Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis

UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez · Jul 8, 2023

Dricus Du Plessis def. Robert Whittaker

Bout: Middleweight Bout PERF
Method: KO/TKO · Punches to Head At Distance
Ended: Round 2, 2:23
Fight time: 7:23
Format: 3 Rnd (5-5-5)
Referee: Marc Goddard

Robert Whittaker's profile · Dricus Du Plessis's profile

Totals

Fight totals
Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Sig. str. %	Total str.	TD	TD %	Sub. att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	31 of 70	44%	32 of 71	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:23
Dricus Du Plessis	1	62 of 104	59%	74 of 118	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:57

Significant strikes by target and position
Fighter	Sig. str.	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	31 of 70	23 of 59	2 of 4	6 of 7	29 of 68	2 of 2	0 of 0
Dricus Du Plessis	62 of 104	38 of 77	11 of 13	13 of 14	41 of 77	8 of 10	13 of 17

Round by round

Round 1
Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Sig. str. %	Total str.	TD	TD %	Sub. att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	22 of 44	50%	23 of 45	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:23
Dricus Du Plessis	0	29 of 54	53%	41 of 68	1 of 1	100%	0	0	0:55

Round 1: significant strikes
Fighter	Sig. str.	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	22 of 44	16 of 35	2 of 4	4 of 5	21 of 43	1 of 1	0 of 0
Dricus Du Plessis	29 of 54	13 of 36	9 of 10	7 of 8	21 of 44	0 of 0	8 of 10

Round 2
Fighter	KD	Sig. str.	Sig. str. %	Total str.	TD	TD %	Sub. att	Rev.	Ctrl
Robert Whittaker	0	9 of 26	34%	9 of 26	0 of 0	—	0	0	0:00
Dricus Du Plessis	1	33 of 50	66%	33 of 50	0 of 0	—	0	0	0:02

Round 2: significant strikes
Fighter	Sig. str.	Head	Body	Leg	Distance	Clinch	Ground
Robert Whittaker	9 of 26	7 of 24	0 of 0	2 of 2	8 of 25	1 of 1	0 of 0
Dricus Du Plessis	33 of 50	25 of 41	2 of 3	6 of 6	20 of 33	8 of 10	5 of 7