Israel Adesanya

Nigerian mixed martial artist

Born: 22 July 1989, Lagos
Age: 37
Birth name: Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya

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Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-New Zealander professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 24 October 2026, he is #10 in the Meta UFC middleweight rankings.

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