Ultimate Fighting Calendar
Middleweight3 rounds scheduled
Markus Perez
Maluko
12-5-0
RESULT

Dricus Du Plessis def. Markus Perez (TKO)

TKO · Round 1 · 3:22
WIN
Dricus Du Plessis
Stillknocks
24-3-0
Sunday, October 11, 2020
UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Dricus Du Plessis defeated Markus Perez by TKO in round 1 (3:22) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen, held Sunday, October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Fight stats

Markus Perez
Dricus Du Plessis
0
Knockdowns
1
14 of 43
Significant strikes
26 of 58
33%
Sig. strike accuracy
45%
14 of 43
Total strikes
26 of 58
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
-
Takedown accuracy
-
0
Submission attempts
0
0
Reversals
0
0:00
Control time
0:02
Significant strikes by target
8 of 36
Head
7 of 28
3 of 4
Body
4 of 5
3 of 3
Leg
15 of 25
14 of 43
Distance
23 of 54
0 of 0
Clinch
0 of 0
0 of 0
Ground
3 of 4

By round

ROUND 1
0
KD
1
14 of 43
Sig. str.
26 of 58
14 of 43
Total str.
26 of 58
0 of 0
Takedowns
0 of 0
0
Sub. att
0
0:00
Ctrl
0:02

Betting Odds

Markus Perez
+147
40% implied win probability
Open: +119Best: +173
Dricus Du Plessis
-181
64% implied win probability
Open: -152Best: -156

Average moneyline across 9 sportsbooks.

Line Movement

Markus PerezDricus Du Plessis
40%50%60%70%Sep 28Oct 2Oct 6Oct 11Sep 28, 12:45 PM UTC · Markus Perez +130 (43%)Sep 28, 8:55 PM UTC · Markus Perez +125 (44%)Sep 29, 12:20 PM UTC · Markus Perez +120 (45%)Sep 30, 8:20 PM UTC · Markus Perez +118 (46%)Oct 1, 12:51 PM UTC · Markus Perez +115 (47%)Oct 2, 10:41 PM UTC · Markus Perez +117 (46%)Oct 4, 4:54 AM UTC · Markus Perez +118 (46%)Oct 4, 9:03 PM UTC · Markus Perez +117 (46%)Oct 5, 6:50 AM UTC · Markus Perez +117 (46%)Oct 5, 3:34 PM UTC · Markus Perez +117 (46%)Oct 5, 3:35 PM UTC · Markus Perez +117 (46%)Oct 5, 4:16 PM UTC · Markus Perez +118 (46%)Oct 5, 4:37 PM UTC · Markus Perez +119 (46%)Oct 5, 6:10 PM UTC · Markus Perez +120 (45%)Oct 5, 6:20 PM UTC · Markus Perez +120 (45%)Oct 5, 6:24 PM UTC · Markus Perez +121 (45%)Oct 6, 12:20 AM UTC · Markus Perez +122 (45%)Oct 6, 6:20 AM UTC · Markus Perez +124 (45%)Oct 6, 10:30 AM UTC · Markus Perez +125 (44%)Oct 6, 10:30 AM UTC · Markus Perez +126 (44%)Oct 6, 10:31 AM UTC · Markus Perez +125 (44%)Oct 6, 11:50 AM UTC · Markus Perez +126 (44%)Oct 6, 12:00 PM UTC · Markus Perez +126 (44%)Oct 6, 1:05 PM UTC · Markus Perez +128 (44%)Oct 6, 1:31 PM UTC · Markus Perez +128 (44%)Oct 6, 2:00 PM UTC · Markus Perez +127 (44%)Oct 8, 9:05 AM UTC · Markus Perez +129 (44%)Oct 8, 6:13 PM UTC · Markus Perez +131 (43%)Oct 8, 6:32 PM UTC · Markus Perez +135 (43%)Oct 8, 6:51 PM UTC · Markus Perez +133 (43%)Oct 8, 7:12 PM UTC · Markus Perez +134 (43%)Oct 8, 7:53 PM UTC · Markus Perez +133 (43%)Oct 9, 5:01 AM UTC · Markus Perez +134 (43%)Oct 9, 5:51 AM UTC · Markus Perez +135 (43%)Oct 9, 6:03 AM UTC · Markus Perez +136 (42%)Oct 9, 6:05 AM UTC · Markus Perez +136 (42%)Oct 9, 6:08 AM UTC · Markus Perez +137 (42%)Oct 9, 7:11 AM UTC · Markus Perez +136 (42%)Oct 9, 7:43 AM UTC · Markus Perez +136 (42%)Oct 9, 1:36 PM UTC · Markus Perez +136 (42%)Oct 9, 3:21 PM UTC · Markus Perez +135 (43%)Oct 9, 3:39 PM UTC · Markus Perez +136 (42%)Oct 9, 5:09 PM UTC · Markus Perez +136 (42%)Oct 9, 7:22 PM UTC · Markus Perez +137 (42%)Oct 9, 8:31 PM UTC · Markus Perez +138 (42%)Oct 10, 1:09 AM UTC · Markus Perez +139 (42%)Oct 10, 11:06 PM UTC · Markus Perez +138 (42%)Oct 10, 11:06 PM UTC · Markus Perez +140 (42%)Oct 10, 11:07 PM UTC · Markus Perez +141 (41%)Oct 10, 11:07 PM UTC · Markus Perez +142 (41%)Oct 10, 11:07 PM UTC · Markus Perez +143 (41%)Oct 10, 11:09 PM UTC · Markus Perez +142 (41%)Oct 11, 3:05 AM UTC · Markus Perez +145 (41%)Oct 11, 3:11 AM UTC · Markus Perez +147 (40%)Sep 28, 12:45 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -160 (62%)Sep 28, 8:55 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -155 (61%)Sep 29, 12:20 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -150 (60%)Sep 30, 8:20 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -145 (59%)Oct 1, 12:51 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -143 (59%)Oct 2, 10:41 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -142 (59%)Oct 4, 4:54 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -143 (59%)Oct 4, 9:03 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -144 (59%)Oct 5, 6:50 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -142 (59%)Oct 5, 3:34 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -142 (59%)Oct 5, 3:35 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -144 (59%)Oct 5, 4:16 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -146 (59%)Oct 5, 4:37 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -147 (60%)Oct 5, 6:10 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -148 (60%)Oct 5, 6:20 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -148 (60%)Oct 5, 6:24 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -149 (60%)Oct 6, 12:20 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -151 (60%)Oct 6, 6:20 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -151 (60%)Oct 6, 10:30 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -152 (60%)Oct 6, 10:30 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -153 (60%)Oct 6, 10:31 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -158 (61%)Oct 6, 11:50 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -159 (61%)Oct 6, 12:00 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -161 (62%)Oct 6, 1:05 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -161 (62%)Oct 6, 1:31 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -161 (62%)Oct 6, 2:00 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -160 (62%)Oct 8, 9:05 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -160 (62%)Oct 8, 6:13 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -161 (62%)Oct 8, 6:32 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -163 (62%)Oct 8, 6:51 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -168 (63%)Oct 8, 7:12 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -166 (62%)Oct 8, 7:53 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -168 (63%)Oct 9, 5:01 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -167 (63%)Oct 9, 5:51 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -168 (63%)Oct 9, 6:03 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -169 (63%)Oct 9, 6:05 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -171 (63%)Oct 9, 6:08 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -173 (63%)Oct 9, 7:11 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -171 (63%)Oct 9, 7:43 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -171 (63%)Oct 9, 1:36 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -169 (63%)Oct 9, 3:21 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -170 (63%)Oct 9, 3:39 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -169 (63%)Oct 9, 5:09 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -171 (63%)Oct 9, 7:22 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -172 (63%)Oct 9, 8:31 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -173 (63%)Oct 10, 1:09 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -171 (63%)Oct 10, 11:06 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -172 (63%)Oct 10, 11:06 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -172 (63%)Oct 10, 11:07 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -174 (64%)Oct 10, 11:07 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -176 (64%)Oct 10, 11:07 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -177 (64%)Oct 10, 11:09 PM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -176 (64%)Oct 11, 3:05 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -179 (64%)Oct 11, 3:11 AM UTC · Dricus Du Plessis -181 (64%)+147-181
SportsbookMarkus PerezDricus Du Plessis
BetOnline+173-203
Bookmaker+138-170
Bovada+150-185
Cloudbet+152-177
MyBookie+145-175
Pinnacle+135-156
sportsbetio+150-227
sports-interaction+140-180
unibet+140-177

Odds are for information only. · Odds data: fightodds.io

Frequently asked questions

Who won Markus Perez vs Dricus Du Plessis?

Dricus Du Plessis defeated Markus Perez by TKO in round 1 (3:22) in the Middleweight bout of UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen, held Sunday, October 11, 2020 at UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi.

Referee
Kevin Sataki
Time format
3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Pre-fight comparison

Win probability

Markus Perez 32%68% Dricus Du Plessis

What the model gave each fighter going into the fight, from their pre-fight UFCalendar Power Index ratings. See the full Power Index

Fight DNA

Head to head

UFCalendar's style model · Middleweight roster (229 fighters)

Markus Perez
Submission Ace
2 edges
Dricus Du Plessis
Complete Fighter
9 edges
PowerSpeedPrecisionDurabilityEngineWrestlingGround

Radar scaled to this matchup · bars show the gap

Style shape

87Power94
70Speed94
57Precision90
76Durability93
66Engine96
70Wrestling93
78Ground94

Biggest edge Dricus Du Plessis, Ground striking +37

Attribute by attribute

Markus Perez is on the left of every row, Dricus Du Plessis on the right.
79Punch power95
95Kick power92
62Punch speed94
78Kick speed93
57Accuracy90
70Takedowns93
58Ground striking95
98Submissions93
88Chin95
64Body strength90
66Cardio96

Attributes are rated 0-100 by UFCalendar's style model.

Tale of the Tape

12-5-0
Record
24-3-0
1705
Power Index rating
1833
0
Win Streak
1
38
Age
32
6'1"
185 cm
Height
6'1"
185 cm
73"
185 cm
Reach
76"
193 cm
Orthodox
Stance
Switch
Middleweight
Weight Class
Middleweight
Brazil
Nationality
South Africa

Striking Profile

2.60
SLpM
5.21
47%
Str. Acc.
48%
3.72
SApM
4.24
52%
Str. Def.
54%

Grappling Profile

0.81
TD Avg.
1.90
25%
TD Acc.
48%
77%
TD Def.
50%
1.00
Sub. Avg.
0.60

Recent form (last 5 fights)

Markus Perez · 3-2
  • W
    Peak Fighting 51 · Mar 21, 2026
    Submission · R1 · 4:39 · Middleweight
  • L
    Karate Combat 59 · Feb 13, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Karate Combat 58 · Dec 5, 2025
    Unanimous Decision
  • L
    Karate Combat 57 · Oct 31, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · Light Heavyweight
  • W
    Karate Combat 50 · Oct 11, 2024
    TKO · R3 · 1:51 · Heavyweight
Dricus Du Plessis · 4-1
  • W
    UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman · Jul 18, 2026
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • L
    UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 · Feb 8, 2025
    Unanimous Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024
    Submission · R4 · 3:38 · Middleweight
  • W
    UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024
    Split Decision · R5 · 5:00 · Middleweight

Career Averages

Based on 7 fights · 11 fights
27.4
Avg sig. strikes
82.4
0.57
Avg takedowns
2.00
1:48
Avg control time
1:36
54
Career high strikes
147
2
Career high TDs
6

Strike Distribution

Markus Perez
Strike target
Dricus Du Plessis
49%
Head
62%
42%
Body
18%
9%
Leg
21%
Markus Perez
Strike position
Dricus Du Plessis
66%
Distance
85%
30%
Clinch
7%
5%
Ground
8%