Dricus Du Plessis vs Israel Adesanya — UFC Fight Analysis & Result

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★ Championship Bout · Middleweight

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

Perth, Australia

17 Aug 2024

Middleweight

53%

Plessis

47%

Adesanya

Win Probability

Submission

Round 4 · 3:38

Dricus Du Plessis

"Stillknocks"

23 – 3

6'1"76" reachSwitch32 yrsWell-Rounded

CFR 72

Israel Adesanya

"The Last Stylebender"

24 – 6

Well-Rounded4-fight slide37 yrsSwitch80" reach6'4"

CFR 63

★ Official Result

Dricus Du PlessiswinsSubmissionR4 · 3:38

def. Israel Adesanya · UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya

Fight Report

Pre-fight analysis · prediction vs result

Prediction vs Result

We predicted

Plessis

→

Actual result

Plessis wins

Submission · R4

Pre-fight analysis

This is a genuine toss-up — Plessis at 53% vs Adesanya at 47% (CFR ratings). One of the hardest fights to call on the card.

Key angles

The CFR gap of 9 points suggests a clear performance difference on paper.

Risk flags

Adesanya has a chin rating of 18 — a potential KO vulnerability.

This Fight — Statistics

Actual stats from this bout

PlessisAdesanya

Sig. Strikes

0.0

Strikes / min (SLpM)

0.0

—

Strike Accuracy

—

Plessis

Adesanya

Physical Matchup

Height · Reach · Age · Stance

6'1"

Height

+6'4"

76"

Reach

+80"

32+

Age

Switch

Stance

Switch

Plessis

Adesanya

Composite Fighter Rating

Overall score combining performance, win quality, momentum & durability

72.2

63.4

64.5

Performance Avg

61.2

Quality of Victory

100

Momentum Score

100

Plessis

Adesanya

Striking

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

5.8

/ 10

5.2

/ 10

6.9

Style: Pressure

4.7

5.0

Style: Volume

6.3

4 KO wins

Finish Rate (strikes)

5 KO wins

Per-minute strike stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Strike targetStrike target

Head

Body

Leg

RangeRange

22Distance23

2Clinch0

0Ground1

Plessis

Adesanya

Grappling

Career averages · see This Fight stats above

2.6

/ 10

1.5

/ 10

1.8

Wrestling Style (/10)

1.0

2.0

Submission Style (/10)

0.0

Submission wins

Per-fight takedown stats will populate after live card results are scraped

Plessis

Adesanya

Durability / Chin

Resilience against knockouts and stoppages

Never stopped

Verdict

2 consec. KOs

KO/TKO Losses

Sub Losses

—

KO round context

Avg R3.0 stoppage

—

Last KO loss

Most recent fight

—

Strikes absorbed / min

—

11/26 fights

Chin rating based on

19/30 fights

Plessis

Adesanya

Form & Momentum

Recent fight performance — most recent weighted 30%

100

Current form

4-fight 📉 slide

W · Dec · R5

L · Dec · R5

W · Dec · R5

W · Sub · R4

W · Dec · R5

Last 5

L · KO · R2

L · Sub · R4

L · Dec · R5

W · KO · R2

Plessis

Adesanya

Finish Rate

Percentage of wins by KO/TKO or Submission

60%

39%

KO / TKO Wins

Submission Wins

Decision Wins

Style Fingerprint

Combatrics radar — 6 fighting dimensions scored 0–10

Plessis

Adesanya

Fighter 1

Fighter 2

5.8

Striking

KO power & stand-up volume

5.2

2.6

Grappling

Ground control & clinch

1.5

1.8

Wrestling

Takedown threat & defence

1.0

2.0

Submission

Submission attack frequency

0.0

6.9

Pressure

Clinch/ground work rate

4.7

5.0

Volume

Decision-pace fighting

6.3

Plessis

Strike Zones

Adesanya

Plessis

Attacking

24 landed

Absorbing

24 absorbed

Adesanya

Attacking

24 landed

Absorbing

24 absorbed

Targeting Overlap

🎯Plessis targets the head (88% of attacks) — Adesanya absorbs 88% of strikes there

🎯Adesanya targets the head (67% of attacks) — Plessis absorbs 67% of strikes there

Round by Round

This fight · per-round breakdown

Plessis

RND

Adesanya

0/0R00/0

Plessis · Last 5

W · Dec · R5

Kamaru Usman

Decision

UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman · 2026-07

L · Dec · R5

Khamzat Chimaev

Decision

UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev · 2025-08

W · Dec · R5

Sean Strickland

Decision

UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 · 2025-02

W · Sub · R4

Israel Adesanya

Submission

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08

W · Dec · R5

Sean Strickland

Decision

UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis · 2024-01

Adesanya · Last 5

L · KO · R2

Joe Pyfer

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Pyfer · 2026-03

L · KO · R2

Nassourdine Imavov

KO/TKO

UFC Fight Night: Adesanya vs. Imavov · 2025-02

L · Sub · R4

Dricus Du Plessis

Submission

UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya · 2024-08

L · Dec · R5

Sean Strickland

Decision

UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland · 2023-09

W · KO · R2

Alex Pereira

KO/TKO

UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2 · 2023-04

News & Media

Dricus Du Plessis · Israel Adesanya

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