Dricus Du Plessis vs Khamzat Chimaev prediction

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · Sunday, 17 August 2025 · Middleweight · 5 rounds · main event

Dricus Du Plessis

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

Khamzat Chimaev

United Arab Emirates · 15-1-0UFC wins: 2 KO, 4 SUB, 3 DEC

Result: Khamzat Chimaev by U Dec, R5 5:00.

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Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Dricus Du Plessis	Tale of the tape	Khamzat Chimaev
24-3-0	Record	15-1-0
South Africa	Nationality	United Arab Emirates
11	UFC fights	10
31	Age	31
185 cm	Height	188 cm
193 cm	Reach	191 cm
Switch	Stance	Orthodox
4 / 2 / 4	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	2 / 4 / 3
0 / 0 / 1	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 1
5.1	Sig. strikes landed per minute	4.0
4.2	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	3.1
1.9	Takedowns per 15 minutes	4.8
0.34	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.31

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

Dricus Du Plessis: last UFC fights

2025-02-09vs Sean Strickland R5 5:00W DEC
2024-08-18vs Israel Adesanya R4 3:38W SUB
2024-01-21vs Sean Strickland R5 5:00W DEC
2023-07-09vs Robert Whittaker R2 2:23W KO/TKO
2023-03-05vs Derek Brunson R2 4:59W KO/TKO

Won 5 (100%)Lost 0 (0%)

Khamzat Chimaev: last UFC fights

2024-10-26vs Robert Whittaker R1 3:34W SUB
2023-10-21vs Kamaru Usman R3 5:00W DEC
2022-09-11vs Kevin Holland R1 2:13W SUB
2022-04-10vs Gilbert Burns R3 5:00W DEC
2021-10-30vs Li Jingliang R1 3:16W SUB

Won 5 (100%)Lost 0 (0%)

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