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Israel Adesanya vs Dricus Du Plessis Fight Prediction

Win Probability
VS
DIV. RANK
#33
RECORD
13-6
RATINGS UPDATED
Oct 4, 2026
RECORD
10-1
DIV. RANK
#1

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Ratings

Israel Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis
83 B-
Performance
99 A+
86 B
Power
99 A+
94 A
Offensive
99 A+
71 C-
Defensive
91 A-

Rankings

Israel Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis
33 Overall 1
27 Power 1
10 Offensive 1
55 Defensive 17

Records

Israel Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis
13-6 (68.4%) Overall 10-1 (90.9%)
1-5 (16.7%) vs. Top 10 2-1 (66.7%)
12-6 (66.7%) vs. >.500 Fighters 9-1 (90%)
1-0 (100%) vs. <.500 Fighters 1-0 (100%)
1-4 (20%) Last 5 Fights 4-1 (80%)

Superlatives

Israel Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis
Middleweight #3 Alex Pereira (10-3)
2023-04-08 UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 — Round 2 KO/TKO Punch 		Best Win Middleweight #3 Sean Strickland (18-6)
2025-02-08 UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 — Round 5 U-DEC
Light Heavyweight #26 Jan Blachowicz (12-9)
2021-03-06 UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya — Round 5 U-DEC 		Worst Loss Middleweight #8 Khamzat Chimaev (9-1)
2025-08-16 UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev — Round 5 U-DEC

Other Statistics

Israel Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis
5 (26.3%) Finishes 6 (54.5%)
5 (26.3%) KOs 4 (36.4%)
0 (0%) Submissions 2 (18.2%)
8 (42.1%) Decisions 4 (36.4%)
218-114 Opponent Record 137-66
25.2 Avg. Opponent Rank 24.8
W 9 Long Streak W 9
L 4 Current Streak W 1

Last 5 Fights

Israel Adesanya Dricus Du Plessis
2026-03-28 #9 Joe Pyfer (7-1)Round 2 KO/TKO Punches · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer L 2026-07-18 #30 Kamaru Usman (16-4)Round 5 U-DEC · UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman W
2025-02-01 #2 Nassourdine Imavov (9-2)Round 2 KO/TKO Punch · UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov L 2025-08-16 #8 Khamzat Chimaev (9-1)Round 5 U-DEC · UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev L
2024-08-17 #1 Dricus Du Plessis (10-1)Round 4 SUB Rear Naked Choke · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya L 2025-02-08 #3 Sean Strickland (18-6)Round 5 U-DEC · UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 W
2023-09-09 #3 Sean Strickland (18-6)Round 5 U-DEC · UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland L 2024-08-17 #33 Israel Adesanya (13-6)Round 4 SUB Rear Naked Choke · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya W
2023-04-08 #3 Alex Pereira (10-3)Round 2 KO/TKO Punch · UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 W 2024-01-20 #3 Sean Strickland (18-6)Round 5 S-DEC · UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis W