Adesanya

Sig. strikes

137 / 259 (53%)

94 / 271 (35%)

137 / 259 (53%)

Sig. strikes

94 / 271 (35%)

Head

85 / 186 (46%)

22 / 154 (14%)

85 / 186 (46%)

Head

22 / 154 (14%)

Body

45 / 62 (73%)

38 / 60 (63%)

45 / 62 (73%)

Body

38 / 60 (63%)

Legs

7 / 11 (64%)

34 / 57 (60%)

Judges' scorecards

Clemens Werner

Round	Strickland	Adesanya
R1	10	9
R2	9	10
R3	10	9
R4	10	9
R5	10	9
Total	49	46

David Lethaby