Dricus Du Plessis
“Stillknocks”
Dricus Du Plessis is ranked 2nd of 317 middleweights by the First Light Rating, and 2nd in the UFC’s own middleweight rankings.
- FLRFirst Light Ratingmeasure of true skill
- 2,0812nd of 317 · Middleweight
- FLIFirst Light Indexfame compared to skill
- +0.16Fame ahead of skill
▲ +0.02 in 30 days - Career phase
- PrimeCareer-best FLR 2,084, 8 Feb 2025
- Record
- 24–3Pro
Fame against skill.
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Skill and attention.
Attention is drawn at the skill level its fame matches: above the skill line, more famous than skilled. Shaded: where the most similar careers went next.
Recent fights.
| Date | Fight | FLR |
|---|---|---|
| 18 Jul 2026 | Won vs Kamaru UsmanUFC Fight Night 281 - Du Plessis vs. Usman · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +20 |
| 16 Aug 2025 | Lost to Khamzat Chimaev TitleUFC 319 - Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | −20 |
| 8 Feb 2025 | Won vs Sean Strickland TitleUFC 312 - Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · Decision (Unanimous), R5 | +21 |
| 17 Aug 2024 | Won vs Israel Adesanya TitleUFC 305 - Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · Submission (Face Crank), R4 | +21 |
| 20 Jan 2024 | Won vs Sean Strickland TitleUFC 297 - Strickland vs. Du Plessis · Decision (Split), R5 | +9 |
| 8 Jul 2023 | Won vs Robert WhittakerUFC 290 - Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · TKO (Punches), R2 | +31 |
| 4 Mar 2023 | Won vs Derek BrunsonUFC 285 - Jones vs. Gane · TKO (Corner Stoppage), R2 | +23 |
| 10 Dec 2022 | Won vs Darren TillUFC 282 - Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev · Submission (Face Crank), R3 | +26 |
| 2 Jul 2022 | Won vs Brad TavaresUFC 276 - Adesanya vs. Cannonier · Decision (Unanimous), R3 | +13 |
| 10 Jul 2021 | Won vs Trevin GilesUFC 264 - Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · KO (Punches), R2 | +34 |
| 10 Oct 2020 | Won vs Markus PerezUFC Fight Night 179 - Moraes vs. Sandhagen · KO (Punches), R1 | +28 |
| 14 Dec 2019 | Won vs Brendan LesarEFC 83 - EFC Worldwide 83 · Submission (Guillotine Choke), R1 | +29 |
FLR is the First Light Rating points the fight earned or cost them.
How it is measured.
Data Credit: First Light Observatory.
How these numbers are made.
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