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Dricus Du Plessis

Fighter profile

Dricus Du Plessis

MW24-3-0P4P #3Div #2
Form
6.5
4.1
6.6
8.2
6.1
88
Overall
SoS 100
Skill ratings
Striking
85
Boxing
86
Kicking
88
Clinch
79
Striking def.
74
Wrestling off.
76
Wrestling def.
83
Ground game
71
Submissions
79
Grappling def.
94
Profile
Age32
Height6'1"
Reach76"
StanceSwitch
StyleBalanced
CountryZAF
Pro debut2013
UFC record10-1-0
Last fight2026-07-18
Octagon time173.8 min
Avg fight15.8 min
Career length13y 0m
Elo trajectory
Skill Elos

Per-discipline Elo and momentum, each with its percentile within the MW division (350 fighters).

Striking offense1534
96th
MW avg 1500
Striking defense1501
59th
MW avg 1500
Grappling offense1504
71st
MW avg 1497
Grappling defense1534
92nd
MW avg 1504
Momentum69
91st
MW avg 23
Win / loss by method
Record: 24-3-0

Bar length is fight count (largest bar = full width); shading splits finishes by round and decisions by unanimous vs split — tap a bar for the round-by-round count.

KO/TKO
9 wins, 1 loss
W
38% of wins
L
33% of losses
Submission
11 wins, 1 loss
W
46% of wins
L
33% of losses
Decision
4 wins, 1 loss
W
17% of wins
L
33% of losses
UFC
10win1loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
4 (40%)KO/TKO(0%) 0
2 (20%)Submission(0%) 0
4 (40%)Decision(100%) 1
Non-UFC
14win2loss0draw0NC
WinsLosses
5 (36%)KO/TKO(50%) 1
9 (64%)Submission(50%) 1
0 (0%)Decision(0%) 0
UFC stats
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3+ fights

Striking · offense

Sig. strikes906
Sig. accuracy49%
Sig. attempted1851
Total strikes1022
Total attempted2002
Knockdowns4
Head559
Body161
Leg186
Distance767
Clinch65
Ground74

Striking · defense

Sig. absorbed736
Sig. defense54%
KDs absorbed0
Head abs.532
Body abs.149
Leg abs.55
Distance abs.672
Clinch abs.28
Ground abs.36

Grappling · offense

Takedowns22
TD accuracy49%
TD attempted45
Sub att.7
Reversals1
Control time17:40

Grappling · defense

TD defense50%
TDs absorbed15
TD att. faced30
Sub att. faced1
Controlled time27:42

Totals (no benchmarks in this view) · 11 UFC fights · 173:46 total fight time

Schedule strength
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Peers
3+ fights

Opponents' records as of fight night — the quality of opposition Dricus has faced, inside the UFC and out.

UFC opponents
all-promotion · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
226W–47Lwin 82.8%div #37/247pct 85th
WinsStrong
212W–47Lwin 81.9%div #54/231pct 77th
LossesElite
14W–0Lwin 100.0%div #1/237pct 100th

Div rank, percentile & tier place this view's opp win % among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Opponent Elo
UFC P4P · as of fight night · career
OverallElite
1637 elodiv #1/247pct 100th
WinsElite
1634 elodiv #1/232pct 100th
LossesElite
1660 elodiv #4/237pct 99th

Mean UFC pound-for-pound Elo of opponents faced (~1500 = average), split by result. Div rank, percentile & tier place it among active division peers with 3+ UFC bouts (career distribution).

Non-UFC opponents
all promotions · as of fight night · career
Opp recordOpp win %
Overall135W–46L74.6%
Wins111W–41L73.0%
Losses24W–5L82.8%

Opponents' records as of each fight night, counted from their full pro careers rather than only the bouts we hold — so a regional opponent reads as the fighter they were, not as 0‑0. Always all promotions; SCOPE does not apply here.

Market profile

How the betting market priced Dricus, and the hypothetical return on a flat 1-unit bet at the closing line every UFC fight. Retrospective analytics — not a betting signal.

Net return
+7.21u+65.6% ROI

over 11 close-line bets

Average odds
-129

56% implied

As favorite
9W–0L

ROI +62.4%

Avg -165

As underdog
1W–1L

ROI +80.0%

Avg +239

Based on 11 of 11 UFC fights with a closing line · draws & no-contests excluded.

Fight history
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CloseSSTDKDCtrl

Per-fight: SS & TD shown landed/attempted; Close = consensus closing line.