Fighter Profile
ZACountry
Dricus du Plessis
“Stillknocks”
#2 Middleweight
24-3-0Record
32Age
6′1″Height
76″Reach
OrthodoxStance
Team CIT MMATeam
ZACountryMiddleweightDivision
Finish rate
KO/TKO
9 (38%)
Submission
11 (46%)
Decision
4 (17%)
24 wins — 3 losses, 0 draws.
Fight History
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | Kamaru Usman | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC Fight Night 281 - Du Plessis vs. Usman | Sat, July 18, 2026 |
| L | Khamzat Chimaev | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 319 - Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | Sat, August 16, 2025 |
| W | Sean Strickland | Unanimous DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | Sat, February 8, 2025 |
| W | Israel Adesanya | SubmissionR4 · 3:38 | UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | Sat, August 17, 2024 |
| W | Sean Strickland | Split DecisionR5 · 5:00 | UFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis | Sat, January 20, 2024 |
| W | Robert Whittaker | KO/TKOR2 · 2:23 | UFC 290 | Sat, July 8, 2023 |
| W | Derek Brunson | KO/TKOR2 · 4:59 | UFC 285 - Jones vs. Gane | Sat, March 4, 2023 |
| W | Darren Till | SubmissionR3 · 2:43 | UFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | Sat, December 10, 2022 |
| W | Brad Tavares | Unanimous DecisionR3 · 5:00 | UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier | Sat, July 2, 2022 |
| W | Trevin Giles | KO/TKOR2 · 1:41 | UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | Sat, July 10, 2021 |
| W | Markus Perez | KO/TKOR1 · 3:22 | UFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Sat, October 10, 2020 |
| W | Brendan Lesar | SubmissionR1 · 4:15 | EFC 83 - EFC Worldwide 83 | Sat, December 14, 2019 |
| W | Joilton Lutterbach | KO/TKOR2 · 3:04 | KSW 50 - London | Sat, September 14, 2019 |
| L | Roberto Soldic | KO/TKOR3 · 2:33 | KSW 45 - The Return to Wembley | Sat, October 6, 2018 |
| W | Roberto Soldic | KO/TKOR2 · 1:37 | KSW 43 - Soldic vs. Du Plessis | Sat, April 14, 2018 |
| W | Yannick Bahati | SubmissionR1 · 1:30 | EFC 62 - EFC Worldwide 62 | Sat, August 19, 2017 |
| W | Jose Mauricio da Rocha Jr. | KO/TKOR1 · 3:58 | EFC 59 - EFC Worldwide 59 | Sat, May 13, 2017 |
| W | Rafal Haratyk | SubmissionR2 · 3:34 | EFC 56 - EFC Worldwide 56 | Fri, December 9, 2016 |
| W | Martin van Staden | SubmissionR3 · 3:59 | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 50 | Fri, June 17, 2016 |
| W | Bruno Belabela Mukulu | SubmissionR2 · 2:50 | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 46 | Sat, December 12, 2015 |
| W | Dino Bagattin | SubmissionR2 · 3:33 | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 40 | Sat, June 6, 2015 |
| W | Darren Daniel | SubmissionR1 · 4:50 | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 37 | Sat, February 21, 2015 |
| L | Garreth McLellan | SubmissionR3 · 2:12 | EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 33 | Sat, August 30, 2014 |
| W | Donavin Hawkey | KO/TKOR1 · 4:50 | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 27 | Thu, February 27, 2014 |
| W | Johannes Coenraad Lamprecht | SubmissionR3 · 1:54 | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 24 | Thu, October 10, 2013 |
| W | Bruno Belabela Mukulu | SubmissionR1 · 2:34 | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 23 | Thu, September 12, 2013 |
| W | Tshikangu Makuebo | KO/TKOR1 · 1:18 | EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 21 | Thu, July 25, 2013 |
