Dricus Du Plessis

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Rank State: Nevada
Age: 30
Last 5: W W W W W
Association: Team CIT
Pro Debut Date: 2013-07-25
Pro Record: 21-2-0
Current Ranking:
#2 Middleweight
'Big League' Record: 9-1-0
Last 3 Years: 6-0-0
Win Finish %: 90.5%
Combat Age: 33
Quality Perf. %: 69.6%
Last Quality Perf.: 2024-01-20
540 Metric: .684
Rating Points: 2655
Highest Quarterly Ranking: 4/01/2024

#2 Middleweight

All-Time Rank:

#17 Middleweight
Last Fight Date: 1/20/2024 [UFC]
Last Opponent: [#3 MW] Sean Strickland
Opponent's Last 5: L W W W L
Next Fight: UFC 305
Next Opponent: [#1 MW] Israel Adesanya
Opponent's Last 5: W W L W L
Last Loss Date: 10/06/2018
Last Loss: [#36 MW] Roberto Soldic
Opponent's Last 5: W W W NC L
UFC Record: 7-0-0
Octagon Time: 1:20:08
Title Bouts: 1-0-0
Longest Win Streak: 7 (2020-2024, active)
UFC Debut: 2020-10-10
Last UFC Fight: 2024-01-20

Quarterly Generated Historical Rankings
Rating bar represents the fighter's standing relative to the top of the division at the time

Date ↑ ↓ Rank Record Points
04/01/2024 3 #2 Middleweight 21-2-0
2655
01/01/2024 1 #5 Middleweight 20-2-0
1489
10/01/2023 4 #4 Middleweight 20-2-0
1489
07/01/2023   #8 Middleweight 19-2-0
789
04/01/2023 6 #8 Middleweight 19-2-0
789
01/01/2023 7 #14 Middleweight 18-2-0
516
10/01/2022 8 #21 Middleweight 17-2-0
310
07/01/2022 2 #29 Middleweight 16-2-0
208
04/01/2022 1 #31 Middleweight 16-2-0
208
01/01/2022 3 #30 Middleweight 16-2-0
208
10/01/2021 11 #33 Middleweight 16-2-0
208
07/01/2021   #44 Middleweight 15-2-0
132
04/01/2021 2 #44 Middleweight 15-2-0
132
01/01/2021 11 #46 Middleweight 15-2-0
132
10/01/2020 1 #57 Middleweight 14-2-0
113
07/01/2020 3 #56 Middleweight 14-2-0
113
04/01/2020 3 #59 Middleweight 14-2-0
113
01/01/2020 2 #56 Middleweight 14-2-0
113
10/01/2019 NR #58 Middleweight 13-2-0
110
07/01/2019 7 #103 Welterweight 12-2-0
108
04/01/2019 3 #96 Welterweight 12-2-0
111
01/01/2019 28 #93 Welterweight 12-2-0
111
10/01/2018 5 #65 Welterweight 12-1-0
155
07/01/2018 NR #60 Welterweight 12-1-0
155
04/01/2018 4 #96 Middleweight 11-1-0
75
01/01/2018 5 #92 Middleweight 11-1-0
75
10/01/2017 NR #87 Middleweight 11-1-0
75
07/01/2017 NR #158 Welterweight 10-1-0
66
04/01/2017   #120 Middleweight 9-1-0
55
01/01/2017 NR #120 Middleweight 9-1-0
55
10/01/2016 17 #199 Welterweight 8-1-0
55
07/01/2016 72 #182 Welterweight 8-1-0
55
04/01/2016 3 #254 Welterweight 7-1-0
44
01/01/2016 8 #257 Welterweight 7-1-0
44
10/01/2015 11 #265 Welterweight 6-1-0
43
07/01/2015 NR #254 Welterweight 6-1-0
43
04/01/2015 NR #325 Middleweight 5-1-0
26
07/01/2014 13 #337 Middleweight 4-0-0
27
04/01/2014 NR #324 Middleweight 4-0-0
27


Complete Professional MMA Fight History
Fighter rankings represent most recent generated quarterly rating prior to the fight

  Opponent Event Outcome
W Sean Strickland
#1 Middleweight 		  UFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis
Saturday, January 20th 2024 		Decision (Split)
Round 5
W Robert Whittaker
#3 Middleweight 		  UFC 290 - Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez
Saturday, July 8th 2023 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Derek Brunson
#8 Middleweight 		  UFC 285 - Jones vs. Gane
Saturday, March 4th 2023 		TKO (Corner Stoppage)
Round 2
W Darren Till
#11 Middleweight 		  UFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev
Saturday, December 10th 2022 		Submission (Face Crank)
Round 3
W Brad Tavares
#18 Middleweight 		  UFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier
Saturday, July 2nd 2022 		Decision (Unanimous)
Round 3
W Trevin Giles
#32 Middleweight 		  UFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3
Saturday, July 10th 2021 		KO (Punches)
Round 2
W Markus Perez
#92 Middleweight 		  UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen
Saturday, October 10th 2020 		KO (Punches)
Round 1
W Brendan Lesar
#216 Middleweight 		  EFC 83 - EFC Worldwide 83
Saturday, December 14th 2019 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Joilton Lutterbach
#131 Welterweight 		  KSW 50 - London
Saturday, September 14th 2019 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
L Roberto Soldic
#90 Welterweight 		  KSW 45 - The Return to Wembley
Saturday, October 6th 2018 		KO (Punches)
Round 3
W Roberto Soldic
#49 Welterweight 		  KSW 43 - Soldic vs. Du Plessis
Saturday, April 14th 2018 		TKO (Punches)
Round 2
W Yannick Bahati
#117 Middleweight 		  EFC 62 - EFC Worldwide 62
Saturday, August 19th 2017 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 1
W Jose Mauricio da Rocha Jr.   EFC Worldwide 59
Saturday, May 13th 2017 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Rafal Haratyk
#189 Light Heavyweight 		  EFC 56 - EFC Worldwide 56
Friday, December 9th 2016 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 2
W Martin van Staden
#336 Welterweight 		  EFC Worldwide 50
Friday, June 17th 2016 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
W Bruno Belabela Mukulu   EFC - Extreme Fighting Championship 46
Saturday, December 12th 2015 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Dino Bagattin
#323 Welterweight 		  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 40
Saturday, June 6th 2015 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 2
W Darren Daniel   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 37
Saturday, February 21st 2015 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
L Garreth McLellan
#141 Middleweight 		  EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 33
Saturday, August 30th 2014 		Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Round 3
W Donavin Hawkey   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 27
Thursday, February 27th 2014 		TKO (Punches)
Round 1
W Johannes Coenraad Lamprecht   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 24
Thursday, October 10th 2013 		Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)
Round 3
W Bruno Belabela Mukulu   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 23
Thursday, September 12th 2013 		Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Round 1
W Tshikangu Makuebo   EFC Africa - Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 21
Thursday, July 25th 2013 		TKO
Round 1


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