Dricus Du Plessis

🇿🇦

(1994-01-14)

Statistics

UFC Record: 9-1

By Method:

KO/TKO: 4-0
Submission: 2-0
Decision: 3-1

By Elo:

As Favorite: 8-1
As Underdog: 1-0

By Weight Class:

Middleweight: 9-1

By Round:

Round 1: 1-0
Round 2: 3-0
Round 3: 2-0
Round 4: 1-0
Round 5: 2-1

By Type:

Main Event: 3-1
Title Fight: 3-1
Ranked Opponent: 7-1

UFC Roster Status: Active

Last 5: W W W W L

Elo: 3430

Peak Elo: 3539 (2025-02-08)

Avg Opponent Elo: 3147 (#14)

Bonuses: 4 (2 FOTN, 2 Performance)

Avg Fight Time: 14m 53s

Total Fight Time: 2h 28m 46s

Avg Time Between Fights: 189 days

Avg Card Placement: 4

Current Rankings:

#11 Men's Pound-for-Pound

#1 Middleweight

Peak Rankings:

#4 Men's Pound-for-Pound

🏅 Middleweight Champion

Elo Rating & UFC Rankings

Bout History

2025-08-16
UFC 319: du Plessis vs. Chimaev

⭐ Khamzat Chimaev (31) 🇦🇪 🇷🇺 🇸🇪
W W W W W • 8-0
UFC rank: #3 • Elo: 3509
50

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇿🇦 Dricus Du Plessis (31)
9-0 • W W W W W
Elo: 3539 • UFC rank: Champ
44

United Center
Chicago, Illinois
United States 🇺🇸

2025-02-08
UFC 312: du Plessis vs. Strickland 2

Dricus Du Plessis (31) 🇿🇦
W W W W W • 8-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3486
49

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

DEC
R5
5:00
🤖

🇺🇸 Sean Strickland (33)
16-6 • W W W L W
Elo: 3308 • UFC rank: #1
46

Qudos Bank Arena
Sydney
Australia 🇦🇺

2024-08-17
UFC 305: du Plessis vs. Adesanya

Dricus Du Plessis (30) 🇿🇦
W W W W W • 7-0
UFC rank: Champ • Elo: 3429

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

SUB
R4
3:38

🇳🇬 🇳🇿 Israel Adesanya (35)
13-3 • W W L W L
Elo: 3271 • UFC rank: #2

RAC Arena
Perth
Australia 🇦🇺

2024-01-20
UFC 297: Strickland vs. du Plessis

Dricus Du Plessis (30) 🇿🇦
W W W W W • 6-0
UFC rank: #2 • Elo: 3412

MIDDLEWEIGHT Title Fight

⭐DEC⭐

R5
5:00

🇺🇸 Sean Strickland (32)
15-5 • L L W W W
Elo: 3350 • UFC rank: Champ

Scotiabank Arena
Toronto
Canada 🇨🇦

2023-07-08
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodríguez

⭐ Dricus Du Plessis (29) 🇿🇦
W W W W W • 5-0
UFC rank: #5 • Elo: 3275

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
2:23

🇦🇺 Robert Whittaker (32)
15-4 • W W W L W
Elo: 3411 • UFC rank: #2

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2023-03-04
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane

Dricus Du Plessis (29) 🇿🇦
W W W W • 4-0
UFC rank: #10 • Elo: 3178

MIDDLEWEIGHT
TKO
R2
4:59

🇺🇸 Derek Brunson (39)
14-6 • W W W W L
Elo: 3170 • UFC rank: #5

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-12-10
UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev

Dricus Du Plessis (28) 🇿🇦
W W W • 3-0
UFC rank: #14 • Elo: 3104

MIDDLEWEIGHT

⭐SUB⭐

R3
2:43

🇬🇧 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Darren Till (29)
6-4-1 • L L W L L
Elo: 3010 • UFC rank: #10

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2022-07-02
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

Dricus Du Plessis (28) 🇿🇦
W W • 2-0
Elo: 3010

MIDDLEWEIGHT
DEC
R3
5:00

🇺🇸 Brad Tavares (34)
14-6 • W L L W W
Elo: 2987 • UFC rank: #12

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2021-07-10
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

⭐ Dricus Du Plessis (27) 🇿🇦
W • 1-0
Elo: 2924

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R2
1:41

🇺🇸 Trevin Giles (28)
5-2 • L L W W W
Elo: 2877

T-Mobile Arena
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States 🇺🇸

2020-10-10
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

Dricus Du Plessis (26) 🇿🇦
Debut 🔰
Elo: 2896

MIDDLEWEIGHT
KO
R1
3:22

🇧🇷 Markus Perez (30)
2-3 • L W L W L
Elo: 2581

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Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates 🇦🇪