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Dricus Du Plessis
“Stillknocks”
South Africa
Ranked #2 · MiddleweightOfficial UFC rankings
24-3-0W-L-D
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6'1"
- ReachArm span, fingertip to fingertip.
- 76"
- Stance
- Switch
- Weight class
- MiddleweightMiddleweight: 171 to 185 lb (78 to 84 kg). Fighters weigh in the day before the fight and must make the limit. In non-title fights they get 1 lb of leeway; miss it and they usually forfeit part of their purse.
- Gym
- Team CIT
- Power IndexUFCalendar's strength rating, built from every pro fight: beating strong opponents raises it, losing lowers it. The best in the UFC are around 2000.
- 1954
Scouting Report
- W
- L
- W
- W
- W
Back in the win column
Last 5, newest first.
- How They Win
- Du Plessis lights people up for 9 KO/TKO wins, makes opponents tap twice, and takes decisions 4 times. His finish rate sits at 46%, so he ends fights early about as often as he goes the distance.
- Recent Form
- Kamaru Usman (21-5-0): win, unanimous decision in round 5. Khamzat Chimaev (15-1-0): loss, unanimous decision in round 5. Sean Strickland (31-7-0): win, unanimous decision in round 5.
- Style
- Du Plessis fights from a switch stance with a 76" reach. He lands 5.21 significant strikes a minute at 49% accuracy, a true volume striker, absorbs 4.24 a minute, and defends 54%. He attempts 1.9 takedowns per 15 minutes and defends 50% of them.
Written by AI from stored stats. Not a prediction.
Winning Strategy
- 9 KO/TKO (38%)
- 2 Submission (8%)
- 4 Decision (17%)
- 9 No method on record (37%)
- Finish rateShare of pro wins that came by knockout or submission instead of the judges.
- 73%
- Last fought
- 4 months ago
24 pro wins. "No method on record" means early wins (usually regional fights) where the record doesn't say how they ended; the finish rate counts only wins with a known method.
Last 5 Fights
Opponents' combined record todayThe current pro records of their last 5 opponents, added together. Tougher opponents mean a bigger win total.: 122-26
Opponents' average Power IndexAverage Power Index of their last 5 opponents. Higher means tougher competition.: 1879
- Winvs Kamaru Usman21-5-0 · Power Index 1853Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Jul 18, 2026 · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman
- Lossvs Khamzat Chimaev15-1-0 · Power Index 1981Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Aug 17, 2025 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev
- Winvs Sean Strickland31-7-0 · Power Index 1843Decision - Unanimous · R5 · 5:00Feb 9, 2025 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2
- Winvs Israel Adesanya24-6-0 · Power Index 1873Submission · R4 · 3:38Aug 18, 2024 · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya
- Winvs Sean Strickland31-7-0 · Power Index 1843Decision - Split · R5 · 5:00Jan 21, 2024 · UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis
Career Stats
Based on 11 UFC fights.
- Significant strikes landed per minute
- 5.21
- Striking accuracy
- 49%
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute
- 4.24
- Striking defense
- 54%
- Takedowns per 15 minutes
- 1.90
- Takedown accuracy
- 49%
- Takedown defense
- 50%
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes
- 0.60