Israel Adesanya

Also known as Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya, Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya

Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 31 March 2026, he is #9 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

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UALCAN: A Portal for Facilitating Tumor Subgroup Gene Expression and Survival Analyses
· 2017 · cited 4,702x
On the size of the active site in proteases. I. Papain
· 1967 · cited 4,237x
REVIEW OF COMMUNITY-BASED RESEARCH: Assessing Partnership Approaches to Improve Public Health
· 1998 · cited 4,086x
Nivolumab plus Ipilimumab in Advanced Melanoma
· 2013 · cited 3,594x
Multi-messenger Observations of a Binary Neutron Star Merger<sup>*</sup>
· 2017 · cited 3,581x

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Israel Mobolaji Temitayo Odunayo Oluwafemi Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a Nigerian-New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, former kickboxer, and boxer. As a mixed martial artist, he currently competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is a former two-time UFC Middleweight Champion. In kickboxing, he is a former Glory Middleweight Championship title challenger. As of 31 March 2026, he is #9 in the UFC middleweight rankings.

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