Middleweight · “Stillknocks”
Dricus Du Plessis
24-3-0 UFC 10-1-0
6'1"Height
76"Reach
SwitchStance
1994-01-14Born
4KO wins
2Sub wins
60.0%Finish rate
15:47Avg fight
Statistical profile
The shape of their game.
Percentile scores against UFC veterans — volume-aware, and honest about small samples. The rim is reserved for true specialists.
Radar — percentile vs UFC veterans
Career rates
Sig. strikes landed / min5.21
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.24
Striking accuracy48.9%
Striking defense54.1%
Takedowns / 15 min1.9
Takedown accuracy48.9%
Takedown defense50.0%
Sub attempts / 15 min0.6
Control time10.2%
Record vs .500+ opponents9-1
Striking trend
Output, fight by fight.
Significant strikes landed per minute over the last 8 fights — green dots are wins, red are losses.
Fight history
Every walk to the cage.
11 UFC bouts, newest first. Tap a fight for the full stat line — opponent records are shown as of fight night.
W Kamaru Usman 16-3 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · 2026-07-18
136/273Sig. strikes
92/234Absorbed
0/2Takedowns
0:06Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
L Khamzat Chimaev 8-0 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · 2025-08-16
13/29Sig. strikes
37/47Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:53Control
0Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Sean Strickland 16-6 walk-in TITLE Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 — UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · 2025-02-08
147/314Sig. strikes
128/263Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
0:05Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Israel Adesanya 13-3 walk-in TITLE Submission · R4 3:38 — UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08-17
90/197Sig. strikes
97/203Absorbed
4/9Takedowns
3:39Control
0Knockdowns
2Sub attempts
W Sean Strickland 15-5 walk-in TITLE Decision - Split · R5 5:00 — UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · 2024-01-20
137/354Sig. strikes
173/408Absorbed
6/11Takedowns
2:08Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Robert Whittaker 15-4 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 2:23 — UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · 2023-07-08
62/104Sig. strikes
31/70Absorbed
1/1Takedowns
0:57Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Derek Brunson 14-6 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 4:59 — UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · 2023-03-04
71/115Sig. strikes
37/84Absorbed
1/2Takedowns
1:25Control
1Knockdowns
1Sub attempts
W Darren Till 6-4-1 walk-in Submission · R3 2:43 — UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · 2022-12-10
86/147Sig. strikes
35/70Absorbed
6/6Takedowns
5:33Control
0Knockdowns
3Sub attempts
W Brad Tavares 14-6 walk-in Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00 — UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · 2022-07-02
113/212Sig. strikes
82/150Absorbed
0/7Takedowns
1:18Control
0Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Trevin Giles 5-2 walk-in KO/TKO · R2 1:41 — UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · 2021-07-10
25/48Sig. strikes
10/32Absorbed
2/4Takedowns
1:34Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
W Markus Perez 2-3 walk-in KO/TKO · R1 3:22 — UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · 2020-10-10
26/58Sig. strikes
14/43Absorbed
0/0Takedowns
0:02Control
1Knockdowns
0Sub attempts
Walk-in records count UFC bouts in this database. For the pre-UFC career, see the record breakdown below or the Tapology button up top.
Record breakdown
How the record was built.
Full pro career, from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Dricus du Plessis) — results only; UFC bouts carry full stats in the fight history above.
Wins by method
KO/TKO
9
Submission
11
Decision
4
Other
0
Losses by method
KO/TKO
1
Submission
1
Decision
1
Other
0
Fights by organization
UFC
11
EFC Worldwide
7
EFC Africa
6
KSW
3
Full career — 27 fights, every organization
| Opponent | Method | Event | Org | Rd | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman
2026-07-18 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 319
2025-08-16 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 312
2025-02-09 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Israel Adesanya | Submission (face crank) | UFC 305
2024-08-18 |
UFC | 4 | 3:38 |
| W | Sean Strickland | Decision (split) | UFC 297
2024-01-20 |
UFC | 5 | 5:00 |
| W | Robert Whittaker | TKO (punches) | UFC 290
2023-07-08 |
UFC | 2 | 2:23 |
| W | Derek Brunson | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 285
2023-03-04 |
UFC | 2 | 4:59 |
| W | Darren Till | Submission (face crank) | UFC 282
2022-12-10 |
UFC | 3 | 2:43 |
| W | Brad Tavares | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 276
2022-07-02 |
UFC | 3 | 5:00 |
| W | Trevin Giles | KO (punches) | UFC 264
2021-07-10 |
UFC | 2 | 1:41 |
| W | Markus Perez | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
2020-10-11 |
UFC | 1 | 3:22 |
| W | Brendan Lesar | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 83
2019-12-14 |
EFC Worldwide | 1 | 4:15 |
| W | Joilton Santos | TKO (punches) | KSW 50
2019-09-14 |
KSW | 2 | 3:04 |
| L | Roberto Soldić | KO (punches) | KSW 45
2018-10-06 |
KSW | 3 | 2:33 |
| W | Roberto Soldić | TKO (punches) | KSW 43
2018-04-14 |
KSW | 2 | 1:37 |
| W | Yannick Bahati | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 62
2017-08-19 |
EFC Worldwide | 1 | 1:30 |
| W | José Maurício da Rocha Jr. | TKO (punches) | EFC Worldwide 59
2017-05-13 |
EFC Worldwide | 1 | 3:58 |
| W | Rafał Haratyk | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 56
2016-12-09 |
EFC Worldwide | 2 | 3:34 |
| W | Martin van Staden | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 50
2016-06-17 |
EFC Worldwide | 3 | 3:59 |
| W | Bruno Mukulu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 46
2015-12-12 |
EFC Worldwide | 2 | 2:50 |
| W | Dino Bagattin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 40
2015-06-06 |
EFC Worldwide | 2 | 3:33 |
| W | Darren Daniel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Africa 37
2015-02-21 |
EFC Africa | 1 | 4:50 |
| L | Garreth McLellan | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Africa 33
2014-08-30 |
EFC Africa | 3 | 2:12 |
| W | Donavin Hawkey | TKO (punches) | EFC Africa 27
2014-02-27 |
EFC Africa | 1 | 4:50 |
| W | JC Lamprecht | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Africa 24
2013-10-10 |
EFC Africa | 3 | 1:54 |
| W | Bruno Mukulu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Africa 23
2013-09-12 |
EFC Africa | 1 | 2:34 |
| W | Tshikangu Makuebo | TKO (knee injury) | EFC Africa 21
2013-07-25 |
EFC Africa | 1 | 1:18 |
Career history from the fighter's Wikipedia record table (Dricus du Plessis) — results only, no strike stats; UFC bouts are marked and carry full stats in the fight history above.
Division context
Measured against the division.
Versus the Middleweight average, over 165 qualified fighters (5+ UFC fights, 30+ minutes of cage time). Green = better than average, red = worse; the tick mark is the division mean. "Strikes absorbed" counts lower as better.