Dricus du Plessis “Stillknocks”

Age 30
Gender Male
Height 6' 1"
Weight Class Middleweight
Out of South Africa

Dricus du Plessis is a MMA fighter with a professional fight record of 22 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws

Professional Career Statistics

Pro Record 22-2-0 (Win-Loss-Draw)
Career Length 11 years
Rounds Fought 42.7
Avg. Fights/Year 2.2
Longest Layoff 11 months, 21 days
Quickest Turnaround 4 weeks

Official Professional Fight Record

Date Opponent Weightclass Method Round Time
08/17/2024 W
(21-2-0)
Israel Adesanya
(24-3-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 305: DU PLESSIS VS ADESANYA
4 03:38
01/20/2024 W
(20-2-0)
Sean Strickland
(28-5-0)
MW
(184.0 vs. 184.3)
Decision (Split Decision)
UFC 297: STRICKLAND vs DU PLESSIS
5 05:00
07/08/2023 W
(19-2-0)
Robert Whittaker
(24-6-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 185.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC 290: VOLKANOVSKI vs RODRIGUEZ
2 02:23
03/04/2023 W
(18-2-0)
Derek Brunson
(23-8-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.5)
TKO/RSC
UFC 285: JONES vs GANE
2 04:59
12/10/2022 W
(17-2-0)
Darren Till
(15-4-1)
MW
(185.0 vs. 184.5)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
UFC 282: BLACHOWICZ vs ANKALAEV
3 02:43
07/02/2022 W
(16-2-0)
Brad Tavares
(19-6-0)
MW
(185.0 vs. 185.5)
Decision (Unanimous Decision)
UFC 276: ADESANYA vs. CANNONIER
3 05:00
07/10/2021 W
(15-2-0)
Trevin Giles
(14-2-0)
MW
(185.5 vs. 185.5)
KO
UFC 264: MCGREGOR vs POIRIER
2 01:41
10/10/2020 W
(14-2-0)
Markus Perez
(6-3-0)
MW
(186.0 vs. 186.0)
KO
UFC FN 53 ON ESPN: MORAES vs SANDHAGEN
1 03:22
NSF 12/14/2019 W
(13-2-0)
Brendan Lesar
(3-0-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 83
1 04:15
NSF 09/14/2019 W
(12-2-0)
Joilton Lutterbach
(24-7-0)
MW TKO/RSC
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 50
2 03:04
NSF 10/06/2018 L
(12-1-0)
Roberto Soldic
(12-3-0)
WW TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 45 - MMA's Not Dead
3 02:33
NSF 04/14/2018 W
(11-1-0)
Roberto Soldic
(12-2-0)
WW TKO/RSC
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 43
3 05:00
NSF 08/19/2017 W
(10-1-0)
Yannick Bahati
(8-2-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 62
1 01:30
NSF 05/13/2017 W
(9-1-0)
Jose Mauricio da Rocha Jr.
(3-0-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 59
1 03:58
NSF 12/09/2016 W
(8-1-0)
Rafal Haratyk
(7-2-1)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship 56
2 03:34
NSF 06/17/2016 W
(7-1-0)
Martin Van Staden
(14-7-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 50
3 03:59
NSF 12/12/2015 W
(6-1-0)
Bruno Belabela Mukulu
(2-4-1)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
Extreme Fighting Championship Africa 46
2 00:00
NSF 06/06/2015 W
(5-1-0)
Dino Bagattin
(10-4-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 40
2 03:33
NSF 02/21/2015 W
(4-1-0)
Darren Daniel
(3-2-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 37
1 04:50
NSF 08/30/2014 L
(4-0-0)
Garreth Mclellan
(10-2-0)
Submission (Guillotine Choke)
EFC Africa 33
3 00:00
NSF 02/27/2014 W
(3-0-0)
Donavin Hawkey
(9-4-0)
TKO/RSC (Referee Stoppage from Strikes)
EFC Africa 27
1 04:50
NSF 10/10/2013 W
(2-0-0)
Johannes Coenraad Lamprecht
(1-1-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 24
3 00:00
NSF 09/12/2013 W
(1-0-0)
Bruno Belabela Mukulu
(0-0-0)
Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
EFC Africa 23
1 02:34
NSF 07/25/2013 W
(0-0-0)
Tez Makuebo
(0-1-0)
TKO/RSC
EFC Africa 21
1 01:18
* Bouts marked with an 'Official' logo denote results which have been verified by an ABC-recognized athletic commission
* Bouts marked with an (*) are considered exhibition bouts and do not count towards the fighter's record
* Weights marked with an (*) denote those over the limit for the weight class