Israel Adesanya has gone the distance five times during his UFC middleweight career. The first fighter to take him three rounds was Marvin Vettori. That fight, which took place in 2018, is the only split decision win in Adesanya’s career. He won the other four middleweight bouts that went to the final horn by unanimous decision, that includes two title fights. On Saturday, Adesanya runs back his 2018 scrap with Marvin Vettori. The fight headlines UFC 263.
One of the talking points headed into this fight is Adesanya’s wrestling. In his most recent bout, a loss to light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz, The titleholder took down Adesanya three times.