RSA
Dricus Du Plessis
“Stilknocks”
MIDDLEWEIGHT#2Middleweight
24
WINS
3
LOSSES
0
DRAWS
W1
STREAK
Career
ESPN AGGREGATESHOW THEY WINSHARE OF WINS
KO/TKO38%SUB46%DECISION16%
STRIKING ACC.51%
TAKEDOWN ACC.51%
5.18
SIG. STRIKES
PER MIN
PER MIN
2.22
TAKEDOWNS
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
0.71
SUB ATT.
PER 15 MIN
PER 15 MIN
Title reigns
3 REIGNSMiddleweight Title
Jan 21, 2024 – Aug 17, 20252 DEF
Middleweight TitleEFC
Aug 19, 20170 DEF
Welterweight TitleEFC
Jun 17, 2016 – Oct 6, 20181 DEF
Fight history
27 FIGHTSWLWWWWWWWW
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00Dricus Du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman, · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · Jul 19, 2026
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00Dricus Du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman, · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · Jul 19, 2026
PlessisFight StatsUsman
136/273 · 50%Sig. Strikes92/234 · 39%
139/278Total Strikes99/244
0/2 · 0%Takedowns0/7 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:06Control0:24
LUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 17, 2025
L
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 17, 2025
PlessisFight StatsChimaev
13/29 · 45%Sig. Strikes37/47 · 79%
45/68Total Strikes529/567
1/1 · 100%Takedowns12/17 · 71%
0Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts0
0:53Control21:40
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 9, 2025
PlessisFight StatsStrickland
147/314 · 47%Sig. Strikes128/263 · 49%
149/316Total Strikes128/263
1/2 · 50%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:05Control0:00
WSUBMISSIONR4 3:38· UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024
W
SUBMISSIONR4 3:38· UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 18, 2024
PlessisFight StatsAdesanya
90/197 · 46%Sig. Strikes97/203 · 48%
99/206Total Strikes105/211
4/9 · 44%Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
2Sub. Attempts0
3:39Control0:09
WSPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 21, 2024
W
SPLIT DECISIONR5 5:00· UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 21, 2024
PlessisFight StatsStrickland
137/354 · 39%Sig. Strikes173/408 · 42%
140/358Total Strikes183/419
6/11 · 55%Takedowns0/0
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
2:08Control0:00
WKO/TKOR2 2:23· UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 9, 2023
W
KO/TKOR2 2:23· UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 9, 2023
PlessisFight StatsWhittaker
62/104 · 60%Sig. Strikes31/70 · 44%
74/118Total Strikes32/71
1/1 · 100%Takedowns1/1 · 100%
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:57Control0:23
WvsDerek BrunsonKO/TKOR2 4:59· UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · Mar 5, 2023
W
vsDerek Brunson
KO/TKOR2 4:59· UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · Mar 5, 2023
PlessisFight StatsBrunson
71/115 · 62%Sig. Strikes37/84 · 44%
84/132Total Strikes43/90
1/2 · 50%Takedowns1/2 · 50%
1Knockdowns0
1Sub. Attempts1
1:25Control2:30
WSUBMISSIONR3 2:43· UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · Dec 11, 2022
W
SUBMISSIONR3 2:43· UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · Dec 11, 2022
PlessisFight StatsTill
86/147 · 59%Sig. Strikes35/70 · 50%
117/197Total Strikes58/94
6/6 · 100%Takedowns1/1 · 100%
0Knockdowns0
3Sub. Attempts0
5:33Control0:23
WUNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 3, 2022
W
UNANIMOUS DECISIONR3 5:00· UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 3, 2022
PlessisFight StatsTavares
113/212 · 53%Sig. Strikes82/150 · 55%
123/222Total Strikes98/167
0/7 · 0%Takedowns0/1 · 0%
0Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
1:18Control2:01
WKO/TKOR2 1:41· UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 11, 2021
W
KO/TKOR2 1:41· UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 11, 2021
PlessisFight StatsGiles
25/48 · 52%Sig. Strikes10/32 · 31%
26/49Total Strikes10/32
2/4 · 50%Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
1:34Control0:12
WvsMarkus PerezKO/TKOR1 3:22· UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 11, 2020
W
vsMarkus Perez
KO/TKOR1 3:22· UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 11, 2020
PlessisFight StatsPerez
26/58 · 45%Sig. Strikes14/43 · 33%
26/58Total Strikes14/43
0/0Takedowns0/0
1Knockdowns0
0Sub. Attempts0
0:02Control0:00
W
vsBrendan LesarNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 4:15· EFC 83: EFC Worldwide 83 · Dec 14, 2019
W
vsJoilton Lutterbachksw
KO/TKOR2 3:04· KSW 50: De Fries vs. Henrique · Sep 14, 2019
L
vsRoberto SoldićTITLEksw
KO/TKOR3 2:33· KSW 45: de Fries vs. Bedorf · Oct 6, 2018
W
vsRoberto SoldićTITLEksw
KO/TKOR2 1:37· KSW 43: Janikowski vs. Bahati · Apr 14, 2018
W
vsYannick BahatiTITLENon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 1:30· EFC 62: EFC Worldwide 62 · Aug 19, 2017
W
vsJose Mauricio da Rocha Jr.Non-UFC
KO/TKOR1 3:58· EFC 59: EFC Worldwide 59 · May 13, 2017
W
vsRafal HaratykNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR2 3:34· EFC 56: EFC Worldwide 56 · Dec 9, 2016
W
vsMartin van StadenTITLENon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR3 3:59· EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 50 · Jun 17, 2016
W
vsBruno Belabela MukuluNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR2 2:50· EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 46 · Dec 12, 2015
W
vsDino BagattinNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR2 3:33· EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 40 · Jun 6, 2015
W
vsDarren DanielNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 4:50· EFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 37 · Feb 21, 2015
L
SUBMISSIONR3 2:12· EFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 33 · Aug 30, 2014
W
vsDonavin HawkeyNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 4:50· EFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 27 · Feb 27, 2014
W
vsJohannes Coenraad LamprechtNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR3 1:54· EFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 24 · Oct 10, 2013
W
vsBruno Belabela MukuluNon-UFC
SUBMISSIONR1 2:34· EFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 23 · Sep 12, 2013
W
vsTshikangu MakueboNon-UFC
KO/TKOR1 1:18· EFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 21 · Jul 25, 2013