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.
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
Where it landed
Significant strikes landed by target in this fight
Where it happened
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
Range × target
Significant strikes landed by range and target in this fight · landed / attempted in each cell
Round by round
Significant strikes landed per round · the judges' scores under each
Bars share one scale across rounds. Each chip is one judge's score for the round, coloured by who they gave it to.
Judges' Scorecards
Media Scores
All 20 media scorecards
- Dayne Fox · BloodyElbow.com29-28Du Plessis
- Tristen Critchfield · Sherdog.com29-28Du Plessis
- Mike Sloan · Sherdog.com29-28Du Plessis
- Jay Pettry · Sherdog.com29-28Du Plessis
- MMAMania.com29-28Du Plessis
- MMAJunkie.com29-28Du Plessis
- Seán Sheehan · SevereMMA.com29-28Du Plessis
- Marcel Dorff · Eurosport Nederland29-28Du Plessis
- Drake Riggs · MMAMania.com29-28Du Plessis
- Ryan Frederick · WrestlingObserver.com29-28Du Plessis
- Joe McDonagh · Cageside Press29-28Du Plessis
- Keith Shillan · Sherdog.com29-28Du Plessis
- Greg Rosenstein · The Athletic29-28Du Plessis
- Matthew Wells · MMAJunkie.com29-28Du Plessis
- Jillian DeCoursey29-28Du Plessis
- Steve Duncan · mma.uno29-28Du Plessis
- CombatPress.com29-28Du Plessis
- Rob Tatum · CombatPress.com29-28Du Plessis
- Eric Kowal · MyMMANews.com29-28Du Plessis
- Tim Burke · BloodyElbow.com29-28Tavares
Fan Scorecards
114 fan scorecards submitted
Betting Odds
Average moneyline across 13 sportsbooks.
How it ends
Closing prices- KO/TKO+51913%
- Submission+22503%
- Decision+21425%
- KO/TKO+16730%
- Submission+60011%
- DecisionHow it ended+37517%
Moneyline by sportsbook
| 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
- —Purple belt · BJJ
- 2010Semifinalist · The Ultimate FighterMiddleweight
- —Waiakea High School (Hilo, Hawaii)Football (linebacker); track and field
No background on record
Camp · Team CITSig. strikes by zone
Where each fighter lands, as a share of significant strikes
Time in position
Share of fight time at distance, in the clinch and on the ground
How good, really
Each stat against every UFC fighter, in plain words
Ranked against 1497 UFC fighters with five or more UFC fights.
Striking & grappling
Same scale left and right on every row
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
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
3 early stoppages have no logged time
10 early stoppages have no logged time
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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.
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