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“Stillknocks”
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9KO / TKO WINS
11SUBMISSION WINS
4DECISION WINS
Profile
| Full name | Not added yet |
|---|---|
| Nickname | Stillknocks |
| Date of birth | 14 Jan 1994 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Birthplace | Welkom, Orange Free State, South Africa |
| Lives in | Not added yet |
| Division | Middleweight |
| Team | Team CIT MMA |
| Height | 185 cm (6′1″) |
| Reach | 193 cm (76″) |
| Stance | Switch |
| Weight | 83.9 kg (185 lb) |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 25 Jul 2013 |
| UFC debut | 10 Oct 2020 |
| Last fight | 18 Jul 2026 |
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Fight history
27 professional fights on file (11 in the UFC). Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Event | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | Kamaru Usman | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC Fight Night: Du Plessis vs. Usman | 18 Jul 2026 | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Kerry HatleyScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 50-45, David Sutherland 49-46, Mike Bell 49-46 | |||||||
| Loss | Khamzat Chimaev | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 319: Du Plessis vs. Chimaev | 16 Aug 2025 | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
| Bout UFC Middleweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 44-50, Ron McCarthy 44-50, Derek Cleary 44-50 | |||||||
| Win | Sean Strickland | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2 | 8 Feb 2025 | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Bout UFC Middleweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Ben Cartlidge 49-46, Sal D'amato 50-45, Clemens Werner 50-45 | |||||||
| Win | Israel Adesanya | Submission (rear naked choke) | 4 | 3:38 | UFC 305: Du Plessis vs. Adesanya | 17 Aug 2024 | Perth, Western Australia, Australia |
| Bout UFC Middleweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Sean Strickland | Decision (split) | 5 | 5:00 | UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis | 20 Jan 2024 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Bout UFC Middleweight Title BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 5 roundsScorecards Sal D'amato 47-48, Derek Cleary 48-47, Eric Colon 48-47 | |||||||
| Win | Robert Whittaker | KO/TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:23 | UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez | 8 Jul 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Marc GoddardScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Derek Brunson | KO/TKO (corner stoppage) | 2 | 4:59 | UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane | 4 Mar 2023 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Herb DeanScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Darren Till | Submission (neck crank) | 3 | 2:43 | UFC 282: Blachowicz vs. Ankalaev | 10 Dec 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Brad Tavares | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier | 2 Jul 2022 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Mark SmithScheduled 3 roundsScorecards Mike Bell 29-28, Ron McCarthy 29-28, Tony Weeks 29-28 | |||||||
| Win | Trevin Giles | KO/TKO (punch) | 2 | 1:41 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 | 10 Jul 2021 | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Chris TognoniScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Markus Perez | KO/TKO (punch) | 1 | 3:22 | UFC Fight Night: Moraes vs. Sandhagen | 10 Oct 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates |
| Bout Middleweight BoutReferee Kevin SatakiScheduled 3 rounds | |||||||
| Win | Brendan Lesar | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:15 | EFC 83 | 14 Dec 2019 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Joilton Santos | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:04 | KSW 50 | 14 Sep 2019 | London, England |
| Loss | Roberto Soldić | KO (punches) | 3 | 2:33 | KSW 45 | 6 Oct 2018 | London, England |
| Win | Roberto Soldić | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:37 | KSW 43 | 14 Apr 2018 | Wrocław, Poland |
| Win | Yannick Bahati | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:30 | EFC 62 | 19 Aug 2017 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | José Maurício da Rocha Jr. | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:58 | EFC 59 | 13 May 2017 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Rafał Haratyk | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:34 | EFC 56 | 9 Dec 2016 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Martin van Staden | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 3:59 | EFC 50 | 17 Jun 2016 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Bruno Mukulu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:50 | EFC 46 | 12 Dec 2015 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Dino Bagattin | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 3:33 | EFC 40 | 6 Jun 2015 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Darren Daniel | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:50 | EFC 37 | 21 Feb 2015 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Loss | Garreth McLellan | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 2:12 | EFC 33 | 30 Aug 2014 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Donavin Hawkey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:50 | EFC 27 | 27 Feb 2014 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | JC Lamprecht | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 1:54 | EFC 24 | 10 Oct 2013 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Bruno Mukulu | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:34 | EFC 23 | 12 Sep 2013 | Gauteng, South Africa |
| Win | Tshikangu Makuebo | TKO (knee injury) | 1 | 1:18 | EFC 21 | 25 Jul 2013 | Gauteng, South Africa |