Saturday, July 2, 2022T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States
Dricus Du Plessis defeated Brad Tavares by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier, held Saturday, July 2, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Dricus Du Plessis won the decision.
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Brad Tavares vs Dricus Du Plessis
Fight stats: totals
Same scale left and right on every row; the pale tail behind a bar is attempts
Brad TavaresDricus Du Plessis
0
Knockdowns0
82 / 150
Significant strikes113 / 212
55%
Sig. strike accuracy53%
98 / 167
Total strikes123 / 222
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 7
0%
Takedown accuracy0%
2:01
Control time1:18
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Brad TavaresDricus Du Plessis
5567%7970%
Head
2126%1715%
Body
67%1715%
Leg
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
82%10%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Brad Tavares82 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
4444/97
1919/29
66/6
Clinch
1010/14
22/2
0
Ground
11/2
0
0
Dricus Du Plessis113 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
6868/154
1212/16
1717/22
Clinch
99/13
55/5
0
Ground
22/2
0
0
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Brad TavaresDricus Du Plessis
R1
10
14
10-910-910-9
R2
33
39
10-910-910-9
R3
39
60
10-910-910-9
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Round 1Judges: Brad Tavares
0
Knockdowns0
10 / 13
Significant strikes14 / 26
77%
Sig. strike accuracy54%
25 / 29
Total strikes23 / 35
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 6
1:58
Control time1:18
Round 2Judges: Dricus Du Plessis
0
Knockdowns0
33 / 59
Significant strikes39 / 75
56%
Sig. strike accuracy52%
33 / 59
Total strikes39 / 75
0 / 0
Takedowns0 / 1
0:03
Control time0:00
Round 3Judges: Dricus Du Plessis
0
Knockdowns0
39 / 78
Significant strikes60 / 111
50%
Sig. strike accuracy54%
40 / 79
Total strikes61 / 112
0 / 1
Takedowns0 / 0
0:00
Control time0:00
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
1
Brad Tavares
19
Dricus Du Plessis
●29-28 Plessis×19●29-28 Tavares
All 20 media scorecards
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Plessis
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Plessis
- Mike Sloan · Sherdog.com29-28Plessis
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Plessis
- MMAMania.com29-28Plessis
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Plessis
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Plessis
- Marcel Dorff · Eurosport Nederland29-28Plessis
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com29-28Plessis
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Plessis
- Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press29-28Plessis
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Plessis
- Greg Rosenstein · The Athletic29-28Plessis
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com29-28Plessis
- Jillian DeCoursey29-28Plessis
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Plessis
- CombatPress.com29-28Plessis
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Plessis
- Eric Kowal · MyMMANews.com29-28Plessis
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Tavares
Fan Scorecards
114 fan scorecards submitted
8%
Brad Tavares
92%
Dricus Du Plessis
●29-28 Plessis86%●29-28 Tavares7%●29-27 Plessis3.5%●30-27 Plessis1.8%
Fans' round-by-round verdict
R1
97%
Tavares
R2
91%
Plessis
R3
96%
Plessis
Betting Odds
Brad Tavares
+135
43% implied win probability
Open: -116Best: +155
Dricus Du Plessis
-170
63% implied win probability
Open: -101Best: -130
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
| Sportsbook | Brad Tavares | Dricus Du Plessis |
|---|---|---|
| BetAnything | +145 | -180 |
| BetOnline | +155 | -180 |
| BetUS | +145 | -175 |
| Betway | +130 | -182 |
| Bovada | +150 | -185 |
| Cloudbet | +151 | -172 |
| DraftKings | -105 | -130 |
| FanDuel | +102 | -130 |
| MyBookie | +145 | -175 |
| Pinnacle | +153 | -175 |
| sportsbetio | +117 | -172 |
| sports-interaction | +125 | -205 |
| unibet | +140 | -177 |
Odds are for information only.
Build with this line: the same consensus odds, with opening and closing lines, are in the UFCalendar Fight API. Odds in the MMA Fight Data API
Insights
- Dricus Du Plessis absorbs 4.24 significant strikes a minute, more than 75% of UFC fighters.
- Dricus Du Plessis lands 5.21 significant strikes a minute, more than 90% of UFC fighters.
Style & credentials
Brad Tavares
MMA
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- 2010Semifinalist · The Ultimate Fightermiddleweight
- —Waiakea High School (Hilo, Hawaii)Football (linebacker); track and field
Dricus Du Plessis
No background on record
Camp · Team CIT · South AfricaSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
59%62%
Head
17%18%
Body
23%21%
Leg
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Brad Tavareslast 8 fights
66%23%11%
Dricus Du Plessislast 9 fights
73%19%
■ Distance■ Clinch■ Ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Brad Tavares· from fights outside the UFC Dricus Du Plessis· from fights outside the UFC
Strikes landed / min
3.415.21
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Tavares · Average · better than 51% of UFC fightersDricus Du Plessis · Elite · better than 90% of UFC fighters
Strikes taken / minfewer is better
3.324.24
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Tavares · Average · better than 52% of UFC fightersDricus Du Plessis · Below avg · better than 25% of UFC fighters
Takedowns landed / 15 min
0.701.90
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Tavares · Below avg · better than 31% of UFC fightersDricus Du Plessis · Good · better than 69% of UFC fighters
Takedown accuracy
27%49%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Tavares · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fightersDricus Du Plessis · Good · better than 74% of UFC fighters
Takedown defence
80%50%
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Tavares · Good · better than 83% of UFC fightersDricus Du Plessis · Below avg · better than 24% of UFC fighters
Submission attempts / 15 min
0.000.60
PoorBelow avgAverageGoodElite
Brad Tavares · Poor · better than 0% of UFC fightersDricus Du Plessis · Good · better than 62% of UFC fighters
Ranked against 1483 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
3.41
Strikes landed / min5.21
3.32
Strikes taken / minfewer is better4.24
0.70 / 2.6
Takedowns landed / 15 min1.90 / 3.9
27%
Takedown accuracy49%
80%
Takedown defence50%
1:40
Control time / fight1:36
0.00
Submission attempts / 15 min0.60
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
Brad Tavares25 UFC fights · 1148 landed
Head
Body
Leg
Distance
51%585/1752
12%141/241
23%262/315
Clinch
4%50/96
5%52/60
1%16/16
Ground
3%34/55
0%2/2
1%6/6
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
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
Brad Tavares13 of 33 ended early · 39%20 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
3 early stoppages have no logged time
Dricus Du Plessis22 of 27 ended early · 81%5 went the distance
R1R2R3R4R5
10 early stoppages have no logged time
finished the opponent got finished· placed at the minute the fight ended
Recent form · last 5
Brad Tavares1-4
- LUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Vallejos · Mar 14, 2026Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Emmett vs Murphy · Apr 5, 2025Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- LUFC Fight Night: Royval vs Taira · Oct 12, 2024Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
Full record · 33 fightsShow less
- WUFC 292: Sterling vs O'Malley · Aug 19, 2023Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LUFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021Split Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 257: Poirier vs McGregor 2 · Jan 24, 2021Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- LThe Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs Adesanya · Jul 6, 2018Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- W
- WUFC Fight Night: Johnson vs Gaethje · Jul 7, 2017Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- L
- W
- L
- L
- WUFC Fight Night: Rockhold vs Philippou · Jan 15, 2014Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC Fight Night: Condit vs Kampmann 2 · Aug 28, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Silva vs. Stann · Mar 3, 2013Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
- WUFC on FUEL TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier · May 15, 2012Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- L
- W
- WThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Liddell vs Team Ortiz Finale · Jun 19, 2010Unanimous Decision · R3 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WJonathan JoaoX-1 World Events 25 · Mar 7, 2009TKO · Middleweight
- WJoshua FerreiraX-1 World Events 19 · Sep 27, 2008· R2 · 2:28 · Middleweight
- WDevin KauweIcon 51: Hard Times · Aug 2, 2008TKO · R1 · 1:52 · Middleweight
- WJon FerrellNVP: Local Pride · Apr 18, 2008Middleweight
- WThomas SodenoMMA Contenders · Jun 29, 2007TKO · R1 · 0:40 · Middleweight
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: 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
Frequently asked questions
Who won Brad Tavares vs Dricus Du Plessis?
Dricus Du Plessis defeated Brad Tavares by Unanimous Decision in round 3 (5:00) in the Middleweight bout of UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier, held Saturday, July 2, 2022 at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas. The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Dricus Du Plessis won the decision.
What were the judges' scorecards for Brad Tavares vs Dricus Du Plessis?
The judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 29-28, Dricus Du Plessis won the decision.
Was Brad Tavares vs Dricus Du Plessis a robbery?
Public scoring backed the judges: 92% of 114 fan cards scored it for Dricus Du Plessis; 95% of 20 media scores picked Dricus Du Plessis.