Derek Brunson vs Dricus Du Plessis prediction

UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane · Sunday, 5 March 2023 · Middleweight · main event

Derek Brunson24-9-0UFC wins: 7 KO, 2 SUB, 5 DEC

South Africa · 24-3-0UFC wins: 4 KO, 2 SUB, 4 DEC

Result: Dricus Du Plessis by KO/TKO, R2 4:59.

Derek Brunson vs Dricus Du Plessis: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Derek Brunson	Tale of the tape	Dricus Du Plessis
24-9-0	Record	24-3-0
–	Nationality	South Africa
21	UFC fights	11
39	Age	29
185 cm	Height	185 cm
196 cm	Reach	193 cm
Southpaw	Stance	Switch
7 / 2 / 5	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	4 / 2 / 4
6 / 0 / 1	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 1
3.6	Sig. strikes landed per minute	5.1
3.2	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	4.2
2.9	Takedowns per 15 minutes	1.9
0.49	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.34

Rates are from UFC fights since 2005, adjusted towards the UFC average for fighters with little UFC time.

Derek Brunson: last UFC fights

2022-02-13vs Jared Cannonier R2 4:29L KO/TKO
2021-09-04vs Darren Till R3 2:13W SUB
2021-03-21vs Kevin Holland R5 5:00W DEC
2020-08-02vs Edmen Shahbazyan R3 0:26W KO/TKO
2019-08-18vs Ian Heinisch R3 5:00W DEC

Won 4 (80%)Lost 1 (20%)

Dricus Du Plessis: last UFC fights

2022-12-11vs Darren Till R3 2:43W SUB

Won 1 (100%)Lost 0 (0%)

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