Dricus Du Plessis vs Sean Strickland
Dricus Du Plessis is 24-3-0; Sean Strickland is 31-7-0. Sean Strickland is 3 years older than Dricus Du Plessis. They have met 2 times: Dricus Du Plessis 2, Sean Strickland 0.
“Stillknocks” · 24-3-0
Win · Unanimous DecisionLoss · Unanimous DecisionWin · Unanimous Decision
MiddleweightMet 2 times
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Style & credentials
Dricus Du Plessis
No background on record
Camp · Team CITSean Strickland
BoxingBJJMMA
- —Black belt · BJJRicardo Feliciano
- 2023UFC Middleweight ChampionshipUltimate Fighting Championship
- 2012King of the Cage Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
- 2012King of the Cage Interim Middleweight ChampionshipKing of the Cage
Sig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
62%81%
Head
18%14%
Body
21%5%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Dricus Du Plessislast 9 fights
73%19%
Sean Stricklandlast 10 fights
78%18%
DistanceClinchGround
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Dricus Du Plessis Sean Strickland
Strikes landed / min
5.215.98
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dricus Du Plessis · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Elite · better than 96% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
4.244.53
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dricus Du Plessis · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Poor · better than 19% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
1.900.66
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dricus Du Plessis · Good · better than 69% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Below avg · better than 29% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
49%62%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dricus Du Plessis · Good · better than 73% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Elite · better than 89% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
50%69%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dricus Du Plessis · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.600.10
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Dricus Du Plessis · Good · better than 63% of UFC fightersSean Strickland · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
5.21
Strikes landed / min5.98
4.24
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.53
1.90 / 3.9
Takedowns landed / 15 min0.66 / 1.1
49%
Takedown accuracy62%
50%
Takedown defence69%
1:36
Control time / fight1:21
0.60
Submission attempts / 15 min0.10
Bars in a row share one scale. The stronger side is solid; the pale tail behind takedowns is attempts.
Where the strikes land
Range × target
Dricus Du Plessis11 UFC fights · 906 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
48%437/1228
16%146/191
20%184/239
Clinch
6%52/76
1%13/15
0%0/0
Ground
8%70/98
0%2/2
0%2/2
Sean Strickland25 UFC fights · 2430 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
74%1790/4753
13%327/506
5%122/156
Clinch
3%66/105
0%10/10
0%2/2
Ground
4%107/178
0%6/7
0%0/0
Share of significant strikes landed by range and target · landed / attempted in each cell.
When it ends
Every early finish of their careers, placed at the minute it ended
Dricus Du Plessis22 of 27 ended early · 81%5 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
10 early stoppages have no logged time
Sean Strickland18 of 38 ended early · 47%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
1 early stoppage has no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Dricus Du Plessis4-1
- WUFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman· Jul 18, 2026Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev· Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2· Feb 9, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis· Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 27 fightsShow less
- W
- W
- W
- WUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier· Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WBrendan LesarEFC Worldwide 83· Dec 14, 2019· R1 · 4:15 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- W
- W
- WJosé da Rocha JuniorEFC Worldwide 59· May 13, 2017TKO · R1 · 3:58 · Welterweight
- W
- WMartin van StadenEFC Worldwide 50· Jun 17, 2016· R3 · 3:59 · Welterweight
- WBruno MukuluEFC Worldwide 46· Dec 12, 2015· R2 · 2:50 · Catchweight
- WDino BagattinEFC Worldwide 40· Jun 6, 2015· R2 · 3:33 · Welterweight
- WDarren DanielEFC Africa 37· Feb 21, 2015· R1 · 4:50 · Middleweight
- L
- WDonavin HawkeyEFC Africa 27· Feb 27, 2014TKO · R1 · 4:50 · Middleweight
- WJC LamprechtEFC Africa 24· Oct 10, 2013· R3 · 1:54 · Middleweight
- WBruno MukuluEFC Africa 23· Sep 12, 2013· R1 · 2:34 · Middleweight
- WTshikangu MakueboEFC Africa 21· Jul 25, 2013TKO · R1 · 1:18 · Middleweight
Sean Strickland3-2
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Hernandez· Feb 21, 2026TKO · R3 · 2:23 · Middleweight
- LUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2· Feb 9, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- LUFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis· Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
Full record · 38 fightsShow less
- WUFC 293: Adesanya vs Strickland· Sep 10, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Strickland vs Imavov· Jan 14, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Light Heavyweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Cannonier vs Strickland· Dec 17, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Hermansson vs Strickland· Feb 5, 2022Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Strickland· Jul 31, 2021Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Reyes vs Prochazka· May 1, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Hall vs Silva· Oct 31, 2020Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Poirier vs Pettis· Nov 11, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- L
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Mir vs Duffee· Jul 15, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Bigfoot vs Mir· Feb 22, 2015Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Welterweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Munoz vs Mousasi· May 31, 2014Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WMatt LaglerKOTC: Split Decision· Aug 29, 2013TKO · R1 · 4:59 · Middleweight
- WYusuke SakashitaKOTC: Worldwide· Jul 5, 2013Unanimous Decision · Middleweight
- WBill AlbrechtKOTC: Restitution· Feb 7, 2013TKO · R1 · 2:41 · Middleweight
- WJosh BryantKOTC: Unification· Dec 8, 2012Split Decision · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Hardcore· Apr 26, 2012TKO · R1 · 3:24 · Middleweight
- WBrandon HuntKOTC: Steel Curtain· Dec 17, 2011TKO · R1 · 3:48 · Catchweight
- WBrett SbardellaKing of the Cage· Aug 6, 2011TKO
- WDonavin HawkeyKOTC: Platinum· Nov 25, 2010Submission · R1 · 1:21 · Middleweight
- WAdriel MontesKOTC Underground 63· Oct 2, 2010TKO · R2 · 1:05 · Light Heavyweight
- WJorge InterianoLong Beach Fight Night· Jan 3, 2010DEC
- WWilliam WheelerKOTC Underground 45· Oct 3, 2009Submission · R1 · 1:55 · Light Heavyweight
- WBrandon EllsworthKOTC Underground 33· Mar 14, 2009TKO · R1 · 1:28 · Middleweight
- WTyler PottettKOTC Underground 20· Mar 22, 2008Submission · R2 · 1:53 · Welterweight
Head-to-Head History
Common Opponents
How each fared against the same opponents.
Dricus Du PlessisSean Strickland
- WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Jul 18, 2026LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 3 · 5:00Sat, Apr 8, 2017
- LUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, Aug 16, 2025WSplit Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sat, May 9, 2026
- WSubmission · ROUND 4 · 3:38Sun, Aug 18, 2024WUnanimous Decision · ROUND 5 · 5:00Sun, Sep 10, 2023
Frequently asked questions
Have Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland ever fought?
Yes, 2 times. Most recently at UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 (Sun, Feb 9, 2025), where Dricus Du Plessis won by Unanimous Decision.
What are the records of Dricus Du Plessis and Sean Strickland?
Dricus Du Plessis is 24-3-0 and Sean Strickland is 31-7-0.
Who has the longer reach, Dricus Du Plessis or Sean Strickland?
Neither. Both have a 76" · 193 cm reach.
Who is taller, Dricus Du Plessis or Sean Strickland?
Neither. Both stand 6'1" · 185 cm.
Who is older, Dricus Du Plessis or Sean Strickland?
Sean Strickland is 35 and Dricus Du Plessis is 32.
Who has more finishes, Dricus Du Plessis or Sean Strickland?
Dricus Du Plessis has 11 wins inside the distance (9 by KO/TKO, 2 by submission); Sean Strickland has 16 wins (12 by KO/TKO, 4 by submission).
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