“My love for the game has grown for the better, especially now that I’m 35 and understanding how the tides shift,” said Israel Adesanya as he approaches the conclusion of his career. With an MMA record of 24 victories and only 4 defeats, Israel Adesanya is a legend in the middleweight division, having knocked out opponents since his early kickboxing days. Well, we know a bit about his MMA career but what about his kickboxing days?

The kickboxing maestro was a maniac during his fighting days and has also been a contender in Glory Kickboxing. Regardless, ahead of his upcoming clash against Nassourdine Imavov at UFC Saudi Arabia, let’s take a look at his defeats during his kickboxing career.

Who has Israel Adesanya lost to in Kickboxing?

The two-time UFC middleweight champion has an impressive kickboxing record. Despite his remarkable 24-4-0 MMA record, Israel Adesanya boasts an incredible 75-5 kickboxing record. To put it into perspective, he fought more than 100 fights in his entire fighting career. So, who are the fighters who actually defeated Israel Adesanya during his Kickboxing career?

Well, ‘The Last Stylebender’ has lost two fights in his Kickboxing career to his nemesis Alex Pereira. Isra͏el Ade͏sa͏nya’s first defeat͏ against Pereira came at Glory ͏of Heroes 1 on April 2, 2016, where he lost to Al͏e͏x Pe͏reira by unanimous decision in a kickboxi͏ng match. ͏His second lo͏s͏s occ͏urred a͏t G͏l͏or͏y of Heroes 7͏ on March 4, 2017͏, when Pereira secured͏ ͏a knockout with a p͏owerful left hook.

In addition to that, Adesanya was defeated by former middleweight glory kickboxing champion, Simon Marcus back in 2014. He was also defeated by Jason Wilnis for the Glory Middleweight championship at Glory 37: Los Angeles. Wilnis won the battle by way of unanimous decision. Well, now we know about his losses, let’s have a look at his Glory kickboxing record.

Adesanya’s Kickboxing titles, GLORY Record & More

Israel Adesanya’s kickboxing record is a humongous one but his Glory records might be a bit lacklustre. The former UFC middleweight champion has a Glory Kickboxing record of 2 wins and 2 losses. Adesanya might not have won any Glory Kickboxing title just like his nemesis, Alex Pereira but he has won multiple amazing accolades in his Kickboxing career.

Back in 2014-2015, Adesanya won the “King in the Ring” tournaments and then went on to win King in the Ring 86 kg II and III titles in 2014 and 2015, respectively, dominating the eight-man tournaments. His path included amazing victories against the likes of Kim Loudon, Pati Afoa, and Mark Timms, proving his prowess in various weight classes.

Well, his kickboxing career was as impressive as his MMA career despite having no Glory belt. Regardless, what’s your take on his career till now? State your thoughts in the comments below.