Dricus Du Plessis stats
Career striking and grappling numbers for Dricus Du Plessis, with every tracked fight below.
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Career totals
Across UFC
- Tracked bouts
- 11
- Strikes landed / min
- 5.21
- Strike accuracy
- 49%
- Strikes absorbed / min
- 4.24
- Takedowns / 15 min
- 1.90
- Control time
- 10%
- Average fight time
- 15:48
Rates are computed over the 11 bouts whose finish time we hold.
Where they rank
All-time boards where Dricus Du Plessis sits in the top 25.
All MMA
- #4 Longest win streak, Middleweight9
- #5 Most title fight wins, Middleweight3
- #9 Longest average fight time, Middleweight15:48
- #9 Longest fights, Middleweight25:00
- #10 Most significant strikes landed, Middleweight906
- #19 Longest fights, Middleweight25:00
- #20 Strikes landed per minute, Middleweight5.21
- #21 Most total strikes landed, Middleweight1,022
UFC
- #4 Longest win streak, Middleweight9
- #5 Longest average fight time, Middleweight15:48
- #5 Most title fight wins, Middleweight3
- #9 Longest fights, Middleweight25:00
- #10 Most significant strikes landed, Middleweight906
- #16 Strikes landed per minute, Middleweight5.21
- #18 Most significant strikes in a round, Middleweight62
- #19 Longest fights, Middleweight25:00
Fight by fight
Every bout we hold official statistics for, newest first.
| Date | Event | Opponent | Result | Significant strikes | Opp. sig. strikes | Total strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Submission attempts | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs Usman | Kamaru Usman | WIN · UD · R5 5:00 | 136 of 273 | 92 of 234 | 139 of 278 | 0 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:06 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs Chimaev: Du Plessis vs Chimaev | Khamzat Chimaev | LOSS · UD · R5 5:00 | 13 of 29 | 37 of 47 | 45 of 68 | 1 of 1 | 0 | 1 | 0:53 |
| Feb 9, 2025 | UFC 312: Du Plessis vs Strickland 2 | Sean Strickland | WIN · UD · R5 5:00 | 147 of 314 | 128 of 263 | 149 of 316 | 1 of 2 | 0 | 0 | 0:05 |
| Aug 18, 2024 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs Adesanya | Israel Adesanya | WIN · SUB · R4 3:38 | 90 of 197 | 97 of 203 | 99 of 206 | 4 of 9 | 0 | 2 | 3:39 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | UFC 297: Strickland vs du Plessis | Sean Strickland | WIN · SD · R5 5:00 | 137 of 354 | 173 of 408 | 140 of 358 | 6 of 11 | 0 | 0 | 2:08 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs Rodriguez | Robert Whittaker | WIN · TKO · R2 2:23 | 62 of 104 | 31 of 70 | 74 of 118 | 1 of 1 | 1 | 0 | 0:57 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | UFC 285: Jones vs Gane | Derek Brunson | WIN · TKO · R2 4:59 | 71 of 115 | 37 of 84 | 84 of 132 | 1 of 2 | 1 | 1 | 1:25 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | UFC 282: Błachowicz vs Ankalaev | Darren Till | WIN · SUB · R3 2:43 | 86 of 147 | 35 of 70 | 117 of 197 | 6 of 6 | 0 | 3 | 5:33 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs Cannonier | Brad Tavares | WIN · UD · R3 5:00 | 113 of 212 | 82 of 150 | 123 of 222 | 0 of 7 | 0 | 0 | 1:18 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | UFC 264: Poirier vs McGregor 3 | Trevin Giles | WIN · TKO · R2 1:41 | 25 of 48 | 10 of 32 | 26 of 49 | 2 of 4 | 1 | 0 | 1:34 |
| Oct 11, 2020 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs Sandhagen | Markus Perez | WIN · TKO · R1 3:22 | 26 of 58 | 14 of 43 | 26 of 58 | 0 of 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:02 |
Strike Distribution
Strike target
- Head559 of 1402
- Body161 of 208
- Leg186 of 241
Totals across 11 tracked fights.
Strike position
- Distance767 of 1658
- Clinch65 of 91
- Ground74 of 102
Totals across 11 tracked fights.
Rivalries
Totals across every meeting with the same opponent.
| Opponent | Record | Significant strikes | Takedowns | Knockdowns | Control time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sean Strickland2 fights | 2–0 | 284 of 668 | 7 of 13 | 0 | 2:13 |
As published elsewhere
Career averages exactly as each source publishes them. The totals above are ours, computed from every tracked bout.
UFC careerRecord: 24-3-0 · Source: UFCStats.com
- Significant strikes
- 5.21per min
- Sig. strike accuracy
- 48%
- SApM
- 4.24per min
- Str. Def.
- 54%
- Takedowns
- 1.90per 15 min
- Takedown accuracy
- 48%
- TD Def.
- 50%
- Submission attempts
- 0.6per 15 min
Top 11% in the UFC
Top 32% in the UFC
Top 27% in the UFC
Top 40% in the UFC
Percentiles compare this fighter with 1497 UFC fighters who have five or more tracked fights.