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Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva are two of the best middleweights to have fought in the octagon. The current middleweight champion and the former titleholder also went toe-to-toe with each other in a 2019 fight, with 'The Last Stylebender' emerging victorious.
According to the official UFC stats, Adesanya had a significant strike rate of 49%, landing 65 out of 132 significant strikes thrown. Silva, meanwhile, had a significant strike rate of 43%, managing to land 31 out of 72 significant strikes.
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In round one, Israel Adesanya had a strong showing, landing 20 out of 44 significant strikes with a strike rate of 45%. Anderson Silva had a strike rate of only 28%, landing just six out of 21 significant strikes.
In round two, Silva came back strong with a strike rate of 57%, landing 20 out of 35 significant strikes. 'The Last Stylebender', meanwhile, found a home with 20 out of 39 significant strikes, with a strike rate of 51%.
The third round went to Adesanya in terms of the stats. He had a strike rate of 51% and landed 25 out of 49 significant strikes. 'The Spider' landed just five out of 16 significant strikes and had a strike rate of 31%.
Adesanya landed 63 out of 129 strikes on the feet and two out of three in the clinch. Silva, on the other hand, landed 26 out of 67 strikes on the feet and five out of five strikes in the clinch.
Israel Adesanya vs. Anderson Silva: Records comparison
According to UFC's official records, Anderson Silva has the longest win streak in promotional history with 16. 'The Spider' has 22 wins by knockout and four submission victories in his career. He recorded 10 title defenses, the third most in the UFC behind Demetrious Johnson at No. 2 and Jon Jones at No. 1.
Israel Adesanya, meanwhile, has the second longest win streak at middleweight with 12 wins. In his career, he has 15 wins by knockout, with six first-round finishes. He has recorded five title defenses in the UFC.
With regards to the highest number of fights at middleweight, Anderson Silva is at No. 4 with 21 fights. At the top of that list is Michael Bisping with 24. In comparison, Adesanya has had 12 total fights in the UFC middleweight division.
With regards to the most wins in the UFC middleweight division, Anderson Silva comes in at No. 2 with 14 wins. Bisping tops that list again with 16 wins, while Adesanya is at No.10 with 12.
Silva has the most title-fight wins in UFC middleweight history with 1. Adesanya comes in at No. 2 with seven title-fight wins.
