Dricus Du Plessis "Stillknocks"

Middleweight

Record and bio

Pro record—
UFC record10-1 · current 1-fight win streak
Opponents' combined UFC record124-42-1 (74.7%) across 11 opponents
Last 5 opponents68-17 (80%) across 5 opponents
Age32
Height6' 1"
Reach76"
StanceSwitch

Career stats (UFC)

Significant strikes landed per minute5.21
Significant strikes absorbed per minute4.24
Striking accuracy49%
Striking defense54%
Takedowns per 15 minutes1.90
Takedowns landed / attempted49%
Takedown defense50%
Submission attempts per 15 minutes0.60
Average fight time15.8 min

UFC wins: 4 KO/TKO, 2 submission, 4 decision. UFC losses: 0 KO/TKO, 0 submission, 1 decision.

UFC fight history

DateOpponentTheir UFC record thenStyleResultMethodEvent
2026-07-18Kamaru Usman16-3WrestlerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
2025-08-16Khamzat Chimaev8-0GrapplerLDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
2025-02-08Sean Strickland16-6StrikerWDecision - Unanimous R5 5:00 (title)UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
2024-08-17Israel Adesanya13-3StrikerWSubmission R4 3:38 (title)UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
2024-01-20Sean Strickland15-5StrikerWDecision - Split R5 5:00 (title)UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis
2023-07-08Robert Whittaker15-4StrikerWKO/TKO R2 2:23UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
2023-03-04Derek Brunson14-6WrestlerWKO/TKO R2 4:59UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
2022-12-10Darren Till6-4-1BalancedWSubmission R3 2:43UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
2022-07-02Brad Tavares14-6BalancedWDecision - Unanimous R3 5:00UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
2021-07-10Trevin Giles5-2BalancedWKO/TKO R2 1:41UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
2020-10-10Markus Perez2-3Submission grapplerWKO/TKO R1 3:22UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

UFC stats from ufcstats.com through 2026-10-31; bio and pro record from ESPN where available. Opponents' combined record is their UFC record going into each fight. 21+. Gambling problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.

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