They are two of the best fighters in African history, but which of the duo of Adesanya and Usman is better?

They are two of the best fighters in the history of Africa and both have roots in Nigeria. They have conquered the martial arts world with their illustrious careers as professional MMA fighters in the world’s most famous organization, the UFC. Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman, who is better? That’s what we asked the artificial intelligence.

Africa has been producing world-class fighters in recent years

Africa has been producing world-class fighters in recent years, taking the mixed martial arts world by storm. Until recently, the UFC was home to a trio of African fighters who have long dominated their respective weight classes in the world’s most famous MMA organization.

Unfortunately, the trio has fallen apart, and so has the dream of many of their fans. In fact, heavyweight champion Francis Ngannou failed to agree on a contract extension with the UFC earlier this year and left the organization after disagreements with Dana White.

Although Ngannou was intimidating his opponents and leaving the UFC as a division champion, still, the Cameroonian “Predator” would likely languish in comparison to the careers of his two African counterparts. A possible reason for this may be the ultimately unrealized fight with returning legend Jon Jones.

Few seem to doubt that the two most successful fighters in African history are the Nigerian-rooted duo of Israel Adesanya and Kamaru Usman.

Israel Adesanya has become one of the UFC’s biggest stars

The movie Ong-bak and bullying at school gave birth to a desire in the young boy’s mind to pursue martial arts. What an amazing decision! In his early career he fought in boxing and kickboxing, where he earned more than 100 victories at the amateur and professional level.

But it wasn’t until his transition to MMA that he became a true world-class star. He virtually eradicated the middleweight division and became its longtime ruler. His ride through the weight class was only ended by his nemesis Alex Pereira, who managed to beat him three times already.

However, in April, “The Last Stylebender” showed incredible mental toughness and enjoyed his revenge by defeating him for the fourth time and regaining the UFC title.

Thanks to his precise fighting skills and charismatic personality, Adesanya has become not only a UFC champion, but also a PPV broadcast star. This makes him one of the biggest stars of the organization at the moment after the stellar Conor McGregor.

Even Kamaru Usman has been a long-time ruler of the organization

Kamaru Usman doesn’t talk that much. However, his dominant performances in the cage make up for all the words. He fought freestyle early in his career, but when he didn’t make the U.S. Olympic team, where he moved at the age of eight, he switched to mixed martial arts.

In the UFC, he was introduced as the winner of the reality show The Ultimate Fighter and after eight wins became the UFC Welterweight Champion. Five title defenses made him the ruler of the UFC’s P4P rankings across weight classes.

The Nigerian Nightmare has earned a certain aura of invincibility within the organization’s welterweight division due to his power superiority and dominance.

However, that ended with a moment of inattention when current champion Leon Edwards caught him with a crazy head kick in the final round of their winning bout. He also saw off the trilogy and Usman will surely be looking to get back on a winning streak in the current situation, just like Adesanya.

But which one is better? We asked Artificial Intelligence

Both are currently in the top ten of the aforementioned UFC’s P4P rankings. Both fighters have had incredible careers, plus they’re still fighting for their legacy as top athletes. But which one is better?

That’s what we asked GPT‘s Artificial Intelligence Chat. The specific query was directed towards which of these now legendary Nigerian fighters is better based on their careers as professional fighters.

“Personally, based on the careers of both fighters, I would prefer Israel Adesanya as the better one,” the AI sided with the UFC middleweight champion.

“I was impressed by his precision striking, technical skills and ability to control the pace of the fight, as well as the fighter’s distinct and strong personality,” she explained the reason for her choice. And who do you think is better?

Source: UFC, Wikipedia, Sherdog, Chat GPT