Ranking all of Israel Adeanya’s UFC fights from worst to best

12: UFC 221: Rob Wilkinson vs Israel Adesanya

Adesanyas UFC debut against Rob Wilkinson was a great showing from the future champion as he proved to be a fantastic prospect to keep an eye on.

Barely taking any damage Adesanya spent much of the first round defending takedowns, landing strikes with lightning quick efficiency whenever separated. The tide began turning quite quickly and Adesanya slowly broke down his opponent like a storm breaking apart a dilapidated house.

The somewhat slow first round does bring down the overall fight, but the finish hung in the air in the second round, Adesanya found it and secured the first of many UFC wins. The win has aged incredibly well too, as Wilkinson is undefeated since the bout with Adesanya, winning seven straight fights as well as the PFL title.