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Romero and Costa, while not putting on the best of performances, are beasts who are insane for competing at 185. Gastelum troubled him but Adesanya got through him for his first piece of (interim) gold. Whittaker is the best middleweight in the UFC, maybe even the world, after Adesanya. But look at the names Adesanya has beaten. Vettori may have gotten better since the loss to Adesanya, but his best wins are Hermansson and Holland. But Adesanya outstruck him, and Vettori didn’t get anything going when he did having the grappling edge.

He had his moments, landing his fair share of early shots, and landing the takedown and staying in control for most of the third. There’s little reason to think Vettori won the first fight. In their first meeting, Adesanya was clearly the better fighter, stuffing nearly all of Vettori’s takedown attempts, being the better striker and answering when Vettori tried to bring the pressure. Vettori averages just over two takedowns per 15 minutes, but Adesanya holds an 82 percent takedown defense. Adesanya isn’t a takedown artist, of course, but Vettori is. The reverse can be said for their striking defensive numbers. Looking at FightMetrics, Vettori slightly edges out Adesanya in strikes landed per minute, but Adesanya is the more accurate lander. Per the Tale of the Tape, Adesanya will enter this fight with a four-inch height edge and a big six-inch reach advantage.

Who will win at UFC 263: Israel Adesanya or Marvin Vettori? Since his loss to Adesanya, Vettori has won five straight, topped by a unanimous decision over Jack Hermansson in December and a decision over Kevin Holland at UFC Vegas 23 in April. Adesanya suffered his first defeat in a unanimous decision loss. Since that time, of course, Adesanya went on to win another seven straight, defeating Kelvin Gastelum for the interim middleweight title at UFC 236 and knocking out Robert Whittaker to become undisputed champion at UFC 243.Īfter successful title defenses against Yoel Romero and Paulo Costa, Adesanya moved up to light heavyweight to challenge champion Jan Blachowicz at UFC 259. The two first clashed just over three years ago in the very same arena - the Gila River Arena in Glendale, AZ - with Adesanya picking up a victory, though Vettori won one of the judges’ scorecards. Marvin Vettori at UFC 263.Ī UFC 263 card deeply riched in talent will be topped by Israel Adesanya journeying back down to middleweight, looking to rebound from his first MMA loss and fend off a familiar foe in Marvin Vettori, who seeks vengeance and the UFC middleweight championship. Preview and prediction for Israel Adesanya vs.