Fighter profile

Dricus Du Plessis

“Stillknocks”

Middleweight · UFC record 10-1 · 11 detailed UFC fights · Last fight Sat 18 Jul 2026

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Fighter ratings

Ratings V2Rated

Striking (offense)85

Power77

Striking defense70

Takedown defense65

WrestlingProvisional measure80

Ratings V2 descriptive 0–100 scores (11 detailed fights; as of Sat 18 Jul 2026). Not win probabilities or rankings. Missing values stay unavailable.

Chin and Cardio · Frozen through October 17, 2026

R1 research scale

ChinEvidence: ESTABLISHED88.2

CardioEvidence: DEVELOPING88.5

Source: R1 public_candidate_display · status: Research candidate · as of Sat 17 Oct 2026. Separate frozen research scale; fights after October 17, 2026 are not reflected.

About these ratings

Ratings are domain-specific descriptive scales. Equal point differences across different domains do not imply equal absolute skill differences.

Striking (offense) · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 striking-offense score built from recorded significant strikes landed per round, significant-strike accuracy and significant-strike differential.
Power · Ratings V2: Recorded knockdown and KO/TKO-win threat under the Ratings V2 contract (knockdowns per round, KO/TKO win rate); not literal measured punching force.
Striking defense · Ratings V2: Recorded strike avoidance (striking defense) and bounded absorption (strikes absorbed per round) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Takedown defense · Ratings V2: Recorded defense against incoming takedown attempts (takedown defense rate) under the Ratings V2 contract.
Wrestling · Ratings V2: Ratings V2 wrestling-offense score: recorded takedowns landed per round and takedown accuracy. Not ground control or complete grappling.
Chin · R1 research scale: Exposure-adjusted recorded knockdown resistance. This is not a direct biological measurement of chin, recovery, or injury resistance.
Cardio · R1 research scale: Recorded later-round striking activity and effectiveness retention. This is not a direct physiological fitness measurement.

Ratings V2 scores follow each fighter's latest recorded state; R1 research-scale scores are frozen through 17 Oct 2026. Recovery is separate metadata, not a rating. No combined rating exists.

Profile

Height: 185 cm (6'1")
Reach: 193 cm (6'4")
Stance: Switch
Age: 32

Last 3: W W L (most recent last)

Career statistics

Descriptive

11 detailed UFC fights · 37 rounds of recorded statistics. Exact totals from recorded UFC fights through Sat 18 Jul 2026; not opponent-adjusted and not model inputs.

Strikes landed24.5significant, per round

Strikes absorbed19.9per round

Striking differential+4.6per round

Takedown attempts1.22per round

Takedown defense50.0%of attempts stopped

Finish rate60.0%of UFC wins

Striking

Significant strikes landed per round: 24.5
Significant strikes absorbed per round: 19.9
Differential per round (landed − absorbed): +4.6
Striking accuracy: 48.9%
Striking defense (opponent strikes avoided): 54.1%
Knockdowns per round: 0.11
Target: head / body / leg: 61.7% / 17.8% / 20.5%
Position: distance / clinch / ground: 84.7% / 7.2% / 8.2%

Per-round figures divide recorded totals by rounds with statistics. Shares are of significant strikes landed.

Wrestling and grappling

Takedown attempts per round: 1.22
Takedowns landed per round: 0.59
Takedown accuracy: 48.9%
Takedown defense: 50.0%
Control time per round: 0:29
Submission attempts per round: 0.19
Reversals per round: 0.03

Attempts and landed takedowns are counted separately; accuracy is landed ÷ attempted.

Outcomes and durability

UFC record (W-L-D, NC): 10-1-0
Finish rate (wins by KO/TKO or submission): 60.0%
Wins by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 4 · 2 · 4
Losses by KO/TKO · submission · decision: 0 · 0 · 1
Knockdowns scored / suffered: 4 / 0
Average fight time: 17:02 (over 10 bouts)

Results as recorded by UFCStats. Fight time is elapsed time (completed rounds plus ending time) and includes draws and no-contests. These are outcomes, not biological measurements.

UFC fight history

Dricus Du Plessis — most recent UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 18 Jul 2026	Kamaru Usman	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
Sat 16 Aug 2025	Khamzat Chimaev	L	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Sat 8 Feb 2025	Sean Strickland	W	U-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Sat 17 Aug 2024	Israel Adesanya	W	SUB Rear Naked Choke	R4 3:38	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Sat 20 Jan 2024	Sean Strickland	W	S-DEC	R5 5:00	UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis

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Dricus Du Plessis — earlier UFC fights
Date	Opponent	Result	Method	End	Event
Sat 8 Jul 2023	Robert Whittaker	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 2:23	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Sat 4 Mar 2023	Derek Brunson	W	KO/TKO Punches	R2 4:59	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane
Sat 10 Dec 2022	Darren Till	W	SUB Neck Crank	R3 2:43	UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Sat 2 Jul 2022	Brad Tavares	W	U-DEC	R3 5:00	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Sat 10 Jul 2021	Trevin Giles	W	KO/TKO Punch	R2 1:41	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Sat 10 Oct 2020	Markus Perez	W	KO/TKO Punch	R1 3:22	UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

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