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Dricus Du Plessis "Stillknocks"

Active #1 middleweight · age 32 · Switch · 6'1" 185 cm · 185 lb 84 kg · reach 76" 193 cm
At a glance
  • 2 successful title defenses
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Has never been finished — durability signal
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
Elo rating
1709
Global Elo 1745 ±28
Rank
#1
top 1% of division
UFC record
10-1-0
KO 4 · Sub 2 · Dec 4
Streak
+1
Δ90d +17 · Δ1y -5
Last fight
Jul 18, 2026
Win by Decision

Division-adjusted profile

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The size-fair view: each fighter is measured against his own division, so a heavyweight's lower raw pace isn't punished. Toughness inverts strikes absorbed. Raw career numbers are in Performance above.

Honest Elo history

11 fights · tap & drag
Oct 10, 2020 — W vs Markus Perez Δ+31Jul 10, 2021 — W vs Trevin Giles Δ+37Jul 2, 2022 — W vs Brad Tavares Δ+34Dec 10, 2022 — W vs Darren Till Δ+32Mar 4, 2023 — W vs Derek Brunson Δ+36Jul 8, 2023 — W vs Robert Whittaker Δ+20Jan 20, 2024 — W vs Sean Strickland Δ+20Aug 17, 2024 — W vs Israel Adesanya Δ+24Feb 8, 2025 — W vs Sean Strickland Δ+17Aug 16, 2025 — L vs Khamzat Chimaev Δ-22Jul 18, 2026 — W vs Kamaru Usman Δ+17 1450150015501600165017001750 202120222023202420252026 [{"i":0,"x":90,"y":362.2,"elo":1495,"date":"2020-10-10","opp":"Markus Perez","result":"W","delta":31},{"i":1,"x":183.3,"y":323.1,"elo":1532,"date":"2021-07-10","opp":"Trevin Giles","result":"W","delta":37},{"i":2,"x":305.3,"y":287,"elo":1565,"date":"2022-07-02","opp":"Brad Tavares","result":"W","delta":34},{"i":3,"x":360.3,"y":252.3,"elo":1598,"date":"2022-12-10","opp":"Darren Till","result":"W","delta":32},{"i":4,"x":389,"y":214.5,"elo":1633,"date":"2023-03-04","opp":"Derek Brunson","result":"W","delta":36},{"i":5,"x":432.1,"y":193.1,"elo":1653,"date":"2023-07-08","opp":"Robert Whittaker","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":6,"x":499,"y":172,"elo":1673,"date":"2024-01-20","opp":"Sean Strickland","result":"W","delta":20},{"i":7,"x":570.8,"y":146.3,"elo":1697,"date":"2024-08-17","opp":"Israel Adesanya","result":"W","delta":24},{"i":8,"x":630.6,"y":128.3,"elo":1714,"date":"2025-02-08","opp":"Sean Strickland","result":"W","delta":17},{"i":9,"x":695.2,"y":151.9,"elo":1692,"date":"2025-08-16","opp":"Khamzat Chimaev","result":"L","delta":-22},{"i":10,"x":810,"y":133.9,"elo":1709,"date":"2026-07-18","opp":"Kamaru Usman","result":"W","delta":17}]

Last fights

Elo-based expectation · not betting advice
Date Opponent Result Δ Elo
Jul 18, 2026 Kamaru Usman W +17
Aug 16, 2025 Khamzat Chimaev L -22
Feb 8, 2025 Sean Strickland W +17
Aug 17, 2024 Israel Adesanya W +24
Jan 20, 2024 Sean Strickland W +20
5 post-fight bonuses
  • Fight of the Night ×3
  • Performance of the Night ×2
$300,000 in bonus money

UFC awards a discretionary bonus for the night's best fight and finishes. Dricus Du Plessis has earned 5. The payout was $50,000 from 2014 to 2025 and $100,000 from 2026; select cards have paid more.

Performance

SLpM Significant Strikes Landed per Minute. Higher = busier striker.
Strikes Landed
L1L3L5
Str Acc Striking accuracy: significant strikes landed / attempted. Higher = more efficient striker.
Strike Accuracy
L1L3L5
SApM Significant Strikes Absorbed per Minute. How often opponents land on this fighter. Lower is better.
Strikes Absorbed
L1L3L5
Str Def Share of opponent’s significant strike attempts that miss or are blocked. Higher is better.
Striking Defense
L1L3L5
TD / 15 min Takedowns landed per 15 minutes (one full 3-round fight). Measures wrestling output.
Takedowns
L1L3L5
TD Acc Takedowns landed / attempted. Higher = cleaner entries.
Takedown Accuracy
L1L3L5
TD Def Share of opponent takedown attempts stuffed. Higher = harder to put on the mat.
Takedown Defense
L1L3L5
Sub / 15 min Submission attempts per 15 minutes. Counts attempts, not just finishes — a proxy for grappling aggression.
Submission Attempts
L1L3L5
Ctrl / 15 min Control time in seconds per 15 minutes. Time in dominant grappling positions. 240 = 4 min, the realistic high-end across divisions.
Control Time (sec)
L1L3L5
KD / 15 min Knockdowns landed per 15 minutes. Counts every flash KD even if the fight continued — measures stopping power across all rounds, not just finishes.
Knockdowns
L1L3L5
Above division avg (intensity ∝ how far)
Near avg (±10%)
Below division avg

Finishes

How wins come Finish rate = (KO + Submission wins) / total UFC wins. Measures how often this fighter closes the show before the scorecards.
60%
6 / 10
Finish rate
KO
4
40% of wins
SUB
2
20% of wins
DEC
4
40% of wins
KO: 4 (40%) 4 Sub: 2 (20%) 2 Dec: 4 (40%) 4
Finishes by round
6 total
R1
1 17%
R2
3 50%
R3
1 17%
R4
1 17%
R5

Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 906 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
62% Head
  • Head 62%
  • Body 18%
  • Leg 21%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
85% Distance
  • Distance 85%
  • Clinch 7%
  • Ground 8%

Durability

How they're beaten How fights end AGAINST this fighter. Finished-against rate = (times KO'd + submitted) / total UFC losses. A low rate means they rarely get stopped.
Never been finished
All 1 loss went to the scorecards

Strength of schedule in UFC

Avg opp Elo (last 5) Average Elo rating of the last 5 opponents this fighter faced. A proxy for schedule difficulty — 1700+ is elite-level competition, 1500 is a UFC average opponent.
1710
Elite slate
Quality wins (1600+) Wins over opponents rated 1600+ Elo at the time of the fight — clearly above the ~1500 UFC average, contender tier. A count of genuine quality results, not record-padding.
7
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win The highest-rated opponent this fighter has a win over, by that opponent's Elo at fight time.
Kamaru Usman
Elo 1747 at fight time
Expected wins How many wins an average fighter would be expected to have against this exact schedule, based on pre-fight Elo win probabilities. The line below shows whether this fighter is over- or under-performing their matchups.
5.4
+4.6 wins above what this schedule implies
Opponent Elo over career · 11 UFC fights, oldest → newest
1480
1747
Notable wins
Kamaru Usman 1747 Israel Adesanya 1726 Robert Whittaker 1700 Sean Strickland ×2 1686 Derek Brunson 1660 Brad Tavares 1629
Career at a glance
Octagon time
2h 54m
Avg fight time
15:48
Fights per year
1.9
Since last fight
28d
Title fights
3-1
Bonuses
5
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Top middleweight

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Khamzat Chimaev
#2 · Elo 1676
Kamaru Usman
#3 · Elo 1672
Sean Strickland C
#4 · Elo 1657
Brendan Allen
#5 · Elo 1654
Nassourdine Imavov
#6 · Elo 1648
Source Raw fight data and per-bout statistics come from Dricus Du Plessis on UFCStats →. Elo rating, uncertainty bands, and division-relative analytics computed by HonestElo — not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.