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Israel Adesanya

Biography, Age, Record, Nationality, Girlfriend, Net Worth, House, Cars, Height & Weight

Israel Adesanya Basic Information

Stage Name: The Last Stylebender / Izzy
Real Name: Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya
Occupation: Professional Kickboxer/ Boxer
Date Of Birth/Age: 22 July 1989 (34 Years Old)
Place of Birth:  Lagos, Nigeria
Gender: Male
Nationality: Nigerian – New Zealander
Marital Status: Single
Education:
  • Chrisland Schools
  •  Rotorua Boys’ High School
  •  Universal College of Learning, Whanganui.
Weight: 84 Kg
Height: 6Ft 2In
Net Worth: $3.5 Million

Israel Adesanya Biography

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He was born in Lagos on July 22, 1989, and is the eldest of five children. His father, Oluwafemi, is an accountant, and his mother, Taiwo, is a nurse. Adesanya attended Chrisland School, Opebi, and enrolled in the school’s after-school taekwondo club until his mother pulled him out because of a broken arm. He briefly started high school at Bells High School, Ota, but didn’t finish because his parents quickly moved elsewhere.

In 1999, he moved to Ghana with his family for ten months, but his parents wanted their children to receive an accredited higher education. So he moved to Rotorua, New Zealand, at ten and attended Rotorua Boys’ High School. Adesanya was not interested in sports in high school; instead, he is interested in Japanese anime such as Death Note and the Naruto manga series. He was bullied in high school and attributed the abuse he suffered to his decision to pursue martial arts later when growing up. At 19, he started kickboxing, inspired by ‘Ong-Bak,’ an action movie starring Tony Jaa, in 2008.

Following high school graduation, Adesanyapursued higher education with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Design at the Universal College of Learning in Whanganui.

Nationality

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He is officially a Nigerian New Zealander and doesn’t shy away from his Yoruba ancestry.

Family

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Israel was born into a family of Seven that comprises his parents and four siblings.

Parents

Israel Adesanya’s father is Oluwafemi Adesanya, and his mother’s name is Taiwo Adesanya. His father is an Accountant, and his mother is a Nurse.

Siblings

Israel Adesanya is the eldest of four siblings (two brothers and two sisters) named Samuel Adesanya, Deborah Adesanya, David Adesanya, and Bolu Adesanya. One of his brothers is David Adesanya, Dave Blackamoto, a name-play after ESPN interviewer Brett Okamoto. David runs Israel Adesanya’s official YouTube channel. In most of his YouTube videos, he refers to himself as “Dave Blackamoto, the uncrowned featherweight champion of the world.”

Child

Israel has no child, neither is he in any known relationship, and is said to be focused on his career.

Lifestyle

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Born in Nigeria and raised in New Zealand, Israel Mobolaji Adesanya is a professional MMA fighter. He participated in many kickboxing and boxing competitions as a martial artist. Before becoming a pro, he participated in many dance competitions around New Zealand; He was also an anime fan and coined his nickname from the popular cartoon, Avatar: The Last Airbender. He also had an amateur record of 32 wins and 0 losses before turning pro and fighting in China.

Israel Adesanya trained in Muay Thai for a year before having his first amateur MMA fight against Neroni Savaiinaea in 2009. He lost to his opponent, but this match motivated him to make history in Martial Arts. At age 21, he moved to Auckland, New Zealand, and began training in City Kickboxing with Eugene Bareman.

Israel made his professional debut in 2012. He competed in Hong Kong, Australia, and China for the next half-decade before signing with the UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) in December 2017. He defeated Rob Wilkinson by TKO in the second round of UFC (Ultimate Fighting Championship) 221 in February 2018. He also won the Performance of the night bonus for that fight.

He debuted as a professional fighter in 2012, receiving lessons and coaching from Eugene Bareman, even losing a few matches. From 2012 to 2017, Israel Adekanye won 11-0 in MMA, but he still wasn’t as popular as he wanted. In December 2017, Israel was contracted to participate in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and, within a year, recorded a 16-0 victory.

He then won over Marvin Vettori, Brad Tavares, and Derek Brunson Fox 29, 230, and 234, respectively. Finally, at UFC 243, The Last Stylebender defeated Robert Whittaker to become the middleweight champion. With a record of 20 wins and just one loss, Israel Adesanya is well on his way to building a reputation that has helped him become a mixed martial arts legend. He trained in wrestling under the guidance of Romanian New Zealander Andrei Păuleț.

His aggressive fighting style and confidence in the face of opponents, as evidenced by his antics in the octagon and his interviews, exude an unrelenting personality and fearlessness, a critical trait that makes him so beloved by his fans. However, Israel’s character makes him scary, and his achievements give the opponents chills. Out of its 20 victories, Israel knocked out opponents 15 times.

Girlfriend

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As of this time, Israel is single, and even though rumors of a relationship seem to be flying around of him dating Charlotte Powdrell, there’s no confirmation.

Net Worth

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Israel Adesanya is currently the highest-paid fighter at UFC 248. For his fight with Yoel Romero on September 26, 2020, Israel cashed in $690,000. He is estimated to be worth around $3.5 million.

According to various media, Adesanya earns around $10,000-30,000 low and $500,000-3,000,000 per match. He has won several bouts with minimal losses, which means more money. Adesanya became the first mixed martial artist to sign a sponsorship deal with Puma in September 2020. He is also a stake.com ambassador.

Cars

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Israel Adesanya has a Porsche and Range Rover in his car collection. Israel also rewarded himself with an orange McLaren 720 Spider in 2019 priced at $315,000 after winning and beating Robert Whittaker for the middleweight title at UFC 243.

House

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Israel currently lives in Auckland, New Zealand, and it is unclear if he bought a home. But in 2019, it was reported that he had invested in apartment blocks in Whanganui, Liverpool Street, New Zealand.

 

 

Records

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Israel is a former Glory Middleweight Champion in kickboxing and a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu purple belt under Andre Galvao. Some of his UFC middleweight championship records are 100 professional wins, a 20-0-0 record in pro-MMA, a 15-0 finish in TKO, and he is the number 4 UFC men’s pound-for-pound (P4P) fighter. As of November 2022, he was the number one player in the UFC middleweight rankings.

He participated in 25 mixed martial arts matches and won 23, including 15 KOs and eight by referee decision, while losing twice – One KO and One Decisive. His 80 kickboxing fights saw him win 75 and 29 by knockout, and he lost five. And his six professional boxing fights have seen him win five and lose once.

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