#2 RankedMiddleweight

Dricus Du Plessis

“Stilknocks”

South Africa

23-3-0

9 KO · 11 SUB · 3 DEC

Age

6'1"

Height

76"

Reach

Switch

Stance

Next fight: vs Kamaru Usman · Jul 18 · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. UsmanPrediction →

Career History

Official results from ESPN.

Official ESPN per-fight stats

Strikes, takedowns, knockdowns, control & defense, aggregated from official ESPN per-fight statistics (recent fights).

Striking

Sig. strikes landed /min4.9

Striking accuracy48%

Strikes absorbed /min4.3

Striking defense52%

Knockdowns /150.2

Grappling

Takedowns /152

Takedown accuracy49%

Takedown defense39%

Submission /150.7

Control min /151.7

Striking Profile

Range striker

Long-range attack — 82% at distance, mixing levels.

Strike target

Head 59%Body 18%Leg 23%

Where it lands

Distance 82%Clinch 8%Ground 10%

From 10 fights · UFCStats significant-strike data

Win-probability projections live in the Vex AI simulator — the only modelled figures on the site.