FinishedMain card · #1
UFC 297 · Saturday 20 January 2024
DECISIONSplit
Round5
Time5:00
Fight time25:00
Middleweight · 5 rounds
R1R2R3R4R5
Dricus Du
Sean
Striking
354
STRIKES
408
137
Power strikes
173
0
Knockdowns
0
Target
283
HEAD
387
37
BODY
15
34
LEGS
6
Grappling
6/1155%
TAKEDOWNS
0/0
0
Sub attempts
0
2:08
Control time
0:00
Source: API-MMA · fight totalsshares calculated by fighter.cy
Dominance
Share46%Share of strikes54%
44%Share of power strikes56%
9%Fight time in control
2:08 · 0:00 / 25:000%
2:08 · 0:00 / 25:000%
Strike map
Head · body · legsPlessis vs StricklandStrikes by target
Tale of the tape
Career rates · UFC 2022+PlessisStrickland
10.66Strikes / min14.58
1.8Takedowns / 15 min0.2
10Control time %4
0.18Knockdowns / 15 min0.23
50Wins by finish %33
Key numbers
Key numbers · Plessis354
Plessis: 354 strikes — average since 2022: 194 per fight.
Strikes · recent fights-54
Strike differential in this bout: 354–408.
Differential · this bout137
Power strikes — 39% of all strikes.
Power strikes · recent fights2:08
Control time, from 6 takedowns — 9% of the fight.
Control · recent fightsRecord and form
Record · last 5Dricus Du Plessis Middleweight
Record23–3–0
·Streak1W
- Wvs Kamaru UsmanDECISION49–46, 50–45, 49–46 · 19 Jul 2026
- Lvs Khamzat ChimaevDECISION50–44 ×3 · 17 Aug 2025
- Wvs Sean StricklandDECISION49–46, 50–45, 50–45 · 9 Feb 2025
- Wvs Israel AdesanyaSUBMISSIONR4 · 3:38 · 17 Aug 2024
- Wvs Sean StricklandDECISIONR5 · 5:00 · 20 Jan 2024
Sean Strickland
UFC 2022+6–4
·Streak2W
- Wvs Khamzat ChimaevDECISIONR5 · 5:00 · 10 May 2026
- Wvs Anthony HernandezKO/TKOR3 · 2:23 · 22 Feb 2026
- Lvs Dricus Du PlessisDECISION49–46, 50–45, 50–45 · 9 Feb 2025
- Wvs Paulo CostaDECISIONR5 · 5:00 · 1 Jun 2024
- Lvs Dricus Du PlessisDECISIONR5 · 5:00 · 20 Jan 2024
