Middleweight 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Robert Whittaker v Dricus Du Plessis
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez, Sat, Jul 8, 2023, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Referee Marc Goddard
Referee Marc Goddard
Dricus Du Plessis won by KO/TKO, R2 2:23. Punches to Head At Distance
“The Reaper”
Height 6'0", Reach 73", Stance Orthodox, Age 32 on the night
Coming in 15-4-0 in the UFC over 19 fights
“Stillknocks”
Height 6'1", Reach 76", Stance Switch, Age 29 on the night
Coming in 5-0-0 in the UFC over 5 fights
01/Round by round
2 of 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
| Robert Whittaker | Dricus Du Plessis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | Sig strikes | Takedowns | Control | KD | |
| Round 15:00 | 22 of 44 | 1 of 1 | 0:23 | 0 | 29 of 54 | 1 of 1 | 0:55 | 0 |
| Round 22:23 | 9 of 26 | 0 of 0 | 0:00 | 0 | 33 of 50 | 0 of 0 | 0:02 | 1 |
| Fight, 7:23 | 31 of 70 | 1 of 1 | 0:23 | 0 | 62 of 104 | 1 of 1 | 0:57 | 1 |
Landed of attempted in each round, control time as recorded, and knockdowns scored. The fight ran 7.4 minutes. Total strikes are held and not printed; they count the pitter-patter on the ground. A round where control reads “not recorded” is one the source did not time, not one with no control.