Events

Middleweight

Dricus Du Plessis

“Stillknocks”

#2 Middleweight

24-3-0Wins · Losses · Draws
From
South Africa flagSouth Africa
Age
32
Height
6′1″
Reach
76″
Stance
Switch
Weight
185 lbs
Style
MMA
Trains at
CIT MMA
UFC debut
Oct. 10, 2020

Career in the UFC

5.21per min
Sig. strikes landed
4.24per min
Sig. strikes absorbed
49%
Striking accuracy
1.90per 15 min
Takedowns
4%
Takedown accuracy
0.60per 15 min
Submission attempts
0.35per 15 min
Knockdowns
15:48
Average fight

Fight history

  1. Jul 18, 2026WKamaru UsmanUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanDecision - UnanimousR5, 5:00
  2. Aug 16, 2025LKhamzat ChimaevUFC 319: Du Plessis vs. ChimaevDecision - UnanimousR5, 5:00
  3. Feb 8, 2025WSean StricklandUFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2Decision - UnanimousR5, 5:00
  4. Aug 17, 2024WIsrael AdesanyaUFC 305: Du Plessis vs. AdesanyaSubmissionR4, 3:38
  5. Jan 20, 2024WSean StricklandUFC 297: Strickland vs. Du PlessisDecision - SplitR5, 5:00
  6. Jul 8, 2023WRobert WhittakerUFC 290: Volkanovski vs. RodriguezKO/TKOR2, 2:23
  7. Mar 4, 2023WDerek BrunsonUFC 285: Jones vs. GaneKO/TKOR2, 4:59
  8. Dec 10, 2022WDarren TillUFC 282: Blachowicz vs. AnkalaevSubmissionR3, 2:43
  9. Jul 2, 2022WBrad TavaresUFC 276: Adesanya vs. CannonierDecision - UnanimousR3, 5:00
  10. Jul 10, 2021WTrevin GilesUFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3KO/TKOR2, 1:41
  11. Oct 10, 2020WMarkus PerezUFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. SandhagenKO/TKOR1, 3:22
  12. Dec 14, 2019WBrendan LesarEFC 83: EFC Worldwide 83Submission (Guillotine)R1, 4:15
  13. Sep 14, 2019WJoilton LutterbachKSW 50: De Fries vs. HenriqueTKO (Punches)R2, 3:04
  14. Oct 6, 2018LRoberto SoldićKSW 45: de Fries vs. BedorfKO/TKOR3, 2:33
  15. Apr 14, 2018WRoberto SoldićKSW 43: Janikowski vs. BahatiKO/TKOR2, 1:37
  16. Aug 19, 2017WYannick BahatiEFC 62: EFC Worldwide 62Submission (Guillotine)R1, 1:30
  17. May 13, 2017WJose Mauricio da Rocha Jr.EFC 59: EFC Worldwide 59TKOR1, 3:58
  18. Dec 9, 2016WRafal HaratykEFC 56: EFC Worldwide 56Submission (Guillotine)R2, 3:34
  19. Jun 17, 2016WMartin van StadenEFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 50Submission (Guillotine)R3, 3:59
  20. Dec 12, 2015WBruno Belabela MukuluEFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 46Submission (Rear Naked Choke)R2, 2:50
  21. Jun 6, 2015WDino BagattinEFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 40Submission (Rear Naked Choke)R2, 3:33
  22. Feb 21, 2015WDarren DanielEFC: Extreme Fighting Championship 37Submission (Rear Naked Choke)R1, 4:50
  23. Aug 30, 2014LGarreth McLellanEFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 33Submission (Guillotine)R3, 2:12
  24. Feb 27, 2014WDonavin HawkeyEFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 27KO/TKOR1, 4:50
  25. Oct 10, 2013WJohannes Coenraad LamprechtEFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 24Submission (Rear Naked Choke)R3, 1:54
  26. Sep 12, 2013WBruno Belabela MukuluEFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 23Submission (Rear Naked Choke)R1, 2:34
  27. Jul 25, 2013WTshikangu MakueboEFC Africa: Extreme Fighting Champ. Africa 21TKOR1, 1:18