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Age
“Stilknocks”
Dricus Du Plessis
24-3-0Pro record
#2Middleweight
MiddleweightSouth Africa · Switch
6' 1"
Height
76"
Reach
Switch
Stance
4-1
Last 5
Team CIT
Team
Career stats11 UFC bouts · 174 min
Sig. strikes / min5.2
Sig. strikes absorbed / min4.2
Striking accuracy49%
Striking defense54%
Takedowns / 15 min1.9
Takedown accuracy49%
Takedown defense50%
Control time10%
Knockdowns / 15 min0.35
Finish rate60%
Fight history20 UFC bouts
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Kamaru Usman
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC Fight Night
Jul 18, 2026
Khamzat Chimaev
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC 319
Aug 16, 2025
Sean Strickland
Decision - Unanimous · R5 5:00
UFC 312
Feb 8, 2025
Israel Adesanya
Submission — Rear Naked Choke · R4 3:38
UFC 305
Aug 17, 2024
Sean Strickland
Decision - Split · R5 5:00
UFC 297
Jan 20, 2024
Robert Whittaker
KO/TKO — Punches · R2 2:23
UFC 290
Jul 8, 2023
Derek Brunson
KO/TKO — Punches · R2 4:59
UFC 285
Mar 4, 2023
Darren Till
Submission — Neck Crank · R3 2:43
UFC 282
Dec 10, 2022
Brad Tavares
Decision - Unanimous · R3 5:00
UFC 276
Jul 2, 2022
Trevin Giles
KO/TKO — Punch · R2 1:41
UFC 264
Jul 10, 2021
Markus Perez
KO/TKO — Punch · R1 3:22
UFC Fight Night
Oct 10, 2020
Brendan Lesar
Submission (Guillotine) · R1 4:15
EFC 83
Dec 14, 2019
Joilton Lutterbach
TKO (Punches) · R2 3:04
KSW 50
Sep 14, 2019
Roberto Soldić
KO/TKO · R3 2:33
KSW 45
Oct 6, 2018
Roberto Soldić
KO/TKO · R2 1:37
KSW 43
Apr 14, 2018
Yannick Bahati
Submission (Guillotine) · R1 1:30
EFC 62
Aug 19, 2017
Jose Mauricio da Rocha Jr.
TKO · R1 3:58
EFC 59
May 13, 2017
Rafal Haratyk
Submission (Guillotine) · R2 3:34
EFC 56
Dec 9, 2016
Martin van Staden
Submission (Guillotine) · R3 3:59
EFC
Jun 17, 2016
Bruno Belabela Mukulu
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) · R2 2:50
EFC
Dec 12, 2015