Dricus Du Plessis

Q: What is Dricus Du Plessis's UFC record?

Dricus Du Plessis is 10-1 as a Middleweight fighter — 4 by knockout, 2 by submission, 4 by decision or other. Last fight: Beat Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision, Jul 2026. Former UFC Middleweight champion (574 days with the belt). Also: 19th of 1,875 in the UFC for significant strikes landed per fight (82.4); 17th of 2,760 in the UFC for win streak (9). Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

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Middleweight 10-1 Active

Age: 32
Height: 6' 1"
Reach: 76"
Stance: Switch

Last 5 W W W L W

Last W vs Kamaru Usman Jul 18, 2026

4 KOs

2 SUBs

7.9 Rating

198 Days/Fight

5.21 Sig Str/Min

0.13 TD/Min

37 Rounds

7.9

GREAT

Striking

8.1

Grappling

7.2

Wrestling

6.8

Cardio

8.2

Chin

8.5

Power

8.2

Exciting

8.5

Statistics

10Wins

1Loss

0Draws

How the wins came

4 KO/TKO 2 Submission 4 Decision

Win rate90.9%10/11
Finish rate60%6/10
KO rate40%4/10
Sub rate20%2/10

Advanced Stats

48.9% Sig. Strike Acc.

48.9% Takedown Acc.

82.4 Sig. Strikes/Fight

2 Takedowns/Fight

0.36 Knockdowns/Fight

1:36 Avg. Control Time

Strike Distribution

Head

62%

Body

18%

Leg

21%

Career Timeline 11 fights

1,353 Current ELO

1,353 Prime ELO (Feb 2025)

+353 Career Change

WIN

vs Kamaru Usman Unanimous Decision · R5 Jul 18, 2026

+34 → 1,352

→

LOSS

vs Khamzat Chimaev Decision - Unanimous · R5 Aug 16, 2025

-35 → 1,318

→

WIN

vs Sean Strickland Decision - Unanimous · R5 Feb 8, 2025 ▲ PRIME

+39 → 1,353

→

WIN

vs Israel Adesanya Submission · R4 Aug 17, 2024

+77 → 1,314

→

WIN

vs Sean Strickland Decision - Split · R5 Jan 20, 2024

+51 → 1,237

→

WIN

vs Robert Whittaker KO/TKO · R2 Jul 8, 2023

+42 → 1,186

→

WIN

vs Derek Brunson KO/TKO · R2 Mar 4, 2023

+36 → 1,144

→

WIN

vs Darren Till Submission · R3 Dec 10, 2022

+27 → 1,108

→

WIN

vs Brad Tavares Decision - Unanimous · R3 Jul 2, 2022

+25 → 1,081

→

WIN

vs Trevin Giles KO/TKO · R2 Jul 10, 2021

+29 → 1,056

→

WIN

vs Markus Perez KO/TKO · R1 Oct 10, 2020

+27 → 1,027

→

Career Statistics 11 of 11 bouts with official stats

Pace

5.21 Strikes landed per minute 4.24 Strikes absorbed per minute 1.90 Takedowns per 15 minutes

+0.98 Strike differential per minute

0.35 Knockdowns per 15 minutes

0.60 Submission attempts per 15 minutes

1:36 Control time per fight

UFC record

10-1 Record

11 Bouts

10 Wins

1 Loss

90.9% Win rate

1 Current win streak

9 Longest win streak

WLWWW Last five

How the fights end

4 Wins by KO/TKO

2 Wins by submission

4 Wins by decision

1 First-round finish

60.0% Finish rate

0 Losses by KO/TKO

0 Losses by submission

1 Loss by decision

Striking

906 Significant strikes landed

1,851 Significant strikes attempted

48.9% Significant strike accuracy

82.4 Strikes landed per fight

736 Significant strikes absorbed

54.1% Strike defence

1,022 Total strikes landed

4 Knockdowns scored

0 Knockdowns absorbed

Where the strikes land

559 Landed to the head

61.7% Head share

161 Landed to the body

17.8% Body share

186 Landed to the legs

20.5% Leg share

From where

767 Landed at distance

84.7% Distance share

65 Landed in the clinch

7.2% Clinch share

74 Landed on the ground

8.2% Ground share

Grappling

22 Takedowns landed

45 Takedowns attempted

48.9% Takedown accuracy

15 Takedowns conceded

50.0% Takedown defence

7 Submission attempts

1 Reversal

17m 40s Total control time

27m 42s Control time conceded

Octagon time

2h 53m Total octagon time

15:48 Average fight time

11 Bouts with a comparable clock

5 Five-round bouts

Title record

3 Undisputed title wins

4 Undisputed title bouts

1 Title reign

574 Days as champion

2 Title defences

Career Rankings where Dricus Du Plessis sits

19th of 1,875 Significant strikes landed per fight 82.4 UFC-wide Top 2%

39th of 2,760 Undisputed title wins 3 UFC-wide Tied Top 2%

17th of 2,760 Longest UFC win streak 9 UFC-wide Tied Top 1%

16th of 1,265 Win rate 90.9% UFC-wide Tied Top 2%

128th of 2,738 Career significant strikes landed 906 UFC-wide Top 5%

2nd of 254 Significant strikes landed per fight 82.4 Middleweight Top 1%

47th of 2,760 Undisputed title bouts 4 UFC-wide Tied Top 2%

4th of 472 Undisputed title wins 3 Middleweight Tied Top 1%

10th of 471 Career significant strikes landed 906 Middleweight Top 3%

2nd of 176 Win rate 90.9% Middleweight Top 2%

171st of 2,760 Wins by finish 6 UFC-wide Tied Top 7%

5th of 472 Undisputed title bouts 4 Middleweight Tied Top 2%

Ranked against every fighter on MMA.SOCIAL who qualifies for that board — UFC appearances only, not full professional careers.

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Dricus Du Plessis is a Middleweight fighter tracked on MMA.SOCIAL with a UFC record of 10-1. Of 10 career wins, 6 have come by finish (4 by knockout and 2 by submission). The current performance-based ELO rating is 1,353, with a career peak of 1,353. Fans rate Dricus Du Plessis 7.9/10 across 11 community ratings.

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What is Dricus Du Plessis's UFC record?

Dricus Du Plessis is 10-1 as a Middleweight fighter — 4 by knockout, 2 by submission, 4 by decision or other.

Last fight: Beat Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision, Jul 2026. Former UFC Middleweight champion (574 days with the belt). Also: 19th of 1,875 in the UFC for significant strikes landed per fight (82.4); 17th of 2,760 in the UFC for win streak (9).

UFC record: 10-1
KO/TKO wins: 4
Submission wins: 2
Title reigns: 1

Record and totals are from bouts recorded on MMA.SOCIAL, which covers UFC appearances only — not a fighter's full professional career. Any ranking named above states the board it is taken from and how many fighters qualified for it.

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Strike Distribution

Career Timeline 11 fights

Career Statistics 11 of 11 bouts with official stats

Pace

UFC record

How the fights end

Striking

Where the strikes land

From where

Grappling

Octagon time

Title record

Career Rankings where Dricus Du Plessis sits

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