Tips on how I should approach using Adesanya?

[GamingPractitioner]

Trying to use him authentically feels like a challenge. Any tips?

[WarMMA]

Re: Tips on how I should approach using Adesanya?

He's not that challenging to use imo. He has all sorts of strikes in his arsenal for inside and outside fighting situations. Just stick the jab, fight long(stay on the outside), use feints(to bait/setup opponent), look for counter opportunities and most importantly, stay on your feet. That's how he fights irl.

[1212headkick]

Re: Tips on how I should approach using Adesanya?

Its a'll in the feints.setting up threats to catch them with second strike. Like front kick feint question mark kick and oblique feint rear bk inside leg kick feint straight. Hit them with preceeding strikes to give them false threats. Use push leg kick and push body kick. Lots of angling body straights and jabs. Knees up close. Elbows when they whiff. Any feinted strike in a combo gives speed boost to next strike go through his muay thai combinations and test what you like

[WarMMA]

Re: Tips on how I should approach using Adesanya?

Its a'll in the feints.setting up threats to catch them with second strike. Like front kick feint question mark kick and oblique feint rear bk inside leg kick feint straight. Hit them with preceeding strikes to give them false threats. Use push leg kick and push body kick. Lots of angling body straights and jabs. Knees up close. Elbows when they whiff. Any feinted strike in a combo gives speed boost to next strike go through his muay thai combinations and test what you like

Hmm...why didn't I know this?

[1212headkick]

Re: Tips on how I should approach using Adesanya?

Hmm...why didn't I know this?

Cuz you didnt read my guide

[Good Grappler]

Re: Tips on how I should approach using Adesanya?

To me, using Adasenya authentically requires constant maintaining of distance, and octagon control. This means walking backwards when they’re moving towards you, and walking forward when they’re retreating.

When they attack with combos, block the first strike, then use the hand-out retreat to quickly create distance and avoid the rest of the combo. But then immediately walk towards them as they disengage. Then when they attack again, use a back dash to quickly disengage... and again, immediately move forward again.

When you feel comfortable with their rhythm, get a timing for their advances, use high percentage strikes to inflict damage. 2-3b is a quick, clean Adasenya counter to an advancing opponent.

Another clean, defensive way to address an attacking opponent is to block, then throw a back-stepping jab. It creates distance and usually the jab lands.

But whenever you use any defensive movement or footwork, stop moving backwards as soon as you’ve successfully defended the attack. Continuing to move backwards unnecessarily is only increasing your chances of getting hit. Only move backwards when your opponent moves forwards, and always move forward when they move backwards.

Of course, you don’t always have to move backwards with retreats or backdashes when your opponent advances. As you get comfortable, you can start using blocking and head movement more to hold your ground. Then eventually, you can start to just exchange once you’ve established a stamina advantage, or feel you got their number. That’s when the authenticity comes in. Using Adasenya, and suddenly hitting god mode in the second round, is extremely fun.


Also, octagon control is huge. Couple tips on octagon control:

Don’t move forward when you have octagon control, because it gives them a chance to sidestep and boom your control’s gone. It’s best to move left or right accordingly to stay square with them, use side-stepping strikes to stay square with them (side-stepping double jabs, sidestepping outside leg kicks).

And after engaging with strikes, immediately move to put your body BETWEEN your opponent and the center of the octagon.

If there was a line drawn between your opponent and the center of the octagon, you should always be standing on that line. Conversely, if there was a line between the center of the octagon and yourself, you should never let your opponent stand on that line.

[AeroZeppelin27]

Re: Tips on how I should approach using Adesanya?

Hmm...why didn't I know this?

Oh boy. Game is gonna feel brand new if you didn't know about that. You've got a LOT of new toys and setups to use now.

Might I recommend:

With high level MT combos:
Lead low kick feint into rear low kick or body kick.

Lead teep feint into rear low kick.

Lead teep feint into switch kick.

With high level kickboxing:

Lead roundhouse kick feint into Spinning Heel Kick or Spinning Back Fist or Spinning Body kick.

1-2-3F-lead roundhouse.

Jab feint into lead switch kick.

With high level traditional combos.

Spinning body kick feint into lead roundhouse (Zabit and Machida)

Rear teep feint into rear high crane kick (Diakiase only)

There's a ton more but those ones are fun as hell. I'm a little envious, discovering what feints did what to combos was some of the most fun I had with the game, there's some great stuff there.

Oh, try an advancing straight feint into a stationary lead overhand, it's magical.

[1212headkick]

Re: Tips on how I should approach using Adesanya?

Israel has k4 mt 5 which allows you to feint a kick and throw one to the head or body. Thats the real beauty. And also read my guide