Israel Adesanya vs. Joe Pyfer

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · Mar 28, 2026

Joe Pyfer def. Israel Adesanya

Bout: Middleweight Bout PERF
Method: KO/TKO · Punches to Head From Mount
Ended: Round 2, 4:18
Fight time: 9:18
Format: 5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)
Referee: Herb Dean

Israel Adesanya's profile · Joe Pyfer's profile

Totals

Fight totals
Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Sig. str. %	Total str.	TD	TD %	Sub. att	Rev.	Ctrl
Israel Adesanya	0	42 of 75	56%	58 of 92	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:00
Joe Pyfer	0	36 of 70	51%	52 of 90	2 of 8	25%	0	0	2:44

Significant strikes by target and position
Fighter	Sig. str.	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Israel Adesanya	42 of 75	22 of 54	8 of 8	12 of 13	42 of 74	0 of 1	0 of 0
Joe Pyfer	36 of 70	33 of 64	2 of 3	1 of 3	18 of 42	2 of 7	16 of 21

Round by round

Round 1
Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Sig. str. %	Total str.	TD	TD %	Sub. att	Rev.	Ctrl
Israel Adesanya	0	24 of 42	57%	37 of 56	0 of 0	—	0	0	0:00
Joe Pyfer	0	9 of 23	39%	9 of 23	1 of 4	25%	0	0	1:01

Round 1: significant strikes
Fighter	Sig. str.	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Israel Adesanya	24 of 42	13 of 30	2 of 2	9 of 10	24 of 42	0 of 0	0 of 0
Joe Pyfer	9 of 23	7 of 19	1 of 2	1 of 2	6 of 17	1 of 4	2 of 2

Round 2
Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Sig. str. %	Total str.	TD	TD %	Sub. att	Rev.	Ctrl
Israel Adesanya	0	18 of 33	54%	21 of 36	0 of 2	0%	0	0	0:00
Joe Pyfer	0	27 of 47	57%	43 of 67	1 of 4	25%	0	0	1:43

Round 2: significant strikes
Fighter	Sig. str.	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Israel Adesanya	18 of 33	9 of 24	6 of 6	3 of 3	18 of 32	0 of 1	0 of 0
Joe Pyfer	27 of 47	26 of 45	1 of 1	0 of 1	12 of 25	1 of 3	14 of 19