Middleweight Bout

Dricus Du Plessis

“Stillknocks”

Record: 10-1-0
Stance: Switch
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 76"
Weight: 185 lbs.
Born: Jan 14, 1994

UFCStats profile

Career snapshot

Fights: 11
Minutes: 173.8
Knockdowns: 4
Sig. accuracy: 48.9%
Sig. landed / 15: —
Absorbed / 15: —
TD accuracy: 48.9%
TD defense: —
Sub attempts: 7
Control / 15: 1:32

Striking

Offense

Landed / attempted906/1851

Accuracy48.9%

Landed per 15—

Target

Head61.7%
Body17.8%
Leg20.5%

Position

Distance84.7%
Clinch7.2%
Ground8.2%

Defense

Absorbed / faced—

Strike defense—

Absorbed per 15—

Target absorbed

Head72.3%
Body20.2%
Leg7.5%

Position absorbed

Distance91.3%
Clinch3.8%
Ground4.9%

Grappling

For

Takedowns22/45

TD accuracy48.9%

TD per 151.9

Sub attempts7

Subs per 150.6

Reversals1

Control17:40

Control per 151:32

Against

Takedowns absorbed15/—

TD defense—

Sub attempts faced1

Control conceded27:42

Control against / 15—

By round

Averages by round
Round	Fights	Sig.	Acc.	Sig/15	Abs/15	TD	TD acc	Ctrl/15
R1	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/1.6	44.5%	—
R2	—	—	—	—	—	0.7/1.1	63.6%	—
R3	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/0.4	67.4%	—
R4	—	—	—	—	—	0.8/1.4	57.1%	—
R5	—	—	—	—	—	0.3/1.5	16.7%	—

Recent fights

Win vs Kamaru Usman
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanJul 18, 2026
KD 0 · Sig 136/273 · TD 0/2 · Ctrl 0:06
Loss vs Khamzat Chimaev
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevAug 16, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 13/29 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:53
Win vs Sean Strickland
Decision - Unanimous · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2Feb 8, 2025
KD 0 · Sig 147/314 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 0:05
Win vs Israel Adesanya
Submission · Round 4 · 3:38
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaAug 17, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 90/197 · TD 4/9 · Ctrl 3:39
Win vs Sean Strickland
Decision - Split · Round 5 · 5:00
UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du PlessisJan 20, 2024
KD 0 · Sig 137/354 · TD 6/11 · Ctrl 2:08
Win vs Robert Whittaker
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 2:23
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. RodriguezJul 8, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 62/104 · TD 1/1 · Ctrl 0:57
Win vs Derek Brunson
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 4:59
UFC 285: Jones vs. GaneMar 4, 2023
KD 1 · Sig 71/115 · TD 1/2 · Ctrl 1:25
Win vs Darren Till
Submission · Round 3 · 2:43
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevDec 10, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 86/147 · TD 6/6 · Ctrl 5:33
Win vs Brad Tavares
Decision - Unanimous · Round 3 · 5:00
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. CannonierJul 2, 2022
KD 0 · Sig 113/212 · TD 0/7 · Ctrl 1:18
Win vs Trevin Giles
KO/TKO · Round 2 · 1:41
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3Jul 10, 2021
KD 1 · Sig 25/48 · TD 2/4 · Ctrl 1:34

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