Dricus Du Plessis

“Stillknocks”

Dricus Du Plessis (24-3) is a middleweight fighting out of Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa. Dricus Du Plessis's last fight was a win over Kamaru Usman by unanimous decision at UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman in July 2026.

*Exhibition (EX.) fights included in history

Result	Opponent	Division	Method	Rnd / Time	Event	Date	Fight
W	Kamaru Usman	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5 · 5:00	UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman	Jul 18, 2026	View
L	Khamzat Chimaev	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev	Aug 16, 2025
W	Sean Strickland	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R5	UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2	Feb 8, 2025
W	Israel Adesanya	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R4 · 3:38	UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya	Aug 17, 2024
W	Sean Strickland	Middleweight	Decision (Split)	R5	UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis	Jan 20, 2024
W	Robert Whittaker	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Power Jab to Punches)	R2 · 2:23	UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez	Jul 8, 2023
W	Derek Brunson	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Corner Stoppage)	R2 · 4:59	UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane	Mar 4, 2023
W	Darren Till	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 2:43	UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev	Dec 10, 2022
W	Brad Tavares	Middleweight	Decision (Unanimous)	R3	UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier	Jul 2, 2022
W	Trevin Giles	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Right Cross to Ground & Pound)	R2 · 1:41	UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3	Jul 10, 2021
W	Markus Perez	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Left Hook)	R1 · 3:22	UFC Fight Night	Oct 10, 2020
W	Brendan Lesar	Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 4:15	EFC Worldwide 83	Dec 14, 2019
W	Joilton Lutterbach	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 3:04	KSW 50: London	Sep 14, 2019
L	Roberto Soldić	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R3 · 2:33	KSW 45: The Return to Wembley	Oct 6, 2018
W	Roberto Soldić	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R2 · 1:37	KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis	Apr 14, 2018
W	Yannick Bahati	Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R1 · 1:30	EFC Worldwide 62	Aug 19, 2017
W	José da Rocha Junior	Welterweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 3:58	EFC Worldwide 59	May 13, 2017
W	Rafał Haratyk	Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R2 · 3:34	EFC Worldwide 56	Dec 9, 2016
W	Martin van Staden	Welterweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R3 · 3:59	EFC Worldwide 50	Jun 17, 2016
W	Bruno Mukulu	Catchweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 2:50	EFC Worldwide 46	Dec 12, 2015
W	Dino Bagattin	Welterweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R2 · 3:33	EFC Worldwide 40	Jun 6, 2015
W	Darren Daniel	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 4:50	EFC Africa 37	Feb 21, 2015
L	Garreth McLellan	Middleweight	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	R3 · 2:12	EFC Africa 33	Aug 30, 2014
W	Donavin Hawkey	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Punches)	R1 · 4:50	EFC Africa 27	Feb 27, 2014
W	JC Lamprecht	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R3 · 1:54	EFC Africa 24	Oct 10, 2013
W	Bruno Mukulu	Middleweight	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	R1 · 2:34	EFC Africa 23	Sep 12, 2013
W	Tshikangu Makuebo	Middleweight	KO/TKO (Knee Injury)	R1 · 1:18	EFC Africa 21	Jul 25, 2013

• WKamaru Usman

  Jul 18, 2026
  UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman·Middleweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R5 · 5:00View
• LKhamzat Chimaev

  Aug 16, 2025
  UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev·Middleweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R5
• WSean Strickland

  Feb 8, 2025
  UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2·Middleweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R5
• WIsrael Adesanya

  Aug 17, 2024
  UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya·Middleweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R4 · 3:38
• WSean Strickland

  Jan 20, 2024
  UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis·Middleweight
  Decision (Split)·R5
• WRobert Whittaker

  Jul 8, 2023
  UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez·Middleweight
  KO/TKO (Power Jab to Punches)·R2 · 2:23
• WDerek Brunson

  Mar 4, 2023
  UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane·Middleweight
  KO/TKO (Corner Stoppage)·R2 · 4:59
• WDarren Till

  Dec 10, 2022
  UFC 282: Błachowicz vs. Ankalaev·Middleweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 2:43
• WBrad Tavares

  Jul 2, 2022
  UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier·Middleweight
  Decision (Unanimous)·R3
• WTrevin Giles

  Jul 10, 2021
  UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3·Middleweight
  KO/TKO (Right Cross to Ground & Pound)·R2 · 1:41
• WMarkus Perez

  Oct 10, 2020
  UFC Fight Night·Middleweight
  KO/TKO (Left Hook)·R1 · 3:22
• WBrendan Lesar

  Dec 14, 2019
  EFC Worldwide 83·Middleweight
  Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 4:15
• WJoilton Lutterbach

  Sep 14, 2019
  KSW 50: London·Middleweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 3:04
• LRoberto Soldić

  Oct 6, 2018
  KSW 45: The Return to Wembley·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R3 · 2:33
• WRoberto Soldić

  Apr 14, 2018
  KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R2 · 1:37
• WYannick Bahati

  Aug 19, 2017
  EFC Worldwide 62·Middleweight
  Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R1 · 1:30
• WJosé da Rocha Junior

  May 13, 2017
  EFC Worldwide 59·Welterweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 3:58
• WRafał Haratyk

  Dec 9, 2016
  EFC Worldwide 56·Middleweight
  Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R2 · 3:34
• WMartin van Staden

  Jun 17, 2016
  EFC Worldwide 50·Welterweight
  Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R3 · 3:59
• WBruno Mukulu

  Dec 12, 2015
  EFC Worldwide 46·Catchweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 2:50
• WDino Bagattin

  Jun 6, 2015
  EFC Worldwide 40·Welterweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R2 · 3:33
• WDarren Daniel

  Feb 21, 2015
  EFC Africa 37·Middleweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 4:50
• LGarreth McLellan

  Aug 30, 2014
  EFC Africa 33·Middleweight
  Submission (Guillotine Choke)·R3 · 2:12
• WDonavin Hawkey

  Feb 27, 2014
  EFC Africa 27·Middleweight
  KO/TKO (Punches)·R1 · 4:50
• WJC Lamprecht

  Oct 10, 2013
  EFC Africa 24·Middleweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R3 · 1:54
• WBruno Mukulu

  Sep 12, 2013
  EFC Africa 23·Middleweight
  Submission (Rear Naked Choke)·R1 · 2:34
• WTshikangu Makuebo

  Jul 25, 2013
  EFC Africa 21·Middleweight
  KO/TKO (Knee Injury)·R1 · 1:18