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Dricus Du Plessis
Derek Brunson
FinishedPrelims · #7
UFC 285 · Sunday 5 March 2023
KO/TKOPunches
Round2
Time4:59
Fight time9:59
Middleweight · 3 rounds
R1R2R3
RED CORNERWIN
Dricus Du
Record23–3–0
STRIKES115
KD1
LOSSBLUE CORNER
Derek
KD0
STRIKES84
Record24–9–0
PlessisWKO/TKOR2 · 4:59Brunson

Stats

Fight totals · finalRecords →
Striking
115
STRIKES
84
71
Power strikes
37
1
Knockdowns
0
Target
97
HEAD
71
9
BODY
12
9
LEGS
1
Grappling
1/250%
TAKEDOWNS
1/250%
1
Sub attempts
1
1:25
Control time
2:30
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy

Dominance

Share
58%Share of strikes42%
66%Share of power strikes34%
14%Fight time in control
1:25 · 2:30 / 9:59
25%

Strike map

Head · body · legs
Plessis vs BrunsonStrikes by target
RED CORNER
HEAD84%
BODY8%
LEGS8%
BLUE CORNER
HEAD85%
BODY14%
LEGS1%

Tale of the tape

Career rates · UFC 2022+
PlessisBrunson
10.66
Strikes / min
9.30
1.8
Takedowns / 15 min
3.1
49
Takedown accuracy %
27
10
Control time %
26
0.18
Knockdowns / 15 min
0.77
185
Height / cm
185
193
Reach / cm
196

Key numbers

Key numbers · Plessis
115

Plessis: 115 strikes — average since 2022: 194 per fight.

Strikes · recent fights
+31

Strike differential in this bout: 115–84.

Differential · this bout
71

Power strikes — 62% of all strikes.

Power strikes · recent fights
1:25

Control time, from 1 takedown — 14% of the fight.

Control · recent fights

Record and form

Record · last 5
Dricus Du Plessis Middleweight
Record23–3–0
·
Streak1W
Derek Brunson Middleweight
Record24–9–0
·
Streak2L

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