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Dricus Du Plessis#3 MW
DURABLEVERSATILE
established · 11 UFC fights
24-3
Record
9 KO · 11 SUB · 4 DEC
Wins by method
Recent form
32
Age
185 cm
Height
193 cm
Reach
Style DNAcurrent profile · updated 2026-10-13· fight data through 2026-07-18
STRIKING
Striking Initiative
P81
Volume
P88
Striking Efficiency
P90
Range Sniper
P94
Kickboxing
P91
Clinch Striking
P23
Defensive Striking
P47
GRAPPLING / WRESTLING
Wrestling
P70
Pressure Wrestling
P22
Top Control
P22
Submission
P72
Anti-Wrestling
P62
Grappling Defense
P42
Scrambler
P41
DAMAGE / FINISHING
Power
P58
Finisher
P78
Damage Resistance
P98
FIGHT DYNAMICS· style, not skill
Fast Starter
P57
Pace
P58
Late Fighter
P73
GLOBAL
Versatility
P93
Percentiles vs current established UFC fighters (8+ fights).
Archetype history
- PRECISION STRIKER2026-07-18 → CURRENT · 1 fight
- VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2023-07-08 → 2025-08-16 · 5 fights
- SUBMISSION HUNTER2023-03-04 · 1 fight
- VOLUME PRESSURE STRIKER2022-12-10 · 1 fight
- POWER STRIKER2022-07-02 · 1 fight
UFC Stats & Rankinglatest data · through 2026-07-18
Striking
5.21
Landed / min
Landed / min
- Significant strikes landed per minute of fighting.
4.24
Absorbed / min
Absorbed / min
- Significant strikes absorbed per minute of fighting.
49%
Accuracy
Accuracy
- Share of significant strikes attempted that landed.
54%
Defense
Defense
- Share of the opponents' significant strikes that missed.
0.35
KD / 15 min
KD / 15 min
- Knockdowns scored per 15 minutes of fighting.
0.00
KD absorbed / 15 min
KD absorbed / 15 min
- Knockdowns suffered per 15 minutes of fighting.
Grappling / Wrestling
1.90
TD / 15 min
TD / 15 min
- Takedowns landed per 15 minutes of fighting.
3.88
TD att / 15 min
TD att / 15 min
- Takedowns attempted per 15 minutes of fighting.
49%
TD accuracy
TD accuracy
- Share of takedown attempts that landed.
50%
TD defense
TD defense
- Share of the opponents' takedown attempts stopped.
1:32
Control / 15 min
Control / 15 min
- Average control time per 15 minutes of fighting (min:sec).
0.60
Sub att / 15 min
Sub att / 15 min
- Submission attempts per 15 minutes of fighting.
Striking profile · share of significant strikes landed
Targets
Position
Fight dynamics · volume by round · index, R1 = 100
StrikingR1100R2113R3141increasing
TakedownsR1100R267R326declining
ControlR1100R272R34declining
Ranking evolution
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Model track record
56%
Model correct (5/9)
4/4
Fighter wins when model favored
4/5
Fighter wins when model underdog
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Strategy bets won
Over the fights covered by the walk-forward test window (since 2022).
Win probability, fight by fight
Model vs market
Model Market (opening) Win Loss
Fights