UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya defeated title challenger Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision Saturday at UFC 263 in Glendale, Arizona's Gila River Arena.
Adesanya won the fight 50-45 on all three judges' scorecards.
There was no doubt who the better fighter was, as Adesanya landed 96 significant strikes to Vettori's 58, per UFC Stats. Vettori did land four takedowns, including this one in Round 3:
However, Adesanya's strikes proved to be the difference. That was notably the case near the end of Round 1:
UFC fighter Andre Vili also pointed out other Adesanya positives:
Adesanya also escaped a rear-naked choke in Round 3:
ESPN's Ariel Helwani tweeted that Adesanya appeared "non-plussed" throughout the fight.