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Dricus Du Plessis

UFC Record
10-1
Age
32
Height
6'1"
Reach
76"
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Fighter Elo

The rating the forecasts are built on. It projects fighters.

Fighter Elo
1787Today
1790Best, Jan 2024
1657Classic Elo
#6 Men: Pound for Pound#2 Middleweight
140015001600170018002021202220232024202520261494 going into Markus Perez, Oct 20201538 going into Trevin Giles, Jul 20211654 going into Brad Tavares, Jul 20221616 going into Darren Till, Dec 20221692 going into Derek Brunson, Mar 20231752 going into Robert Whittaker, Jul 20231790 going into Sean Strickland, Jan 20241754 going into Israel Adesanya, Aug 20241780 going into Sean Strickland, Feb 20251780 going into Khamzat Chimaev, Aug 20251728 going into Kamaru Usman, Jul 20261787 today1787
Fighter Elo going into each UFC fight, and today.
Classic Elo
1657Today
1787Fighter Elo
#10 Men: Pound for Pound#2 Middleweight

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses, so it reads more like normal rankings.

1500160017002021202220232024202520261500 going into Markus Perez, Oct 20201515 going into Trevin Giles, Jul 20211533 going into Brad Tavares, Jul 20221552 going into Darren Till, Dec 20221568 going into Derek Brunson, Mar 20231586 going into Robert Whittaker, Jul 20231605 going into Sean Strickland, Jan 20241623 going into Israel Adesanya, Aug 20241640 going into Sean Strickland, Feb 20251656 going into Khamzat Chimaev, Aug 20251639 going into Kamaru Usman, Jul 20261657 today1657
Classic Elo going into each UFC fight, and after the last one.

How Fighter Elo Works

Fighter Elo is the model's rating for a fighter, on the same scale chess uses. An average UFC fighter sits around 1500. The gap between two fighters sets the forecast: 100 points ahead is about a 64% chance to win, 200 points about 76%, and 400 points about 91%.

Classic Elo only moves on wins and losses. Fighter Elo also counts how the fights went (striking and grappling numbers), age and build, and how active a fighter has been. It is worked out fresh before every fight, so it can move between fights too, for example with age or a long layoff.

Classic Elo, shown next to it, is the results-only version. It reads more like normal rankings, and the Rankings page can be switched to it.

Career Numbers

Across every UFC fight with recorded stats.

5.21Sig. Strikes Landed per Minute
49%Striking Accuracy
4.24Sig. Strikes Absorbed per Minute
54%Striking Defense
0.34Knockdowns per 15 Minutes
1.90Takedowns per 15 Minutes
49%Takedown Accuracy
50%Takedown Defense
0.60Submission Attempts per 15 Minutes
10%Share of Fight Time in Control
15.8 minAverage Fight Length
Ended ByKO/TKOSubmissionDecision
Wins424
Losses001

Fight History

Every UFC fight, newest first. Tap a fight to see what both fighters put up.

Winvs. Kamaru UsmanUnanimous DecisionJul 18, 2026UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisKamaru Usman
1728Fighter Elo Going In1662
1639Classic Elo Going In1679
136 of 273Significant Strikes92 of 234
139 of 278Total Strikes99 of 244
0 of 2Takedowns0 of 7
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:06Control Time0:24
Lossvs. Khamzat ChimaevUnanimous DecisionAug 16, 2025UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisKhamzat Chimaev
1780Fighter Elo Going In1765
1656Classic Elo Going In1637
13 of 29Significant Strikes37 of 47
45 of 68Total Strikes529 of 567
1 of 1Takedowns12 of 17
0Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts0
0:53Control Time21:40
Winvs. Sean StricklandUnanimous DecisionFeb 8, 2025UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisSean Strickland
1780Fighter Elo Going In1637
1640Classic Elo Going In1634
147 of 314Significant Strikes128 of 263
149 of 316Total Strikes128 of 263
1 of 2Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:05Control Time0:00
Winvs. Israel AdesanyaSubmission · R4 3:38Aug 17, 2024UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisIsrael Adesanya
1754Fighter Elo Going In1706
1623Classic Elo Going In1648
90 of 197Significant Strikes97 of 203
99 of 206Total Strikes105 of 211
4 of 9Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
2Submission Attempts0
3:39Control Time0:09
Winvs. Sean StricklandSplit DecisionJan 20, 2024UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis

UFC Middleweight Title Bout · Title Fight · Scheduled for 5 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisSean Strickland
1790Fighter Elo Going In1658
1605Classic Elo Going In1638
137 of 354Significant Strikes173 of 408
140 of 358Total Strikes183 of 419
6 of 11Takedowns0 of 0
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
2:08Control Time0:00
Winvs. Robert WhittakerKO/TKO · R2 2:23Jul 8, 2023UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisRobert Whittaker
1752Fighter Elo Going In1698
1586Classic Elo Going In1664
62 of 104Significant Strikes31 of 70
74 of 118Total Strikes32 of 71
1 of 1Takedowns1 of 1
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:57Control Time0:23
Winvs. Derek BrunsonKO/TKO · R2 4:59Mar 4, 2023UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisDerek Brunson
1692Fighter Elo Going In1548
1568Classic Elo Going In1615
71 of 115Significant Strikes37 of 84
84 of 132Total Strikes43 of 90
1 of 2Takedowns1 of 2
1Knockdowns0
1Submission Attempts1
1:25Control Time2:30
Winvs. Darren TillSubmission · R3 2:43Dec 10, 2022UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisDarren Till
1616Fighter Elo Going In1537
1552Classic Elo Going In1546
86 of 147Significant Strikes35 of 70
117 of 197Total Strikes58 of 94
6 of 6Takedowns1 of 1
0Knockdowns0
3Submission Attempts0
5:33Control Time0:23
Winvs. Brad TavaresUnanimous DecisionJul 2, 2022UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisBrad Tavares
1654Fighter Elo Going In1519
1533Classic Elo Going In1602
113 of 212Significant Strikes82 of 150
123 of 222Total Strikes98 of 167
0 of 7Takedowns0 of 1
0Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:18Control Time2:01
Winvs. Trevin GilesKO/TKO · R2 1:41Jul 10, 2021UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisTrevin Giles
1538Fighter Elo Going In1626
1515Classic Elo Going In1550
25 of 48Significant Strikes10 of 32
26 of 49Total Strikes10 of 32
2 of 4Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
1:34Control Time0:12
Winvs. Markus PerezKO/TKO · R1 3:22Oct 10, 2020UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen

Middleweight Bout · Scheduled for 3 rounds

Dricus Du PlessisMarkus Perez
1494Fighter Elo Going In1440
1500Classic Elo Going In1485
26 of 58Significant Strikes14 of 43
26 of 58Total Strikes14 of 43
0 of 0Takedowns0 of 0
1Knockdowns0
0Submission Attempts0
0:02Control Time0:00