Dricus du Plessis

Dricus Du Plessis (born 14 January 1994) is a South African professional mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of EFC Africa, where he is the current Middleweight Champion. A professional since 2013, he has also fought for Polish-based promotion KSW. In addition to being a two-time Middleweight and former Welterweight EFC Champion, he is also a former KSW Welterweight Champion.

Dricus du Plessis
Dricus du Plessis after winning the KSW belt during KSW 43
Born (1994-01-14) 14 January 1994[1]
Hatfield, Pretoria, South Africa
Other namesStillknocks
NationalitySouth African
Height6 ft 0.9 in (1.85 m)
Weight185.2 lb (84.0 kg; 13.23 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Welterweight
Reach75.98 in (193.0 cm)[2]
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofHatfield, Pretoria, South Africa
TeamTeam CIT MMA
Years active2013-present
Mixed martial arts record
Total16
Wins14
By knockout5
By submission9
Losses2
By knockout1
By submission1
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Du Plessis made his professional debut in 2013, amassing an undefeated 4–0 record before facing future UFC veteran and then-EFC Middleweight Champion Garreth McLellan at EFC Africa 33, losing via guillotine choke submission in the third round.[3]

In June 2015, Du Plessis made his Welterweight debut at EFC Africa 40 against Dino Bagattin, winning via a second-round rear-naked choke submission.[4] After going 3–0 in 2015, Du Plessis faced veteran striker Martin Van Staden at EFC 50 for the vacant EFC Welterweight Championship. Du Plessis won via guillotine choke submission in the third round.[5] Du Plessis was later set to defend his title against one of its former holders, Henry Fadipe. However, the bout was scrapped when Fadipe encountered issues with his visa.

Du Plessis returned to EFC in 2017, defeating Brazilian Mauricio Da Rocha Jr. in a Welterweight contest before facing Yannick Bahati at EFC Africa 62 for the Middleweight Championship. Du Plessis won guillotine choke at 1:30 of the first round, becoming a two-weight class Champion within the promotion.[6]

KSW

In 2018, Du Plessis was slated to face KSW Welterweight Champion Roberto Soldić for the KSW title at KSW 43 on April 14. In an upset, Du Plessis dethroned Soldic via TKO, after dropping him with a left hook.[7] The two would later rematch at KSW 45: Return to Wembley in the fall of that year, with Du Plessis being defeated via third-round knockout.[8]

Du Plessis fought again for KSW at KSW 50: London against Brazilian-German fighter Joilton Santos, winning via TKO.[9]

Return to EFC

After Brendan Lesar upset veteran Garreth McLellan for the EFC Interim Middleweight Championship at EFC Africa 80,[10] Du Plessis was next set to face Lesar for the title at EFC Africa 83. Du Plessis won via first-round guillotine choke submission.[11]

Mixed martial arts record
Professional record breakdown
16 matches 14 wins 2 losses
By knockout 5 1
By submission 9 1
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 14-2 Brendan Lesar Submission (guillotine choke) EFC Africa 83 14 December 2019 1 4:15 Gauteng, South Africa Won the EFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 13-2 Joilton Santos TKO (punches) KSW: London 14 September 2019 2 3:04 London, England Middleweight bout.
Loss 12–2 Roberto Soldić KO (punches) KSW 45: Return to Wembley 6 October 2018 3 2:33 London, England Lost the KSW Welterweight Championship.
Win 12-1 Roberto Soldić TKO (punches) KSW 43: Soldic vs. Du Plessis 14 April 2018 2 1:37 Wroclaw, Poland Won the KSW Welterweight Championship.
Win 11-1 Yannick Bahati Submission (guillotine choke) EFC Africa 62 19 August 2017 1 N/A Gauteng, South Africa Won the EFC Africa Middleweight Championship.
Win 10-1 Mauricio Da Rocha Jr. TKO (punches) EFC Africa 59 13 May 2017 1 3:58 Gauteng, South Africa
Win 9-1 Rafal Haratyk Submission (guillotine choke) EFC Africa 56 9 December 2016 2 3:34 Gauteng, South Africa Middleweight bout.
Win 8-1 Martin Van Staden Submission (guillotine choke) EFC Africa 50 17 June 2016 3 3:59 Gauteng, South Africa Won the vacant EFC Welterweight Championship.
Win 7-1 Bruno Mukulu Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 46 12 December 2015 2 2:50 Gauteng, South Africa Catchweight (176 lbs) bout.
Win 6–1 Dino Bagattin Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 40 6 June 2015 2 3:33 Gauteng, South Africa Welterweight debut.
Win 5–1 Darren Daniel Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 37 21 February 2015 1 4:50 Gauteng, South Africa
Loss 4–1 Garreth McLellan Submission (guillotine choke) EFC Africa 33 30 August 2014 3 2:12 Gauteng, South Africa For the EFC Middleweight Championship.
Win 4-0 Donavin Hawkey TKO (punches) EFC Africa 27 27 February 2014 1 4:50 Gauteng, South Africa
Win 3-0 Barry Britz TKO (punches) EFC Africa 24 10 October 2013 3 1:54 Gauteng, South Africa
Win 2-0 Bruno Mukulu Submission (rear-naked choke) EFC Africa 23 12 September 2013 1 2:34 Gauteng, South Africa
Win 1–0 Tshikangu Makuebo TKO (knee injury) EFC Africa 21 25 July 2013 1 1:18 Gauteng, South Africa

See also

References
  1. "Fightcenter: Dricus "Stillknocks" du Plessis. www.tapology.com". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  2. "EFC Athletes Profile: Dricus "Stillknocks" du Plessis. www.efcworldwide.com/". Retrieved 16 December 2019.
  3. "EFC Africa 33 Results: McLellan Chokes Out Du Plessis to Retain Middleweight Title. www.combatpress.com". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  4. "Extreme Fighting Championship (Africa) EFC Africa 40. www.sherdog.com". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  5. "EFC 50 Results. www.lwmag.co.za". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  6. "EFC 62 Results: History is Made. www.southafricanmma.com". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  7. "KSW 43 results: Dricus Du Plessis stops Roberto Soldic to claim welterweight title. www.mmafighting.com". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  8. "KSW 45 took place Saturday night, October 6 from The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. www.fight-madness.com". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  9. "KSW 50: London Full Results. www.cagesidepress.com". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  10. "Lesar Scores Major Upset At EFC 80. www.fightsports.tv". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  11. "Du Plessis takes EFC 83. It was built up over an elongated two years. www.boksburgadvertiser.co.za". Retrieved 25 January 2020.
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