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Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus Du

Plessis

დრიკუსი დუ პლესისი
“Stilknocks”
Middleweight9 UFC fights since 2022
Wins · W23
Losses · L3
Draws · D0
Finish87%20 / 23Win streak · 1
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Form · last 5
WDECUsmanLDECChimaevWDECStricklandWSUBAdesanyaWDECStrickland
OverviewFights9Stats
Plessis 23–3–0

Last 5 fights

Last 5 · overviewAll fights →
W
vsKamaru Usman
DEC49–46, 50–45, 49–46
UFC Fight Night19.07.2026
L
vsKhamzat Chimaev
DEC50–44 ×3
UFC 31917.08.2025
W
vsSean Strickland
DEC49–46, 50–45, 50–45
UFC 31209.02.2025
W
vsIsrael Adesanya
SUBR4 · 3:38
UFC 30517.08.2024
W
vsSean Strickland
DECR5 · 5:00
UFC 29720.01.2024

Streaks and numbers

Streaks & numbers · since 2022Records →
Streak1WCurrent streakLast fight · 19.07.2026
Fastest finish7:23Fastest finishR2 vs Whittaker · 09.07.2023
Finish rate87%Finish rate9 KO/TKO · 11 SUB
Most strikes354Most strikes in a fightvs Strickland · UFC 297
Knockdowns2Knockdowns in the UFCsince 2022 · 9 fights
Takedowns20Takedownsof 41 attempts
Control1:47Control per fightaverage, fights with stats
Sub attempts7Submission attemptssince 2022 · 9 fights

Fight history

Fight history · UFC since 2022
DateOpponentEventResultMethodRdTime
2026
19.07.2026
Kamaru Usman 21–4–019.07.2026UFC Fight NightMiddleweightWDECR5 · 5:0055:00
2025
17.08.2025
Khamzat Chimaev 5–1 · UFC 2022–17.08.2025UFC 319MiddleweightLDECR5 · 5:0055:00
09.02.2025
Sean Strickland 6–4 · UFC 2022–09.02.2025UFC 312MiddleweightWDECR5 · 5:0055:00
2024
17.08.2024
Israel Adesanya 24–5–017.08.2024UFC 305MiddleweightWSUBR4 · 3:3843:38
20.01.2024
Sean Strickland 6–4 · UFC 2022–20.01.2024UFC 297MiddleweightWDECR5 · 5:0055:00
2023
09.07.2023
Robert Whittaker 27–9–009.07.2023UFC 290MiddleweightWKO/TKOR2 · 2:2322:23
05.03.2023
Derek Brunson 24–9–005.03.2023UFC 285MiddleweightWKO/TKOR2 · 4:5924:59
2022
11.12.2022
Darren Till 0–1 · UFC 2022–11.12.2022UFC 282WSUBR3 · 2:4332:43
03.07.2022
Brad Tavares 2–6 · UFC 2022–03.07.2022UFC 276WDECR3 · 5:0035:00

Stats

Career averages · since 2022 · 9 UFC fights

vs Middleweight average

Career rates
PlessisMiddleweight average (85 fighters)
Strikes / minStrikes / min
10.668.02
+33%
Opponent strikes / minOpponent strikes / min
9.348.07
+16%
Takedowns / 15 minTakedowns / 15 min
1.831.34
+36%
Takedown accuracyTakedown accuracy
49%37%
+31%
Control time / fightControl time / fight
1:471:53
-5%
Knockdowns / 15 minKnockdowns / 15 min
0.180.35
-47%
Calculated from API-MMA fight totals · since 2022Δ = difference from the average

Strike distribution

Strike distribution
Head 77%
1351 strikesdiv. avg 75%
Body 11%
193 strikesdiv. avg 15%
Legs 12%
201 strikesdiv. avg 10%
Total strikes1745
Opponent / min9.34
Power strikes49%

Strikes per fight

Strikes vs opponent · per fight
Plessis — strikesOpponent — strikes
1477011584104703544081972033142632947273234
Till2022
Brunson2023
Whittaker2023
Strickland2024
Adesanya2024
Strickland2025
Chimaev2025
Usman2026