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Dricus Du Plessis

Dricus Du Plessis

1152 ELO #39

"Stillknocks"

MMA 23-3-0 · UFC 9-1-0 · Middleweight (#2) · Welkom, South Africa · CIT MMA · Last fought 297 days ago

Dricus Du Plessis "Stillknocks" - UFC Fighter Profile

Dricus Du Plessis is a professional mixed martial arts fighter competing in the UFC Middleweight division and is ranked #2. Born in Welkom, South Africa, Dricus Du Plessis has compiled an MMA record of 23-3-0 with a UFC record of 9-1-0. Known for their MMA fighting style, Dricus Du Plessis trains at CIT MMA in Welkom, South Africa. With an ELO rating of 1152, Dricus Du Plessis ranks #39 out of 2693 UFC fighters.

Career Highlights: Dricus Du Plessis has 9 wins in the UFC. Dricus Du Plessis lands an average of 5.18 significant strikes per minute and averages 2.22 takedowns per 15 minutes.

Sensible Hypothetical Matchups

No fight is booked yet. These active Middleweight fighters are a similar age (within 8 years) and ELO (closest to 1152), and have not fought Dricus Du Plessis before.

Opponent UFC Age ELO Δ Age Δ ELO
Anthony Hernandez 9-3-0 32 1134 0.0 18
Michel Pereira 10-5-0 32 1071 0.0 81
Shara Magomedov 5-1-0 32 1070 0.0 82
Nursulton Ruziboev 4-1-0 32 1062 0.0 90
Marvin Vettori 9-8-0 32 1050 0.0 102
Zach Reese 4-3-0 32 1039 0.0 113

Fight Results Breakdown

10
Total Fights

Biggest Win

Robert Whittaker in 2023
Opponent ELO: 1183

Biggest Upset Loss

Khamzat Chimaev in 2025
Your ELO: 1169 · Opponent ELO: 1151 · Favored by 18

Physical & Background Stats

Height
6' 1'
Weight
Middleweight
Reach
76'
Stance
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Date of Birth
Jan 14 1994
Age
32
Peak ELO
1169
ELO Rank
39 of 2693
Strength of Schedule
218-69-1
Combined record of UFC opponents
Avg ELO of Opponents
1090.0
Avg ELO of Defeated Opponents
1081.3

Performance Statistics

SLpM
5.18
Significant Strikes Landed per Minute
Str. Acc.
48%
Significant Striking Accuracy
SApM
4.33
Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute
Str. Def.
52%
Significant Strike Defence
TD Avg.
2.22
Average Takedowns per 15 minutes
TD Acc.
51%
Takedown Accuracy
Sub. Avg.
0.7
Average Submissions per 15 minutes

Dricus Du Plessis Fight History

No defeats in this fight history.

Date Event Opponent Method Round Time Result Odds
2025-08-16 UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev Khamzat Chimaev U-DEC 5 5:00 Loss +190
2025-02-08 UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 Sean Strickland U-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2024-08-17 UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya Israel Adesanya SUB Rear Naked Choke 4 3:38 Win -
2024-01-20 UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis Sean Strickland S-DEC 5 5:00 Win -
2023-07-08 UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez Robert Whittaker KO/TKO Punches 2 2:23 Win -
2023-03-04 UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane Derek Brunson KO/TKO Punches 2 4:59 Win -
2022-12-10 UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev Darren Till SUB Neck Crank 3 2:43 Win -
2022-07-02 UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier Brad Tavares U-DEC 3 5:00 Win -
2021-07-10 UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 Trevin Giles KO/TKO Punch 2 1:41 Win -
2020-10-10 UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen Markus Perez KO/TKO Punch 1 3:22 Win -

ELO Progression Over Time

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Dricus Du Plessis ELO Rating Calculation

Fight # Date Opponent Name Opponent ELO Result ELO Gained ELO
10 2025-08-16 Khamzat Chimaev 1151 Loss -17 1152
9 2025-02-08 Sean Strickland 1147 Win +16 1169
8 2024-08-17 Israel Adesanya 1166 Win +23 1153
7 2024-01-20 Sean Strickland 1147 Win 0 1130
6 2023-07-08 Robert Whittaker 1183 Win +25 1130
5 2023-03-04 Derek Brunson 1154 Win +24 1105
4 2022-12-10 Darren Till 1045 Win +20 1081
3 2022-07-02 Brad Tavares 1079 Win +18 1061
2 2021-07-10 Trevin Giles 1048 Win +22 1043
1 2020-10-10 Markus Perez 994 Win +21 1021

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