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Jan Blachowicz vs. Israel Adesanya UFC 259 scorecard

Two of the best-of-the-best faced off on Saturday at UFC 259 and they needed all five rounds to settle the score.

In the end, UFC light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz was successful in his first defense of that title, defeating UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya by unanimous decision (49-45, 49-46).

See the official scorecard and the round-by-round scoring below:

Judges Derek Cleary and Junichiro Kamijo both scored it 49-45 for Blachowicz, while judge Sal D’Amato scored it 49-46 for Blachowicz. Both Cleary and Kamijo gave Blachowicz a 10-8 fifth round.