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Dricus Du Plessis’s next fight
24-3-0 · Middleweight · #2 ranked
Next fight
No fight booked
Dricus Du Plessis last fought on Jul 18, 2026, when Plessis beat Kamaru Usman by decision (unanimous). We update this page as soon as a new bout is announced.
Dricus Du Plessis’s record
Record
24-3-0
Wins by KO/TKO
9
By submission
11
By decision
4
Current streak
1 win
Profile
- Division
- Middleweight
- Ranking
- #2 Middleweight
- Age
- 32
- Height
- 6′1″
- Reach
- 76″
- Fighting style
- MMA
- Born
- Welkom, South Africa
- Trains at
- CIT MMA
- UFC debut
- Oct. 10, 2020
- Status
- Active
Fight history
All 27 professional bouts, newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Rd |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| win | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | UFC Fight Night: du Plessis vs. Usman | Jul 18, 2026 | 5 · 5:00 |
| loss | Khamzat Chimaev | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 319 | Aug 16, 2025 | 5 · 5:00 |
| win | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 312 | Feb 9, 2025 | 5 · 5:00 |
| win | Israel Adesanya | Submission (face crank) | UFC 305 | Aug 18, 2024 | 4 · 3:38 |
| win | Sean Strickland | Decision (split) | UFC 297 | Jan 20, 2024 | 5 · 5:00 |
| win | Robert Whittaker | TKO (punches) | UFC 290 | Jul 8, 2023 | 2 · 2:23 |
| win | Derek Brunson | TKO (corner stoppage) | UFC 285 | Mar 4, 2023 | 2 · 4:59 |
| win | Darren Till | Submission (face crank) | UFC 282 | Dec 10, 2022 | 3 · 2:43 |
| win | Brad Tavares | Decision (unanimous) | UFC 276 | Jul 2, 2022 | 3 · 5:00 |
| win | Trevin Giles | KO (punches) | UFC 264 | Jul 10, 2021 | 2 · 1:41 |
| win | Markus Perez | KO (punches) | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | Oct 11, 2020 | 1 · 3:22 |
| win | Brendan Lesar | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 83 | Dec 14, 2019 | 1 · 4:15 |
| win | Joilton Santos | TKO (punches) | KSW 50 | Sep 14, 2019 | 2 · 3:04 |
| loss | Roberto Soldić | KO (punches) | KSW 45 | Oct 6, 2018 | 3 · 2:33 |
| win | Roberto Soldić | TKO (punches) | KSW 43 | Apr 14, 2018 | 2 · 1:37 |
| win | Yannick Bahati | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 62 | Aug 19, 2017 | 1 · 1:30 |
| win | José Maurício da Rocha Jr. | TKO (punches) | EFC Worldwide 59 | May 13, 2017 | 1 · 3:58 |
| win | Rafał Haratyk | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 56 | Dec 9, 2016 | 2 · 3:34 |
| win | Martin van Staden | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Worldwide 50 | Jun 17, 2016 | 3 · 3:59 |
| win | Bruno Mukulu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 46 | Dec 12, 2015 | 2 · 2:50 |
| win | Dino Bagattin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Worldwide 40 | Jun 6, 2015 | 2 · 3:33 |
| win | Darren Daniel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Africa 37 | Feb 21, 2015 | 1 · 4:50 |
| loss | Garreth McLellan | Submission (guillotine choke) | EFC Africa 33 | Aug 30, 2014 | 3 · 2:12 |
| win | Donavin Hawkey | TKO (punches) | EFC Africa 27 | Feb 27, 2014 | 1 · 4:50 |
| win | JC Lamprecht | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Africa 24 | Oct 10, 2013 | 3 · 1:54 |
| win | Bruno Mukulu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | EFC Africa 23 | Sep 12, 2013 | 1 · 2:34 |
| win | Tshikangu Makuebo | TKO (knee injury) | EFC Africa 21 | Jul 25, 2013 | 1 · 1:18 |
Fight history adapted from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is Dricus Du Plessis fighting next?
Dricus Du Plessis has no fight booked right now. Dricus Du Plessis last fought on Jul 18, 2026, when Plessis beat Kamaru Usman by decision (unanimous).
What is Dricus Du Plessis’s record?
Dricus Du Plessis is 24-3-0 (wins-losses-draws) in professional MMA, with 9 wins by knockout, 11 by submission and 4 by decision.
How tall is Dricus Du Plessis and what division does Plessis fight in?
Dricus Du Plessis is 6′1″ with a 76″ reach and fights at middleweight.