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UFC/Fighters/Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus Du Plessis
“Stillknocks” Middleweight

Dricus Du Plessis

10-1-0
UFC record, 11 fights, 173.8 min
24-3-0
Pro record, all promotions, as ufcstats lists it
3-1
in 4 title fights
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Weight
185 lb
Stance
Switch
Born
Fri, Jan 14, 1994, age 32
First UFC fight
Sat, Oct 10, 2020
Latest UFC fight
Sat, Jul 18, 2026

01/How he wins

in 10 wins

4 KO/TKO (punch to head at distance 2, punches to head at distance, punches to head from guard corner stoppage), 2 submissions, 4 decisions in 10 wins

How the fight endedHis winsHis losses
KO/TKO40
Submission20
Decision41
All101

02/Career rates

11 fights, 173.8 min
Sig strikes landed
5.21 per min
906 in 173.8 min, 11 fights
Sig strike accuracy
48.9%
906 of 1,851 attempts
Sig strikes absorbed
4.24 per min
736 of 1,604 landed on him in 173.8 min
Takedowns
1.90 per 15 min
22 of 45 · 173.8 min
Takedown accuracy
48.9%
22 of 45 attempts
Takedown defence
15 of 30
defended of attempted on him, 173.8 min
Control time
1:32 per 15 min
17:40 of 173:46
Knockdowns
4
scored in 173.8 min, 11 fights
Submission attempts
0.60 per 15 min
7 in 173.8 min
Where his sig strikes land
85% distance, 7% clinch, 8% ground
767 distance, 65 clinch, 74 ground of 906 landed
What he hits
62% head, 18% body, 21% leg
559 head, 161 body, 186 leg of 906 landed
Cage time
173:46
11 fights, the minutes every rate above is counted in

03/Title fights

3-1 in 4
  • Lv Khamzat ChimaevMiddleweight, title fight. Sat, Aug 16, 2025, UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
  • Wv Sean StricklandMiddleweight, title fight. Sat, Feb 8, 2025, UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2. Unanimous decision, R5 5:00
  • Wv Israel AdesanyaMiddleweight, title fight. Sat, Aug 17, 2024, UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya. Submission, R4 3:38
  • Wv Sean StricklandMiddleweight, title fight. Sat, Jan 20, 2024, UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis. Split decision, R5 5:00

04/By division

1 division
FightsRecordMinSig strikesPer minTakedownsControlKDFinishes in wins
Middleweight1110-1-0173.8906 of 1,8515.2122 of 4517:40 of 173:4646 in 10
All1110-1-0173.8906 of 1,8515.2122 of 4517:40 of 173:4646 in 10

05/By year

2020 to 2026
FightsRecordMinSig strikesPer minTakedownsControlKDFinishes in wins
202611-0-025.0136 of 2735.440 of 20:06 of 25:0000 in 1
202521-1-050.0160 of 3433.202 of 30:58 of 50:0000 in 1
202422-0-043.6227 of 5515.2010 of 205:47 of 43:3801 in 2
202322-0-017.4133 of 2197.662 of 32:22 of 17:2222 in 2
202222-0-027.7199 of 3597.186 of 136:51 of 27:4301 in 2
202111-0-06.725 of 483.742 of 41:34 of 6:4111 in 1
202011-0-03.426 of 587.720 of 00:02 of 3:2211 in 1
All1110-1-0173.8906 of 1,8515.2122 of 4517:40 of 173:4646 in 10

A career line lumps every year together, and a fighter’s 2014 does not describe his 2026. Each year here is the same count over that year’s fights alone, with its own minutes, so it can be read against the career line beneath it.

06/By round

in the fights that reached it
Fights reachedMin in itSig strikesPer minTakedownsControlKDSub attEnded here
Round 111 of 1153.4241 of 4764.528 of 189:05 of 53:22121, won 1
Round 210 of 1144.0261 of 4905.937 of 115:58 of 44:03323, won 3
Round 37 of 1132.7201 of 4286.142 of 30:15 of 32:43012, won 2
Round 45 of 1123.6100 of 2404.234 of 71:29 of 23:38011, won 1
Round 54 of 1120.0103 of 2175.151 of 60:53 of 20:00014, won 3

Round length is read from each fight’s round format, so a 12-minute opening round from 1995 counts its twelve minutes. A round is counted only for the fights that reached it; the first column is the denominator for the rest of the row.

07/Fight log

11 fights, newest first
DateOpponentResultSig strikesTakedownsControlKDTime
Sat, Jul 18, 2026UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanKamaru UsmanMiddleweightWUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Sal D'amato 45 - 50. David Sutherland 46 - 49. Mike Bell 46 - 49.136 of 2730 of 20:06025:00Rounds
Sat, Aug 16, 2025UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevKhamzat ChimaevMiddleweight, title fightLUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Sal D'amato 44 - 50. Ron McCarthy 44 - 50. Derek Cleary 44 - 50.13 of 291 of 10:53025:00Rounds
Sat, Feb 8, 2025UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2Sean StricklandMiddleweight, title fightWUnanimous decision, R5 5:00Ben Cartlidge 46 - 49. Sal D'amato 45 - 50. Clemens Werner 45 - 50.147 of 3141 of 20:05025:00Rounds
Sat, Aug 17, 2024UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaIsrael AdesanyaMiddleweight, title fightWSubmission, R4 3:38Rear Naked Choke90 of 1974 of 93:39018:38Rounds
Sat, Jan 20, 2024UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du PlessisSean StricklandMiddleweight, title fightWSplit decision, R5 5:00Sal D'amato 48 - 47. Derek Cleary 47 - 48. Eric Colon 47 - 48.137 of 3546 of 112:08025:00Rounds
Sat, Jul 8, 2023UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. RodriguezRobert WhittakerMiddleweightWKO/TKO, R2 2:23Punches to Head At Distance62 of 1041 of 10:5717:23Rounds
Sat, Mar 4, 2023UFC 285: Jones vs. GaneDerek BrunsonMiddleweightWKO/TKO, R2 4:59Punches to Head From Guard Corner Stoppage71 of 1151 of 21:2519:59Rounds
Sat, Dec 10, 2022UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevDarren TillMiddleweightWSubmission, R3 2:43Neck Crank From Back Control86 of 1476 of 65:33012:43Rounds
Sat, Jul 2, 2022UFC 276: Adesanya vs. CannonierBrad TavaresMiddleweightWUnanimous decision, R3 5:00Mike Bell 28 - 29. Ron McCarthy 28 - 29. Tony Weeks 28 - 29.113 of 2120 of 71:18015:00Rounds
Sat, Jul 10, 2021UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3Trevin GilesMiddleweightWKO/TKO, R2 1:41Punch to Head At Distance25 of 482 of 41:3416:41Rounds
Sat, Oct 10, 2020UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenMarkus PerezMiddleweightWKO/TKO, R1 3:22Punch to Head At Distance26 of 580 of 00:0213:22Rounds

UFC bouts only, counted from the fight rows; the promotion’s listed pro record above covers every promotion and is a different denominator. Volume is per minute of cage time and accuracy per attempt; how he finishes is counted in his wins, the one place a fight is the unit. Significant strikes only. Control time the source did not record is absent, never 0:00.