Dricus Du Plessisvs
Israel Adesanya
Dricus Du Plessis def. Israel Adesanya (Submission)
Middleweight5 rounds scheduledSaturday, August 17, 2024
RAC Arena, Perth, Australia
Dricus Du Plessis defeated Israel Adesanya by Submission in round 4 (3:38) in the Middleweight title main event of UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya, held Saturday, August 17, 2024 at RAC Arena, Perth.
Submission
Round 4 · 3:38
Tale of the Tape
23-3-0
Record
24-6-0
0
Win Streak
0
32
Age
36
6'1"
Height
6'4"
76"
Reach
80"
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Stance
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Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
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Nationality
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Striking Profile
5.18
SLpM
4.03
48%
Str. Acc.
48%
4.33
SApM
3.22
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Str. Def.
—
Grappling Profile
2.22
TD Avg.
0.05
51%
TD Acc.
9%
34%
TD Def.
76%
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Sub. Avg.
—
Recent form (last 5 fights)
Dricus Du Plessis · 4-1
- LUFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs ChimaevSat, Aug 16, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2Sat, Feb 8, 2025Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- WUFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- WUFC 297: Strickland vs du PlessisSat, Jan 20, 2024Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Israel Adesanya · 1-4
- L
- LUFC Saudi Arabia: Adesanya vs ImavovSat, Feb 1, 2025TKO · R2 · 0:30 · Middleweight
- LUFC 305: Du Plessis vs AdesanyaSat, Aug 17, 2024Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
- LUFC 293: Adesanya vs StricklandSat, Sep 9, 2023Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
- W
Common Opponents
Dricus Du Plessis
Israel Adesanya
Head-to-Head History
Career Averages
Based on 10 fights · 18 fights
77.0
Avg sig. strikes
71.5
2.20
Avg takedowns
0.06
1:45
Avg control time
0:34
147
Career high strikes
119
6
Career high TDs
1
Strike Distribution
Dricus Du Plessis
Strike target
Israel Adesanya
59%
Head
49%
18%
Body
21%
23%
Leg
30%
Dricus Du Plessis
Strike position
Israel Adesanya
82%
Distance
92%
8%
Clinch
5%
10%
Ground
3%
Fight stats
Dricus Du Plessis
Israel Adesanya
0
Knockdowns
0
90 of 197
Significant strikes
97 of 203
46%
Sig. strike accuracy
48%
99 of 206
Total strikes
105 of 211
4 of 9
Takedowns
0 of 1
44%
Takedown accuracy
0%
2
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
1
3:39
Control time
0:09
Significant strikes by target
61 of 155
Head
63 of 165
7 of 13
Body
26 of 29
22 of 29
Leg
8 of 9
80 of 184
Distance
92 of 198
8 of 11
Clinch
4 of 4
2 of 2
Ground
1 of 1
By round
ROUND 1
0
KD
0
22 of 52
Sig. str.
16 of 37
22 of 52
Total str.
16 of 37
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 2
0
KD
0
13 of 25
Sig. str.
17 of 30
22 of 34
Total str.
25 of 38
3 of 5
Takedowns
0 of 1
1
Sub. att
0
3:28
Ctrl
0:02
ROUND 3
0
KD
0
31 of 75
Sig. str.
40 of 83
31 of 75
Total str.
40 of 83
0 of 1
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:00
ROUND 4
0
KD
0
24 of 45
Sig. str.
24 of 53
24 of 45
Total str.
24 of 53
1 of 2
Takedowns
0 of 0
1
Sub. att
0
0:11
Ctrl
0:07
Referee
Marc Goddard
Time format
5 Rnd (5-5-5-5-5)