UFC

Israel Adesanya

UFC middleweight champion (City Kickboxing, New Zealand)

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2 records, newest first. Strength changes with age and weight class, so check the date and context before you compare.

1. 2021

   • Punch machine score: 964.4

     Max or PRUFC middleweight champion (185 lb limit), age 31 or 32Punching machine clip

     “The clip shows him surpassing the highest score on the machine of 962.1 and raising the bar to 964.4.”

     Watch: UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya breaks the record on a punching machine (Sportskeeda, 2021-07-30)News report2021-07medium confidence

     Arcade-style punch machine; the article does not name the machine or the place. Dated by article date, 2021-07-30; it calls the clip recent, so the exact date of the punch is unknown.

   • Arcade punch machine, kick score: 9,438

     Max or PRUFC middleweight champion (185 lb limit), age 32Promotional visit to a Culture Kings store

     “In the New Zealander's first attempt he scored a strong total of 9438.”

     Israel Adesanya breaks punching bag game at Culture Kings store (MixedMartialArts.com)News report2021medium confidence

     A kick on a Dragon Punch arcade game. His second kick broke the bag, so it has no score. The page has no date; it calls him 21-1 and says his next fight is UFC 271 in February, which places the visit between June 2021 and early 2022. Year set to 2021. Scale differs from other punch machines.