OctagonEdge

Middleweight

Dricus Du Plessis

“Stilknocks”

24-3

Age
32
Height
6'1"
Reach
6'4"
Stance
Switch
Camp
Team CIT
Out of
South Africa
Style
striker
Fight IQ
C+ · 66
Finish rate
75%
Win rate
89%

Career methods

KO/TKO
7
Sub
11
Dec
6

FightMetric

SLpM

5.18

SApM

2.79

Str Acc

51%

Str Def

58%

TD Avg

2.22

TD Acc

51%

TD Def

76%

Sub Avg

0.71

Tape read

Pocket striker

Fight IQ

66C+

Thin sample — 0 loaded UFC rows, 27 career fights for Dricus Du Plessis. Reaction and agility are wider intervals.

IQ

C+

Ground

C

Defense

B

Counter

D

Reaction

proxy

C+

Agility

proxy

C+

TD react

C

Chin

B

What they do well

No standout plus-mark on this card.

Where they leak

  • Counter punching

    Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • Takedown reaction

    Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • Ground game

    Ground work is situational, not a finishing engine. Expect clinch entries more than a mat cycle.

Scouting report

Dricus Du Plessis “Stilknocks” is a 32-year-old Switch middleweight out of South Africa, camped at Team CIT. The tape read: pocket striker. Career mark 24-3-0 — 7 by KO/TKO, 11 by submission, 6 by decision. Fight IQ grades C+ (66).

What works. Durability is the standout at 70 (B). Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean. Ground game C on 2.22 TD/15 and 0.71 sub attempts. Striking defense B at 58% / 2.79 SApM. Counter punching D; punching agility C+ (output × accuracy × age curve). Takedown reaction C on 76% TD defense. These are tape proxies — not lab reaction times — built from FightMetric rates, finish shares, and 0 loaded UFC rows.

Where it breaks. Counter punching is the soft spot (49, D). Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax. Opponents who out-speed the first exchange and never stay on the centerline have historically been the ones who make this résumé leak. Losses lean decision more often than a highlight — the issue is usually control of minutes, not a glass jaw.

The book has no per-fight UFC rows for Du Plessis yet. This scouting card is carried by career FightMetric rates and the win-method split — treat the reaction and agility marks as wider intervals.

Ground game

58 C

Ground work is situational, not a finishing engine. Expect clinch entries more than a mat cycle.

  • 2.22 takedowns / 15 at 51% accuracy
  • 0.71 submission attempts / 15 · 11 career sub wins

Striking defense

68 B

Serviceable pocket defense. Can be found, but rarely walks into the same shot twice.

  • 58% striking defense · 2.79 SApM
  • 0 KO/TKO losses in 3 defeats

Counter punching

49 D

Limited counter threat. Opponents can miss without paying a finishing tax.

  • 51% accuracy on 5.18 SLpM
  • 0.41 knockdowns / 15 · 7 KO/TKO wins

Timing & reaction

65 C+

Late on the read. High absorb or a leaking TD defense suggests the first move often belongs to the opponent.

  • Str def 58% · TD def 76% — the two read-and-react rates
  • 2.79 shots absorbed / min (lower = sees it earlier)

Punching agility

62 C+

Heavy or economical. Combinations are chosen, not sprayed — opponents can time the entries.

  • 5.18 SLpM at 51% — output with cleanliness
  • Throws without paying full retail: 2.79 SApM

Takedown reaction

56 C

Hips arrive late. A committed wrestler will get them down; the question is what happens next.

  • 76% takedown defense — the live reaction to level changes
  • 1 submission losses (once the fight hits the mat)

Durability

70 B

Standard UFC durability. Can be hurt, usually recovers if the shot is not clean.

  • 0 times finished by strikes in 3 losses
  • 6 decision wins — proof they last and still score

Fight history

DateOpponentResMethodRndSig
No UFC tape loaded for this fighter yet.