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Record:

win

loss

draw

Wins by:

sub

dec

n/a

Losses by:

sub

dec

n/a

Percentages:

39%

48%

sub

87%

finish

100%

finish

Last 4 fights:

SUB

DEC

TKO

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Age

Weight

185lbs (84kg)

Height

6'0" (1.83m)

Reach

6'3" (1.9m)

Weight Class

middleweight

Debut

2013-07-25

Career

2013 - 2025

Stance

Orthodox

Rank

#5 Pound for Pound (UFC)

C Middleweight (UFC)

Trainer

Morne Visser

Birth

1994-01-14

Welkom, Orange Free State, South Africa

Fighting Out Of

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Strengths

Powerful striker, exceptional submission skills, strength and aggression.

Weaknesses

Relatively inexperienced, susceptible to counter-strikes.

Notes

Former EFC Middleweight and Welterweight Champion, well-rounded ground game, noted for his ability to finish fights.

Fight Record

22-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(50-45, 50-45, 49-46)

Middleweight bout

DEC

Sean Strickland

29-6-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC 312

Du Plessis vs Strickland 2

09 Feb 25

Sydney

Qudos Bank Arena

21-2-0-0

SUB

3:38 Rear-Naked Choke

Middleweight bout

SUB

Israel Adesanya

24-3-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC 305

Du Plessis vs Adesanya

17 Aug 24

Perth

rac arena

20-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Split

(47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

Middleweight bout

DEC

Sean Strickland

28-5-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC 297

Strickland vs Du Plessis

20 Jan 24

Toronto

scotiabank arena

19-2-0-0

TKO

2:23 Punches

Middleweight bout

TKO

Robert Whittaker

24-6-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC 290

Volkanovski vs Rodriguez

08 Jul 23

Las Vegas

T-Mobile Arena

18-2-0-0

TKO

4:59 Corner Stoppage

Middleweight bout

TKO

Derek Brunson

23-8-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC 285

Jones vs Gane

04 Mar 23

Las Vegas

T-Mobile Arena

17-2-0-0

SUB

2:43 Face Crank

Middleweight bout

SUB

Darren Till

18-4-1-0

Middleweight bout

UFC 282

Blachowicz vs Ankalaev

10 Dec 22

Las Vegas

t-mobile arena

16-2-0-0

DEC

5:00 Unanimous

(29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Middleweight bout

DEC

Brad Tavares

19-6-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC 276

Adesanya vs Cannonier

02 Jul 22

Las Vegas

T-Mobile Arena

15-2-0-0

SUB

3:33 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Dino Bagattin

0-1-0-0

Eagle FC 40

Chatkal Cup

04 Sep 21

Johannesburg

14-2-0-0

1:41 Punches

Middleweight bout

Trevin Giles

14-2-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC 264

Poirier vs Mcgregor 3

10 Jul 21

Las Vegas

T-Mobile Arena

13-2-0-0

3:22 Punches

Middleweight bout

Markus Perez

12-3-0-0

Middleweight bout

UFC Fight Night

Moraes vs Sandhagen

11 Oct 20

Abu Dhabi

du Forum

12-2-0-0

SUB

4:15 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Brendan Lesar

1-0-0-0

Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) 83

14 Dec 19

11-2-0-0

TKO

3:01 Punches

Middleweight bout

TKO

Joilton Santos

1-2-0-0

Middleweight bout

KSW 50

London

14 Sep 19

London

Wembley Arena

11-1-0-0

TKO

2:33 Punches

Welterweight bout

TKO

Roberto Soldic

13-3-0-0

Welterweight bout

KSW 45

The Return To Wembley

06 Oct 18

London

Wembley Arena

10-1-0-0

1:38 Punches

Welterweight bout

Roberto Soldic

13-2-0-0

Welterweight bout

KSW 43

Soldic vs Du Plessis

14 Apr 18

Wrocław

Centennial Hall

9-1-0-0

SUB

1:30 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Yannick Bahati

2-1-0-0

ACB Africa 67

Cooper vs Berkhamov

19 Aug 17

Johannesburg

8-1-0-0

TKO

3:58 Punches

TKO

Mauricio Da Rocha

0-0-0-0

Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) 59

13 May 17

7-1-0-0

SUB

3:34 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Rafal Haratyk

0-1-1-0

Victory FC 54

Pitolo vs Kayne 2

09 Dec 16

Omaha

6-1-0-0

SUB

3:59 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Martin Van Staden

0-1-0-0

AMC fight nights global 50

Fedor vs Maldonado

17 Jun 16

Saint Petersburg

5-1-0-0

SUB

2:50 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Bruno Mukulu

0-1-0-0

Killacam Fight Night 9

12 Dec 15

4-1-0-0

SUB

4:50 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Darren Daniel

0-0-0-0

Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) 37

21 Feb 15

Johannesburg

4-0-0-0

SUB

2:12 Guillotine Choke

SUB

Garreth Mclellan

11-2-0-0

Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) 33

30 Aug 14

Durban

3-0-0-0

TKO

4:50 Punches

TKO

Donavin Hawkey

0-2-0-0

Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) 27

27 Feb 14

2-0-0-0

SUB

1:54 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Jc Lamprecht

0-0-0-0

Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) 24

10 Oct 13

Lima

1-0-0-0

SUB

2:34 Rear-Naked Choke

SUB

Bruno Mukulu

0-0-0-0

Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) 23

12 Sep 13

0-0-0-0

TKO

1:18 Knee Injury

TKO

Tshikangu Makuebo

0-0-0-0

Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) 21

25 Jul 13

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Record

Brad Tavares

1 DEC

1 Split

Brendan Lesar

1 SUB

1 Rear-Naked Choke

Bruno Mukulu

1 SUB

1 Verbal

Darren Daniel

1 SUB

1 Rear-Naked Choke

Darren Till

2 SUB

1 Face Crank

Derek Brunson

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Dino Bagattin

2 SUB

1 Rear-Naked Choke

Donavin Hawkey

1 TKO

1 Punches

Garreth Mclellan

1 KO

1 Punch

Israel Adesanya

1 TKO

1 Punches

Jc Lamprecht

1 KO

1 None

Joilton Santos

1 TKO

1 Punches

Markus Perez

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Martin Van Staden

1 KO

1 Ground & Pound

Mauricio Da Rocha

1 DEC

1 Split

Rafal Haratyk

1 KO

1 Punches

Roberto Soldic

1 TKO

1 Punches

Robert Whittaker

1 SUB

1 Face Crank

Sean Strickland

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Trevin Giles

1 DEC

1 Unanimous

Tshikangu Makuebo

1 TKO

1 Knee Injury

Yannick Bahati

2 TKO

1 Elbow & Punches

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