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✓ Dricus Du Plessis won · by Decision · R5

Dricus Du Plessis vs Kamaru Usman — Honest Elo matchup

middleweight
Other bouts 11
Fight Card
UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman
Jul 18, 2026 · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA
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Corner A
Dricus Du Plessis
#1 10-1-0
Elo 1709
VS
Corner B
Kamaru Usman
#3 16-4-0
Elo 1672
Final result · recorded Jul 19, 2026
Dricus Du Plessis
defeated Kamaru Usman by Decision in round 5

Honest Elo mode pre-fight: Dricus Du Plessis 64.0% · Kamaru Usman 36.0%

Pure Elo pre-fight: Dricus Du Plessis 47.8% · Kamaru Usman 52.2%

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Other fights on this card · 7
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Notable

Plessis

Has never been finished — the only loss went to the scorecards.

Plessis

5 career post-fight bonuses — a reliable action fighter.

Usman

7 career post-fight bonuses — a reliable action fighter.

Plessis

Title-fight record 3–1.

Usman

Title-fight record 7–2.

Tale of the tape

10-1-0 UFC record 16-4-0
KO 4 · Sub 2 Finishes KO 4 · Sub 1
+1 Streak -1
32 Age 39
6'1" 185 cm Height 6'0" 183 cm
76" 193 cm Reach 76" 193 cm
Switch Stance Switch
1745 Global Elo 1730
1709 Elo rating 1672
Dricus Du Plessis — Notable ▼
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
Kamaru Usman — Notable ▼
At a glance
  • 6 successful title defenses
  • Fight of the Night in last fight
  • Earned a bonus in 2 of last 5 fights
  • Career-best 15-fight win streak

Dricus Du Plessis — 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%

Kamaru Usman — Striking profile

Where significant strikes land — by target zone and by position. 1503 landed total · career

Targets head · body · leg
63% Head
  • Head 63%
  • Body 29%
  • Leg 8%
Positions distance · clinch · ground
60% Distance
  • Distance 60%
  • Clinch 16%
  • Ground 24%

Performance comparison

Career averages. Edge highlighted on the side that's better. = division average.

5.21
4.13
div avg 4.55
49%
51%
div avg 52%
4.24
2.86
div avg 3.30
54%
55%
div avg 54%
1.90
2.60
div avg 1.53
49%
42%
div avg 44%
50%
90%
div avg 75%
0.60
0.08
div avg 0.46
2
6
div avg 3

Division-adjusted profile

each axis = percentile in own division
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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.

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Finish & durability

How each tends to win, against how hard the other is to finish.

Dricus Du Plessis
60% finish rate
KO 4 · Sub 2
can finish?
Kamaru Usman
finished 25%
1 of 4 losses
Kamaru Usman
31% finish rate
KO 4 · Sub 1
can finish?
Dricus Du Plessis
finished 0%
never finished

Strength of schedule in UFC

Dricus Du Plessis has faced the tougher recent slate — last-5 avg 1710 vs 1685, 7 quality wins to 12.

Dricus Du Plessis red corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1710
Elite slate
Quality wins (1600+)
7
of 10 UFC wins
Toughest win
Kamaru Usman
Elo 1747 at fight time
Expected wins
5.4
+4.6 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 11 fights
1480
1747
Notable wins
Kamaru Usman 1747 Israel Adesanya 1726 Robert Whittaker 1700 Sean Strickland ×2 1686 Derek Brunson 1660
Kamaru Usman blue corner
Avg opp Elo (last 5)
1685
Contender level
Quality wins (1600+)
12
of 16 UFC wins
Toughest win
Tyron Woodley
Elo 1699 at fight time
Expected wins
11.6
+4.4 above schedule
Opponent Elo over career · 20 fights
1500
1728
Notable wins
Tyron Woodley 1699 Colby Covington ×2 1691 Demian Maia 1686 Gilbert Burns 1676 Rafael Dos Anjos 1674

Common opponents

2 shared opponents · Corner A's result on the left, Corner B's on the right.

  • L
    Khamzat Chimaev
    L
    Decision - Unanimous
    Decision - Majority
    Aug 16, 2025
    Oct 21, 2023
  • W
    Sean Strickland
    W
    Decision - Unanimous
    Decision - Unanimous
    Feb 8, 2025
    Apr 8, 2017
Corner A recent form
Dricus Du Plessis
Corner B recent form
Kamaru Usman
Source Per-fighter stats and bout records from Dricus Du Plessis & Kamaru Usman on UFCStats. Honest Elo Meter samples each fighter's rating uncertainty (1,000 Monte Carlo iterations). Data analysis, not betting advice. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Ultimate Fighting Championship.