Official MMA record
Dricus Du Plessis
“Stillknocks”
Professional record
23-3-0
- Division
- Middleweight
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6' 1"
- Weight
- 185 lb
- Gender
- Male
- Fighting out of
- South Africa
Profile summary
Dricus Du Plessis is an MMA fighter with a professional record of 23-3-0.
Career file
Professional career statistics
23-3-0
Total fights
26
Rounds fought
52.7
Current streak
1 L
Finish rate
87%
Win methods
Loss methods
Career length
12y 21d
Fights per year
2.2
Longest layoff
11m 21d
Quickest turnaround
28d
Quick hits
Fastest win
01:18
Fastest KO
01:18
Fastest submission
01:30
Finished rate
66.7%
Avg. fight length · wins
09:23
Avg. fight length · losses
15:51
Avg. rounds · wins
1.9
Avg. rounds · losses
3.2
Official record
Professional fight record
| Date | Result | Opponent | Division | Method / event | Round / time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2026 | Next | Kamaru Usman | Middleweight | Result pending UFC FIGHT NIGHT 281: DU PLESSIS vs. USMAN | R5/05:00 |
| Aug 16, 2025 | L | Khamzat Chimaev | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 319: DU PLESSIS vs CHIMAEVVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Feb 9, 2025 | W | Sean Strickland | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 312: DU PLESSIS vs STRICKLAND 2VerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Aug 17, 2024 | W | Israel Adesanya | Middleweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 305: DU PLESSIS VS ADESANYAVerifiedTitle bout | R4/03:38 |
| Jan 20, 2024 | W | Sean Strickland | Middleweight | Decision · Split Decision UFC 297: STRICKLAND vs DU PLESSISVerifiedTitle bout | R5/05:00 |
| Jul 8, 2023 | W | Robert Whittaker | Middleweight | TKO/RSC UFC 290: VOLKANOVSKI vs RODRIGUEZVerified | R2/02:23 |
| Mar 4, 2023 | W | Derek Brunson | Middleweight | TKO/RSC UFC 285: JONES vs GANEVerified | R2/04:59 |
| Dec 10, 2022 | W | Darren Till | Middleweight | Submission · Rear Naked Choke UFC 282: BLACHOWICZ vs ANKALAEVVerified | R3/02:43 |
| Jul 2, 2022 | W | Brad Tavares | Middleweight | Decision · Unanimous Decision UFC 276: ADESANYA vs. CANNONIERVerified | R3/05:00 |
| Jul 10, 2021 | W | Trevin Giles | Middleweight | KO UFC 264: MCGREGOR vs POIRIERVerified | R2/01:41 |
| Oct 10, 2020 | W | Markus Perez | Middleweight | KO UFC FN 53 ON ESPN: MORAES vs SANDHAGENVerified | R1/03:22 |
| Dec 14, 2019 | W | Brendan Lesar | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 83 | R1/04:15 |
| Sep 14, 2019 | W | Joilton Lutterbach | Middleweight | TKO/RSC Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 50 | R2/03:04 |
| Oct 6, 2018 | L | Roberto Soldic | Welterweight | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 45 - MMA's Not Dead | R3/02:33 |
| Apr 14, 2018 | W | Roberto Soldic | Welterweight | TKO/RSC Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 43 | R3/05:00 |
| Aug 19, 2017 | W | Yannick Bahati | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 62 | R1/01:30 |
| May 13, 2017 | W | Jose Mauricio da Rocha Jr. | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 59 | R1/03:58 |
| Dec 9, 2016 | W | Rafal Haratyk | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke Extreme Fighting Championship 56 | R2/03:34 |
| Jun 17, 2016 | W | Martin Van Staden | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 50 | R3/03:59 |
| Dec 12, 2015 | W | Bruno Belabela Mukulu | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 46 | R2/00:00 |
| Jun 6, 2015 | W | Dino Bagattin | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke EFC Africa 40 | R2/03:33 |
| Feb 21, 2015 | W | Darren Daniel | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke EFC Africa 37 | R1/04:50 |
| Aug 30, 2014 | L | Garreth Mclellan | — | Submission · Guillotine Choke EFC Africa 33 | R3/00:00 |
| Feb 27, 2014 | W | Donavin Hawkey | — | TKO/RSC · Referee Stoppage from Strikes EFC Africa 27 | R1/04:50 |
| Oct 10, 2013 | W | Johannes Coenraad Lamprecht | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke EFC Africa 24 | R3/00:00 |
| Sep 12, 2013 | W | Bruno Belabela Mukulu | — | Submission · Rear Naked Choke EFC Africa 23 | R1/02:34 |
| Jul 25, 2013 | W | Tez Makuebo | — | TKO/RSC EFC Africa 21 | R1/01:18 |