Dricus Du Plessis

MiddleweightStriker
10 - 1

11 UFC Fights | 91% Win Rate | 6 Finishes (60%)

Height
6' 1"
Reach
76"
Weight
185 lbs.
Age
32
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Dricus Du Plessis UFC Record & Pro MMA Record

Dricus Du Plessis is 10-1 in the UFC across 11 fights, with 4 wins by knockout, 2 by submission and 4 by decision. The full pro MMA record is 24-3, 14-2 of it outside the UFC. Dricus Du Plessis competes at middleweight as a switch striker, standing 6'1" with a 76" reach at 32 years old. The last bout was a win over Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision in Jul 2026.

Best attribute: striking volume (significant strikes landed per minute) — 91st percentile among 238 middleweight fighters (5.2 sig. strikes/min).

Dricus Du Plessis's UFC win rate is 91% (10 of 11 fights), and 60% of those wins came by finish. Du Plessis averages 2.2 takedowns per fight at 51% accuracy and stops 35% of opponents' takedown attempts.

Pro MMA Record
24-3
UFC Record
10-1
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
Age
32
Stance
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Last Fight
W vs Kamaru Usman · Decision - Unanimous · Jul 2026

Pro record from Sherdog (snapshot 2026-07-03) plus every UFC bout since; UFC record from UFCStats.

Dricus Du Plessis's Last 5 Fights

Du Plessis is 4-1 in the last five UFC fights.

  1. Win vs Kamaru Usman · Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00 · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · Jul 2026
  2. Loss vs Khamzat Chimaev · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 2025
  3. Win vs Sean Strickland · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 2025
  4. Win vs Israel Adesanya · Submission · R4 3:38 · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 2024
  5. Win vs Sean Strickland · Decision · R5 5:00 · UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 2024

Striking

Fighter Profile

Offensive Output

Sig. Strikes / Min
5.2
Accuracy
49%
Knockdowns / Fight
0.40

Defensive

Absorbed / Min
4.3
Strike Differential
+0.8
Opp. Accuracy Against
47%

Strike Targets

Position Breakdown

Grappling

Takedowns & Control

Takedowns / Fight
2.2
above avg
Takedown Accuracy
51%
Takedown Defense
35%
Control Time / Fight
1:45
Sub Attempts / Fight
0.7

Win Methods

Finish Probability by Round

R1
10% KO
0% Sub
R2
30% KO
0% Sub
R3+
0% KO
20% Sub

Round-by-Round Output

Sig. Strikes Landed per Round — Dricus Du Plessis vs Average

Dricus Du Plessis lands 21.2 strikes in R1 but 25.6 in R3+ — output increases in later rounds.

Dricus Du Plessis's UFC Fight History

11 UFC fights on record (10-1), most recent first.

ResultOpponentMethodRd · TimeEventDate
WKamaru UsmanDecision - UnanimousR5 · 5:00UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman2026-07-18
L★Khamzat ChimaevDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev2025-08-16
W★Sean StricklandDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 22025-02-08
W★Israel AdesanyaSubmissionR4 · 3:38UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya2024-08-17
W★Sean StricklandDecisionR5 · 5:00UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis2024-01-20
WRobert WhittakerKO/TKOR2 · 2:23UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez2023-07-08
WDerek BrunsonKO/TKOR2 · 4:59UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane2023-03-04
WDarren TillSubmissionR3 · 2:43UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev2022-12-10
WBrad TavaresDecisionR3 · 5:00UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier2022-07-02
WTrevin GilesKO/TKOR2 · 1:41UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 32021-07-10
WMarkus PerezKO/TKOR1 · 3:22UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen2020-10-10

How Plessis Ranks at Middleweight

Percentile among the 238 middleweight fighters in our database (higher is better; absorbed strikes are inverted).

Striking volume5.2 sig. strikes/min
91st percentile
Striking accuracy49%
61st percentile
Strikes absorbed4.3/min
18th percentile
Takedowns2.2/fight
90th percentile
Takedown defense35%
15th percentile
Knockdown power0.40/fight
77th percentile

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