Kamaru Usman vs Dricus Du Plessis prediction

UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · Sunday, 19 July 2026 · Middleweight · 5 rounds · main event

Kamaru Usman

Nigeria · 21-5-0UFC wins: 4 KO, 1 SUB, 11 DEC

Dricus Du Plessis

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

Result: Dricus Du Plessis by U Dec, R5 5:00.

Kamaru Usman vs Dricus Du Plessis: prediction not published yet.

Tale of the tape

Tale of the tape
Kamaru Usman	Tale of the tape	Dricus Du Plessis
21-5-0	Record	24-3-0
Nigeria	Nationality	South Africa
20	UFC fights	11
39	Age	32
183 cm	Height	185 cm
193 cm	Reach	193 cm
Switch	Stance	Switch
4 / 1 / 11	UFC wins by KO / SUB / DEC	4 / 2 / 4
1 / 0 / 3	UFC losses by KO / SUB / DEC	0 / 0 / 1
4.1	Sig. strikes landed per minute	5.1
2.9	Sig. strikes absorbed per minute	4.2
2.6	Takedowns per 15 minutes	1.9
0.41	Knockdowns per 15 minutes	0.34

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

Kamaru Usman: last UFC fights

2025-06-15vs Joaquin Buckley R5 5:00W DEC
2023-10-21vs Khamzat Chimaev R3 5:00L DEC
2023-03-18vs Leon Edwards R5 5:00L DEC
2022-08-21vs Leon Edwards R5 4:04L KO/TKO
2021-11-07vs Colby Covington R5 5:00W DEC

Won 2 (40%)Lost 3 (60%)

Dricus Du Plessis: last UFC fights

2025-08-17vs Khamzat Chimaev R5 5:00L DEC
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

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

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