Is Dricus Du Plessis Undefeated in the UFC? Losses, Record, Stats

A fighter claiming the middleweight championship title in only his seventh fight under the biggest MMA promotion is a clear testament to his ability. And that is exactly what South Africa’s first UFC champion, Dricus Du Plessis has done. The self-proclaimed ‘real African’ champ has mixed up his abilities inside the Octagon with a hellish persona have undoubtedly made him a star, and he has an excellent record to go along with it.

In short, ‘Stillknocks’ is the total package; he does everything that could be asked of a mixed martial artist and does it well. Even though Dricus du Plessis is the champion, he has had a few shortcomings as well. Today, let us take a look at all the losses on ‘Stillknocks’s record as he gears up to fight Sean Strickland in a rematch at UFC 312.

Who did Dricus du Plessis lose to?

While Dricus Du Plessis has won all eight of his fights in the UFC, he has two losses on his record he suffered before joining the premier promotion. The 31-year-old’s first loss came against Garreth McLellan in 2014 under the banner of Extreme Fighting Championship in his sixth professional fight. At EFC 33, McLellan defeated Du Plessis by executing a guillotine choke in the third round of their bout.

The middleweight champion’s only other loss was in 2018 when Roberto Soldic knocked him out in the third round at the KSW 45. Nevertheless, except for these blemishes, ‘DDP’ has a stellar record and managed to become a champion in both EFC and KSW, where he fought before joining the UFC. While the South African mixed martial artist has a second-degree black belt in kickboxing, making him a very dangerous striker, he’s showcased tremendous grappling prowess as well.

How exactly has the South African mixed martial artist fared in the Octagon? Let’s take a look at the MW champ’s overall record.

Dricus du Plessis’s MMA stats and record

Under the banner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Dricus du Plessis has won four of his fights via knockout or technical knockout and two of his eight wins have been via submissions. But the trend began at UFC Fight Night 179, where he defeated Markus Perez with a KO in the very first round. The trend continued as he took control of his fight against Trevin Giles at UFC 264, and won via KO in round 2. However, he couldn’t secure a finish bonus in his third UFC bout against Brad Tavares at UFC 276, as he won it via unanimous decision.

UFC 282 witnessed Du Plessis take another victory by submitting Darren Till with a face crank. ‘Stillknocks’ fought Derek Brunson in his next bout and won again via TKO. But it was his last couple of fights, against Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 and Strickland, that showed the world how strong Du Plessis actually is. Defeating Sean Strickland at UFC 297 ensured that the MW belt went to South Africa, fulfilling Du Plessis’ dream, and after beating Israel Adesanya at UFC 305, the belt remains in his native country.

Well, the next stop is this weekend and Dricus Du Plessis hopes to settle the issue once and for all against Sean Strickland, but who do you see winning at UFC 312? Let us know in the comments down below.