Dricus Du Plessis
9W · 1L
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Middleweight
67% finish rate100% as favorite0% as underdog
1527
ELO Rating
ELO RatingHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
1526.7Contender→
Recency-weighted skill · finish-adjusted · streak-amplified
Division ELOHow is ELO calculated?18-month recency decay · streak amplification · activity velocity · career-death penalty. Old champions can't hide behind past glory.Understanding our ELO →
#18of 76 active
Age
32
Jan 14, 1994
Height
6'1" (185.42 cm)
Reach
193.04 cm
Win Rate
90.0%
Output & Defense
Rate-normalized career statistics (per 15 minutes, except strike rates which are per-minute)
Strikes landed / min
5.18
SLpM
Strikes absorbed / min
4.33
SApM (lower is better)
Net striking
+0.85
SLpM − SApM
Strike defense
52%
Opponent strikes evaded
Takedowns / 15 min
2.22
TD_Avg
Takedown defense
34%
Opponent TDs stuffed
Sub attempts / 15 min
0.70
Sub_Avg
High-volume strikerActive wrestler
Head-to-Head Comparison
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Career Averages (per fight)
5.3
Sig. Strikes
2.6
Takedowns
0.7
Sub Attempts
How They Win
KO/TKO4 (44%)
Submission2 (22%)
Decision0 (0%)
Loss Vulnerability
KO/TKO0 (0%)
Submission0 (0%)
Decision0 (0%)
Betting Profile
Win rate when fighting as favorite vs underdog
As Favorite
100%
8W – 0L in 8 fights
As Underdog
0%
0W – 1L in 1 fights
ELO Trajectory
Skill rating evolution — hover dots for fight details
Elo Changes
Rating gained or lost in each fight
lost to Khamzat Chimaev
-8.31527
def. Sean Strickland
+8.31535
def. Israel Adesanya
+6.91527
def. Sean Strickland
+4.51520
def. Robert Whittaker
+3.81515
def. Derek Brunson
+4.51512
def. Darren Till
+3.51507
def. Brad Tavares
+1.81504
def. Trevin Giles
+1.11502
def. Markus Perez
+0.61501
Division ELO Rankings
Middleweight · Active fighters ranked by recency-weighted skill
Fight History (10 fights)
UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Aug 16, 2025
Loss
View Analysis →UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Feb 8, 2025
UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Aug 17, 2024
UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Jan 20, 2024
UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023
UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · Mar 4, 2023
vs Darren Till
UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · Dec 10, 2022
vs Brad Tavares
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Jul 2, 2022
vs Trevin Giles
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · Jul 10, 2021
vs Markus Perez
UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen · Oct 10, 2020