Tavares vs Plessis

Who won Tavares vs Plessis?

Dricus Du Plessis beat Brad Tavares by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest during the prelims of UFC 276, on Saturday 2nd July 2022 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The scorecards were announced in favor of the winner Dricus Du Plessis.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Tavares vs Plessis stats

Brad Tavares stepped into the octagon with a record of 19 wins, 6 losses and 0 draws, 5 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 2 by submission.

Dricus Du Plessis made his way to the cage with a record of 16 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 7 of those wins coming by knock out and 9 by submission.

Brad Tavares' UFC record stood at 15-9-0, while Dricus Du Plessis' came in at 7-0-0.

The stats suggested Plessis had an advantage in power over Tavares, with a 44% knock out percentage over Tavares' 26%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Plessis had a massive advantage over Tavares, boasting a 56% submission rate over Tavares' 11%.

Brad Tavares was the older man by 6 years, at 36 years old.

Plessis had 2-inch reach advantage.

Tavares was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 7 more fights, and made his debut in 2007, 6 years earlier than Plessis, whose first professional fight was in 2013. He had fought 24 more professional rounds, 71 to Plessis' 47.

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Tavares' last 3 fights had come over a period of 6 years, 9 months and 19 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 2 years, 3 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 11 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3.7 rounds on average.

Plessis' last 2 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 6 months and 16 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 1 year, 9 months and 9 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 3 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 1.5 rounds on average.

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