Dricus Du Plessis
"Stillknocks"
| Age | 31 |
| Nationality | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| Weight class | Middleweight |
| Height | 185 cm |
| Reach | 193 cm |
| Stance | Switch |
MMA Record
26
fights
23
✅ wins
3
❌ losses
0
⬜ draws
0
⬜ no contests
Bonuses
4
bonuses
2
Fights of the night
2
Performances of the night
0
KO of the night
0
Submission of the night
Metrics
October 10, 2020
UFC debuts
August 16, 2025
UFC last fight
2h28:46
time in the cage
14:53
avg time by combat
90.0%
win rate
66.7%
finish rate
UFC Career Recap
⌚ Current Elo
1696
as of August 16, 2025
🥇 Peak Elo
1718
on February 08, 2025
📈 Elo Evolution Over Fights
⭐ Global Score
81
📊 Global scores
📈 Top 5 Strengths
| Top | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Leg strikes landed | 93 | 5.92 / round |
| 2. | Distance strikes landed | 91 | 21.34 / round |
| 3. | Significant strikes landed | 90 | 25.88 / round |
| 4. | Ko tko | 86 | 4 |
| 5. | Head strikes landed | 84 | 15.36 / round |
📉 Top 5 Weaknesses
| Flop | Ability | Score | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Takedowns defense | 16 | 35% |
| 2. | Total strikes defense | 25 | 39% |
| 3. | Control time | 32 | 35s / round |
| 4. | Total strikes accuracy | 38 | 51% |
| 5. | Clinch strikes landed | 53 | 2.05 / round |
69
Boxing Score
69
Kickboxing Score
📊 Striking Scores
🆚 Striking Differential
+4.23
/ round
💫 Strike differential
21.3 / round
🥊 Distance strikes landed
19.6 / round
💢 Distance strikes taken
45.7%
🎯 Distance strikes accuracy
54.9%
🐢 Distance strikes defense
🔋 Striking Intensity Upon Rounds
📏 Strike Distance Repartition
🚹 Strike Target Repartition
57
Wrestling Score
76
Jiu Jitsu Score
📊 Grappling Scores
🤼♀️ Wrestling
1.4 / round
🤾♂️ Takedowns attempted
0.7 / round
💥 Takedowns landed
51.2%
🎯 Takedown accuracy
34.8%
🐢 Takedown defense
🔒 Control
35s / round
⏱ Control Time
55s / round
🔐 Control time by opponent
🔨 Ground & Pound
2.5 / round
⛏ Ground strikes
74.0%
🎯 Ground strikes accuracy
🥋 Jiu Jitsu
2
✅ Submission wins
0.2 / round
🐍 Submissions attempted
28.6%
🎯 Submission accuracy
Dricus Du Plessis' UFC Fight History
August 16, 2025 - UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Middleweight title fight
Loss by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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February 08, 2025 - UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Middleweight title fight
Win by unanimous decision at round 5 (5:00).
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August 17, 2024 - UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Middleweight title fight
Win by submission (Rear Naked Choke) at round 4 (3:38).
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January 20, 2024 - UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Middleweight title fight
Win by split decision at round 5 (5:00).
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July 08, 2023 - UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (2:23).
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March 04, 2023 - UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punches) at round 2 (4:59).
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December 10, 2022 - UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Middleweight bout
Win by submission (Neck Crank) at round 3 (2:43).
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July 02, 2022 - UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Middleweight bout
Win by unanimous decision at round 3 (5:00).
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July 10, 2021 - UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 2 (1:41).
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October 10, 2020 - UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Middleweight bout
Win by ko tko (Punch) at round 1 (3:22).
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Fighter's fights