New Zealand
| Glory Record | 2-2-0 (0 KO) | Wins-Losses-Draws (KOs) |
| Average Fight Time | 10:30 | Fight Duration |
| Knockdown Ratio | 2:0 | Knockdowns Landed : Knockdowns Absorbed |
| SLpM | 7.95 | Strikes Landed per Minute |
| SApM | 9.48 | Strikes Absorbed per Minute |
| Striking Differential | -1.53 | Difference between SLpM and SApM |
| Striking Accuracy | 38.61 % | Proportion of Strikes Landed |
| Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Jason Wilnis |
Glory 37: Los Angeles Headline event 2017-01-20 |
UD |
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| Win | Yousri Belgaroui |
Glory 34: Denver Final 2016-10-21 |
SD |
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| Win | Robert Thomas |
Glory 34: Denver Tournament 2016-10-21 |
UD |
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| Loss | Filip Verlinden |
Glory 15: Istanbul Superfight 2014-04-12 |
UD |
2016 GLORY MIDDLEWEIGHT CONTENDER WINNER
WKBF NEW ZEALAND CRUISERWEIGHT CHAMPION
WKBF NEW ZEALAND LIGHT-HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION
Adesanya was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and moved to New Zealand with his family in 2001.
After taking up Muay Thai in Whanganui under Derek Broughton, Adesanya moved to Auckland where he began a professional kickboxing career under Eugene Bareman at City Kickboxing.
Under Bareman's tutelage, Adesanya quickly ran through the New Zealand kickboxing scene, going undefeated over 32 fights before moving to China to live and fight.
Adesanya has an incredibly flamboyant style and is a showman. He has incredibly athletic kicks and leaping attacks, switches stances constantly, likes to drop his hands and taunt opponents then make them miss by miles when they respond.
He’s made a reputation for himself as a very entertaining guy to watch and he certainly does not lack for confidence. Adesanya is flatly dismissive of 90% of the middleweight kickboxers out there and has been particularly strong in his criticisms of the traditional Dutch style of kickboxing.
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