Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis

Saturday, July 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET · 3 rounds

Dricus Du Plessis def. Robert Whittaker by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 2:23. Middleweight, 3 rounds, UFC 290, Jul 8, 2023. UFC records going in: Whittaker 15-4, Plessis 5-0.

Result

Dricus Du Plessis won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 2:23.

Robert Whittaker vs. Dricus Du Plessis by the numbers

Robert Whittaker		Dricus Du Plessis
15-4	UFC record going in	5-0
28-9-0	Pro record today	24-3-0
12	Wins by KO/TKO	9
5	Wins by submission	11
11	Wins by decision	4
35	Age	32
6 ft 0 in	Height	6 ft 1 in
74 in	Reach	76 in
Orthodox	Stance	Switch
Australia	Country	South Africa

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Whittaker vs. Plessis head-to-head

Whittaker and Plessis have not met in the UFC before this fight.

UFC results on Bandwagon begin in November 1993.

Whittaker vs. Plessis: common opponents

3 fighters both met in the UFC before this fight.

Opponent	Whittaker	Plessis
Derek Brunson	Win, KO/TKO, R1 (Nov 2016)	Win, KO/TKO, R2 (Mar 2023)
Darren Till	Win, Decision, Unanimous, R5 (Jul 2020)	Win, Submission, R3 (Dec 2022)
Brad Tavares	Win, KO/TKO, R1 (May 2015)	Win, Decision, Unanimous, R3 (Jul 2022)

Last bouts

Robert Whittaker: last 5 UFC bouts

Robert Whittaker vs. Marvin Vettori UFC Fight Night · Middleweight · 3 roundsRobert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Whittaker vs. Vettori fight page
Israel Adesanya vs. Robert Whittaker Title or interim title fight UFC 271 · Middleweight · 5 roundsIsrael Adesanya won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Adesanya vs. Whittaker fight page
Robert Whittaker vs. Kelvin Gastelum UFC Fight Night · Middleweight · 5 roundsRobert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Whittaker vs. Gastelum fight page
Robert Whittaker vs. Jared Cannonier UFC 254 · Middleweight · 3 roundsRobert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Whittaker vs. Cannonier fight page
Robert Whittaker vs. Darren Till UFC Fight Night · Middleweight · 5 roundsRobert Whittaker won by Decision - Unanimous, round 5 at 5:00Whittaker vs. Till fight page

Dricus Du Plessis: last 5 UFC bouts

Derek Brunson vs. Dricus Du Plessis UFC 285 · Middleweight · 3 roundsDricus Du Plessis won by KO/TKO (Punches), round 2 at 4:59Brunson vs. Plessis fight page
Darren Till vs. Dricus Du Plessis UFC 282 · Middleweight · 3 roundsDricus Du Plessis won by Submission (Neck Crank), round 3 at 2:43Till vs. Plessis fight page
Brad Tavares vs. Dricus Du Plessis UFC 276 · Middleweight · 3 roundsDricus Du Plessis won by Decision - Unanimous, round 3 at 5:00Tavares vs. Plessis fight page
Trevin Giles vs. Dricus Du Plessis UFC 264 · Middleweight · 3 roundsDricus Du Plessis won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 2 at 1:41Giles vs. Plessis fight page
Markus Perez vs. Dricus Du Plessis UFC Fight Night · Middleweight · 3 roundsDricus Du Plessis won by KO/TKO (Punch), round 1 at 3:22Perez vs. Plessis fight page