Dricus du Plessis “Stillknocks”

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Age 30
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Middleweight

Dricus du Plessis is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 22-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 3 weeks, 2 days
Rounds Fought 42.7
Avg. Fights/Year 2.2
Longest Layoff 11 months, 21 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks, 0 days

Record BreakDown

- KO/TKO SUB DEC
Wins 9 11 2
Losses 1 1 0
Finish Rate 90.9%
Finished Rate 100.0%
Win by Decision Rate 9.1%
Loss by Decision Rate 0.0%
Win by KO Rate 40.9%
Loss by KO Rate 50.0%
Win by SUB Rate 50.0%
Loss by SUB Rate 50.0%
Win Method
Loss Method

Quick Hits

Fastest Win 01:18
Fastest KO 01:18
Fastest SUB 01:30
Ave. Rounds (Ws) 1.7
Ave. Length of Fight (Ws) 08:41
Ave. Rounds (Ls) 2.3
Ave. Length of Fight (Ls) 11:16
Finish Rounds
Finished Rounds

Official Professional MMA Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
OFF 08/17/2024 W
(21-2-0) 		Israel Adesanya
(24-4-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.0 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 305: DU PLESSIS VS ADESANYA 		4 03:38
OFF 01/20/2024 W
(20-2-0) 		Sean Strickland
(29-6-0) 		MW
( 184.0 vs. 184.25 ) 		Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 297: STRICKLAND vs DU PLESSIS 		5 05:00
OFF 07/08/2023 W
(19-2-0) 		Robert Whittaker
(26-8-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 185.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 290: VOLKANOVSKI vs RODRIGUEZ 		2 02:23
OFF 03/04/2023 W
(18-2-0) 		Derek Brunson
(24-9-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.5 ) 		TKO/RSC
UFC 285: JONES vs GANE 		2 04:59
OFF 12/10/2022 W
(17-2-0) 		Darren Till
(15-5-1) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 184.5 ) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 282: BLACHOWICZ vs ANKALAEV 		3 02:43
OFF 07/02/2022 W
(16-2-0) 		Brad Tavares
(20-10-0) 		MW
( 185.0 vs. 185.5 ) 		Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 276: ADESANYA vs. CANNONIER 		3 05:00
OFF 07/10/2021 W
(15-2-0) 		Trevin Giles
(16-7-0) 		MW
( 185.5 vs. 185.5 ) 		KO
UFC 264: MCGREGOR vs POIRIER 		2 01:41
OFF 10/10/2020 W
(14-2-0) 		Markus Perez
(8-7-0) 		MW
( 186.0 vs. 186.0 ) 		KO
UFC FN 53 ON ESPN: MORAES vs SANDHAGEN 		1 03:22
NRB 12/14/2019 W
(13-2-0) 		Brendan Lesar
(3-3-0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 83 		1 04:15
NRB 09/14/2019 W
(12-2-0) 		Joilton Lutterbach
(33-10-0) 		MW TKO/RSC
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 50 		2 03:04
NRB 10/06/2018 L
(12-1-0) 		Roberto Soldic
(19-4-0) 		WW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 45 - MMA's Not Dead 		3 02:33
NRB 04/14/2018 W
(11-1-0) 		Roberto Soldic
(19-4-0) 		WW TKO/RSC
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 43 		3 05:00
NRB 08/19/2017 W
(10-1-0) 		Yannick Bahati
(9-9-1) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 62 		1 01:30
NRB 05/13/2017 W
(9-1-0) 		Jose Mauricio da Rocha Jr.
(7-3-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 59 		1 03:58
NRB 12/09/2016 W
(8-1-0) 		Rafal Haratyk
(20-5-1) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship 56 		2 03:34
NRB 06/17/2016 W
(7-1-0) 		Martin Van Staden
(22-12-0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 50 		3 03:59
NRB 12/12/2015 W
(6-1-0) 		Bruno Belabela Mukulu
(5-7-1) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 46 		2 05:00
NRB 06/06/2015 W
(5-1-0) 		Dino Bagattin
(12-10-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 40 		2 03:33
NRB 02/21/2015 W
(4-1-0) 		Darren Daniel
(3-3-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 37 		1 04:50
NRB 08/30/2014 L
(4-0-0) 		Garreth Mclellan
(12-7-0) 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
EFC Africa 33 		3 05:00
NRB 02/27/2014 W
(3-0-0) 		Donavin Hawkey
(10-6-0) 		TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
EFC Africa 27 		1 04:50
NRB 10/10/2013 W
(2-0-0) 		Johannes Coenraad Lamprecht
(1-2-0) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 24 		3 05:00
NRB 09/12/2013 W
(1-0-0) 		Bruno Belabela Mukulu
(5-7-1) 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 23 		1 02:34
NRB 07/25/2013 W
(0-0-0) 		Tez Makuebo
(0-2-0) 		TKO/RSC
EFC Africa 21 		1 01:18

* Bouts marked with 'OFF' denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission. Bouts marked with an SB denote bouts overseen by a duly-recognized sanctioning organization. Bouts marked NRB denote non-regulated bouts.

* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record

* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class