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Dricus Du Plessis
“Stillknocks”
South AfricaMiddleweightActiveage 32
24-3
89% win rate
W1 streak
Peak Vertex
2024-08-17 → 2024-08-1797held 5 bouts-32 vs current
Bouts at peak
- Wvs · Sub · 2024-08-17
Eased since the peak
Career timeline
Each dot is a fight — green wins, red losses, larger dots are title fights. Hover for details, click to open the bout.
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- Title
10 wins1 losslast 5: W L W W Wdrag to scroll · 1993–2026
Key stats
Six attributes derived from striking, grappling, and finishing rates.
Striking heatmap
Significant strikes by target zone, aggregated across all UFC rounds.
Round-by-round averages
Average values per round across the selected fights — toggle metrics below.
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Metrics
| Metric | R1(11) | R2(10) | R3(7) | R4(5) | R5(4) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sig Str landed | 23.1 | 31.9 | 30.6 | 21.8 | 25.8 |
| Sig Str absorbed | 14.6 | 19.3 | 27.2 | 23.8 | 29.0 |
| Takedowns landed | 0.73 | 0.70 | 0.41 | 0.88 | 0.25 |
| Takedowns absorbed | 0.36 | 0.20 | 0.43 | 0.60 | 0.75 |
| Control time | 0:50 | 0:37 | 0:03 | 0:19 | 0:13 |
Fight history
Career UFC bouts in reverse chronological order.
- UFC Fight Night2026-07-18W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev2025-08-16L·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 22025-02-08W·U-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya2024-08-17W·Sub·R4 · 3:38
- UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis2024-01-20W·S-Dec·R5 · 5:00
- UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez2023-07-08W·KO·R2 · 2:23
- UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane2023-03-04W·KO·R2 · 4:59
- UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev2022-12-10W·Sub·R3 · 2:43
- UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier2022-07-02W·U-Dec·R3 · 5:00
- UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 32021-07-10W·KO·R2 · 1:41
- UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen2020-10-10W·KO·R1 · 3:22
In the news
Recent MMA headlines that mention this fighter.
- Sherdog
Khamzat Chimaev has eliminated two potential opponents from his next fight after learning they are sidelined with injuries.
- Sherdog
Gregory Rodrigues has identified Dricus Du Plessis as his preferred next opponent, spotting technical vulnerabilities in the former UFC middleweight champion's game that he believes he can…
- MMA Fighting
Khamzat Chimaev is eager to return to action following his upset loss to Sean Strickland at UFC 328 in May, where the Swedish fighter surrendered his middleweight title in his first championship defense.
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