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Dricus Du Plessis
South Africa
Pretoria, Gauteng Country

Dricus Du Plessis

"Stillknocks"

Dricus Du Plessis
AGE 31 / Jan 14, 1994
HEIGHT6'0" / 182.88 cm
WEIGHT185 lbs / 83.91 kg
ASSOCIATION


CLASS
Middleweight
Wins 23
KO / TKO
9
Meter
39%
SUBMISSIONS
11
Meter
48%
DECISIONS
3
Meter
13%
Losses 3
KO / TKO
1
Meter
33%
SUBMISSIONS
1
Meter
33%
DECISIONS
1
Meter
33%
FIGHT HISTORY - PRO
Result Fighter Event Method/Referee R Time
loss Khamzat Chimaev UFC 319 - Du Plessis vs. Chimaev
Aug / 16 / 2025		 Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		5 5:00
win Sean Strickland UFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2
Feb / 08 / 2025		 Decision (Unanimous)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		5 5:00
win Israel Adesanya UFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya
Aug / 17 / 2024		 Submission (Face Crank)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		4 3:38
win Sean Strickland UFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Jan / 20 / 2024		 Decision (Split)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		5 5:00
win Robert Whittaker UFC 290 - Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Jul / 08 / 2023		 TKO (Punches)
Marc Goddard
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 2:23
win Derek Brunson UFC 285 - Jones vs. Gane
Mar / 04 / 2023		 TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Herb Dean
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 4:59
win Darren Till UFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Dec / 10 / 2022		 Submission (Face Crank)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 2:43
win Brad Tavares UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Jul / 02 / 2022		 Decision (Unanimous)
Mark Smith
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		3 5:00
win Trevin Giles UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Jul / 10 / 2021		 KO (Punches)
Chris Tognoni
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		2 1:41
win Markus Perez UFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Oct / 10 / 2020		 KO (Punches)
Kevin Sataki
VIEW PLAY-BY-PLAY 		1 3:22
win Brendan Lesar EFC 83 - EFC Worldwide 83
Dec / 14 / 2019		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Brad Bloch 		1 4:15
win Joilton Lutterbach KSW 50 - London
Sep / 14 / 2019		 TKO (Punches)
Marc Goddard 		2 3:04
loss Roberto Soldic KSW 45 - The Return to Wembley
Oct / 06 / 2018		 KO (Punches)
Tomasz Bronder 		3 2:33
win Roberto Soldic KSW 43 - Soldic vs. Du Plessis
Apr / 14 / 2018		 TKO (Punches)
Tomasz Bronder 		2 1:37
win Yannick Bahati EFC 62 - EFC Worldwide 62
Aug / 19 / 2017		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Brad Bloch 		1 1:30
win Jose Mauricio da Rocha Jr. EFC 59 - EFC Worldwide 59
May / 13 / 2017		 TKO (Punches)
Wiekus Swart 		1 3:58
win Rafal Haratyk EFC 56 - EFC Worldwide 56
Dec / 09 / 2016		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Bobby Karagiannidis 		2 3:34
win Martin van Staden EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 50
Jun / 17 / 2016		 Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Ferdi Basson 		3 3:59
win Bruno Belabela Mukulu EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 46
Dec / 12 / 2015		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Bobby Karagiannidis 		2 2:50
win Dino Bagattin EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 40
Jun / 06 / 2015		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Wiekus Swart 		2 3:33
win Darren Daniel EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 37
Feb / 21 / 2015		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
 1 4:50
loss Garreth McLellan EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 33
Aug / 30 / 2014		 Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Ferdie Basson 		3 2:12
win Donavin Hawkey EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 27
Feb / 27 / 2014		 TKO (Punches)
 1 4:50
win Johannes Coenraad Lamprecht EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 24
Oct / 10 / 2013		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
 3 1:54
win Bruno Belabela Mukulu EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 23
Sep / 12 / 2013		 Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
 1 2:34
win Tshikangu Makuebo EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 21
Jul / 25 / 2013		 TKO (Punches)
 1 1:18
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