Plessis vs Adesanya

Who won Plessis vs Adesanya?

Dricus Du Plessis beat Israel Adesanya by submission in the 4th round during the main event of UFC 305, on Saturday 17th August 2024 at RAC Arena in Perth.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 5 rounds in the Middleweight division, which meant the weight limit was 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

This contest was for the UFC Middleweight championship.

Plessis vs Adesanya stats

Dricus Du Plessis stepped into the octagon with a record of 21 wins, 2 losses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Israel Adesanya made his way to the cage with a record of 24 wins, 3 losses and 0 draws, 16 of those wins coming by knock out.

This was Dricus Du Plessis' 8th fight in the UFC, having made his debut for the promotion in 2020. Israel Adesanya marked his 17th fight for them, having made his own debut for the promotion in 2018.

Dricus Du Plessis' UFC record stood at 8-0-0, while Israel Adesanya's came in at 13-4-0.

The stats suggested Adesanya had a large advantage in power over Plessis, boasting a 67% knock out percentage over Plessis' 43%.

If the fight went to the ground, their records suggested Plessis had a massive advantage over Adesanya, boasting a 48% submission rate over Adesanya's 0%.

Dricus Du Plessis was the younger man by 5 years, at 30 years old.

Adesanya had a height advantage of 3 inches over Plessis. That also extended to a 4-inch reach advantage.

Plessis was the less experienced professional fighter, having had 4 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 1 year and 4 months later than Adesanya, whose first professional fight was in 2012. He had fought 29 less professional rounds, 51 to Adesanya's 80.

Plessis vs Adesanya form

Plessis had won all 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 2 opponents and going to the judges 3 times.

In his last fight before this contest, he had won against Sean Strickland at UFC 297 on 20th January 2024 by split decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Canada.

Previous to that, he had beaten Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Derek Brunson at UFC 285 on 4th March 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he was victorious against Darren Till at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by submission in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He had won against Brad Tavares at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Adesanya had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had lost to Sean Strickland at UFC 293 on 9th September 2023 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Qudos Bank Arena, Sydney, Australia.

Previous to that, he had beaten Alex Pereira at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had been beaten by Alex Pereira at UFC 281 on 12th November 2022 by knockout in the 5th round in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Madison Square Garden, New York City.

Before that, he had defeated Jared Cannonier at UFC 276 on 2nd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

He was victorious against Robert Whittaker at UFC 271 on 12th February 2022 by unanimous decision in their UFC Middleweight championship fight at Toyota Center, Houston.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, Dricus Du Plessis had been fighting more than Israel Adesanya.

Going to this contest, Dricus Du Plessis had last fought 8 months and 12 days ago, while Israel Adesanya's last outing had been 1 year and 23 days ago.

Plessis' last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years and 3 months, meaning he had been fighting on average every 5 months and 13 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 15 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 3 rounds on average.

Adesanya's last 5 fights had come over a period of 2 years, 7 months and 20 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 6 months and 11 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 22 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.4 rounds on average.

What time did Plessis vs Adesanya start?

The fighters were expected to walk out at around 4:10 AM UTC , which was 12:10 AM EST or 9:10 PM PST on the West Coast of America, or 5:10 AM BST in the UK.

What were the odds on Plessis vs Adesanya?

Dricus Du Plessis was a 9/10 (-110) underdog going into the contest, while Israel Adesanya made his way into the ring at 9/10 (-110) with oddsmakers.