It was clear from the start of his UFC run that Israel Adesanya’s ability to translate his kickboxing background into an MMA cage was going to take him very far in the sport. After his first five fights in the Octagon, he had landed 4.47 significant strikes per minute, while absorbing only 2.07 for a striking differential of +2.40. There are currently only 13 ranked fighters who have a higher differential.
Can you please point me to the source of Adesanya's Glory Kickboxing related data? Also, does similar recorded kickboxing data exist for fighters such as Jerome Le Banner, Remy Bonjasky, Peter Aerts, Rico Verhoeven and others? If so, can you please point me to the source?
Love the Scott Fontana shout - he does a helluva job for sure!
And as always, thanks for the tremendous insights and breakdown of things.
Thanks for the analysis, Richard!
Can you please point me to the source of Adesanya's Glory Kickboxing related data? Also, does similar recorded kickboxing data exist for fighters such as Jerome Le Banner, Remy Bonjasky, Peter Aerts, Rico Verhoeven and others? If so, can you please point me to the source?