Dricus Du Plessis
#2"Stilknocks"
24-3 (9 KO · 11 SUB · 4 DEC)
Middleweight · 32 yrs · 6'1" · 76" reach · Switch · 🇿🇦 RSA
volume striker
Last 5 fights, newest first
- WDEC R5
- LDEC R5
- WDEC R5
- WSUB R4
- WDEC R5
Dricus Du Plessis (24-3) is a UFC middleweight fighter from RSA with 9 wins by KO/TKO, 11 by submission and 4 by decision; 12 tracked fights are listed below.
Fight DNAHis striking and grappling rates; the tick on each bar is his division's average. Tap a row for the sample.
rates from box-scored fights
Plessis12 fights · 174 minMiddleweight average
Striking
Grappling
Bars start at zero; a full bar is the top 5% of the division. Tap a row for what it measures and the sample behind it.
Tale of the tapeHeight and reach drawn to scale (reach is the arm span), beside his division's average build.
Plessis
6'1" tall · 76" reach
Switch · 32 yrs
Middleweight avg
6'1" tall · 75" reach
division average
Pace & finishing
14.8
avg fight minutes
42%
go the distance
2
round-1 finish wins
7
finish wins (tracked)
strike targets: head 62% · body 18% · leg 21%
Probetrics vs Plessis's fights 1/1 winners called
2026-07-18 · picked Dricus Du Plessis by SUB✓
Fight history 12 tracked
| Date | Opponent | Result | Sig. str. | Absorbed | TD | KD | Sub att. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-19 | Kamaru UsmanUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman | WDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 136/273 | 92 | 0/2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025-08-17 | Khamzat ChimaevUFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | LDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 13/29 | 37 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025-02-09 | Sean StricklandUFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | WDecision - Unanimous · R5 | 147/314 | 128 | 1/2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024-08-18 | Israel AdesanyaUFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | WSubmission · R4 | 90/197 | 97 | 4/9 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024-01-21 | Sean StricklandUFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis | WDecision - Split · R5 | 137/354 | 173 | 6/11 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023-07-09 | Robert WhittakerUFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | WKO/TKO · R2 | 62/104 | 31 | 1/1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-03-05 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | WKO/TKO · R2 | 71/115 | — | 1/2 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022-12-11 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | WSubmission · R3 | 86/147 | 35 | 6/6 | 0 | 3 |
| 2022-07-03 | Brad TavaresUFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | WDecision - Unanimous · R3 | 113/212 | 82 | 0/7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021-07-11 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | WKO/TKO · R2 | 25/48 | 10 | 2/4 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020-10-11 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | WKO/TKO · R1 | 26/58 | — | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2019-12-14 | EFC 83: EFC Worldwide 83 | WSubmission (Guillotine) · R1 | no stats | ||||
Stats from official box scores over tracked UFC fights; career record covers all promotions. Model receipts show what Probetrics predicted before each fight — graded, not curated. For information only, not betting advice. 21+ only. Gambling problem? Call or text 1-800-GAMBLER.