Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker 2/12/22 - UFC 271 Picks & Predictions
Adesanya is coming to the fight here as the champion, but also standing at 6’4” and 185 pounds. Israel is coming in with an 80 inch reach so far as well. The overall record for Israel Adesanya is sitting at 21-1-0.
The fighting stance that has been used by Adesanya is that of a switch. When it comes to the fighting style that has been used by Israel is coming here as a striker. In this last 5 bouts Israel Adesanya has went 4-1. The wins have been by 2 unanimous decision victories, and 2 KO/TKO The loss was a unanimous decision loss in the match.
Robert Whittaker is coming here standing at only 6’ even. The weight for Whittaker is coming in at 186 pounds. The overall record for Whittaker is coming in at 24-5-0 so far in his career.
Whittaker is coming in as a striker. The fighting stance that has been used by Whittaker is that of an orthodox stance. When it comes to the last 5 bouts Whittaker has went 4-1. The wins have been with a split decision win, 3 unanimous decision wins, b it also a KO/TKO loss to Adesanya in October of 2019.
The fight here will be another great battle. However, it is a fight that will end up going the distance. In the fight, though, look for Adesanya to throw fewer punch the fight here but lands them a lot more accurately and that will help guide him to the win on a split decision. UFC 271 Winner Prediction, Israel Adesanya wins, but look for the over on the road total.
