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Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker Picks & Betting Tips – Adesanya To Win UFC 271 Title Fight

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04 Feb 2022
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  • Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker tips for Saturday, February 12
  • UFC 271 is taking place at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas
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Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker Picks & Betting Tips


Israel Adesanya is backed to retain his UFC middleweight title.

Robert Whittaker is not going into the rematch on the back of a lengthy lay-off like last time.

As a result, the former champion should pose more problems for the champion at UFC 271.

However, Adesanya’s sensational striking is tipped to lead him to another successful defence.

  • Israel Adesanya is 10-0 in the UFC middleweight division
  • 5 of Israel Adesanya’s last 7 fights have gone the distance
  • 5 of Robert Whittaker’s last 6 fights have gone the distance
  • Israel Adesanya has a 50% striking accuracy (Whittaker 41%)
  • Israel Adesanya absorbs 2.59 strikes per minute (Whittaker 3.34)

Head To Head


  • Israel Adesanya beat Robert Whittaker by KO in 3:33 of round 2 in October 2019

Israel Adesanya Form


Israel Adesanya suffered his first career defeat in 2021, but he remains the middleweight champion.

Adesanya’s quest to become a two-weight world champion ended in a unanimous decision defeat to Jan Blachowicz in March.

He bounced back a few months later, besting Marvin Vettori over five rounds to retain the 185lb crown.

That victory took Adesanya’s middleweight record in the UFC ranks to a perfect 10-0.

He won the interim title in April 2019 by out-pointing Kelvin Gastelum, and six months later he became the unified champion with a second-round knockout of Robert Whittaker.

‘The Last Stylebender’ made a successful first defence of his crown by beating Yoel Romero by decision.

Adesanya then knocked out Paulo Costa in the second round before his failed light-heavyweight title challenge.

His victory over Vettori last June took his professional record to 21-1, with 15 wins coming via KO/TKO.

Robert Whittaker Form


Robert Whittaker goes into this fight on a three-fight win streak – his best run of form since 2018.

Whittaker stormed to the top of the middleweight division when he won eight straight fights after moving up from 170lbs.

He made a big splash in late 2016 and the first half of 2017 with back-to-back TKO wins that earned him ‘Performance of the Night’ honors.

‘Bobby Knuckles’ knocked out Derek Brunson in one round before stopping Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza in the second.

He then claimed the interim middleweight title by earning a decision win over Yoel Romero in July 2017.

Whittaker was later promoted to official champion but in his first defence of the crown he lost it to Adesanya, suffering the first stoppage loss of his career when he was knocked out in the second.

The former champion has rebounded since then, embarking on a three-fight win streak that started with a decision win over Darren Till.

He then bested Jared Cannonier and Kelvin Gastelum on the judges’ scorecards to improve to 23-5, with nine wins coming via KO/TKO and five by submission.

Of his five losses, Whittaker has been stopped by strikes twice and submitted once.

Verdict

Robert Whittaker is in a much better place to be challenging Israel Adesanya than he was last time.

However, we are backing the middleweight champion to produce another striking masterclass to earn the decision.

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Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker FAQs

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Where is Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker taking place?

Israel Adesanya vs Robert Whittaker is taking place at UFC 271 on Saturday, February 12 at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.