Plessis vs Curtis

When is Plessis vs Curtis?

Dricus Du Plessis could potentially square off against Chris Curtis, in Late 2023.

The fight would be scheduled for 3 rounds in the Middleweight division, which means the weight limit would be 185 pounds (13.2 stone or 83.9 KG).

Plessis vs Curtis stats

Dricus Du Plessis would step into the octagon with a record of 20 wins, 2 loses and 0 draws, 9 of those wins coming by the way of knock out and 10 by submission.

Chris Curtis would make his way to the cage with a record of 30 wins, 10 loses and 0 draws, with 17 of those wins by knock out and 1 by submission.

The stats suggest Curtis would have an advantage in power over Plessis, with a 57% knock out percentage over Plessis' 45%.

If the fight goes to the ground, their records suggest Plessis would have a massive advantage over Curtis, boasting at 50% submission rate over Curtis' 3%.

Dricus Du Plessis is the younger man by 7 years, at 29 years old.

Plessis has a height advantage of 3 inches over Curtis. This also extends to a 1-inch reach advantage.

Plessis is currently the less experienced professional fighter, having had 18 fewer fights, and made his debut in 2013, 4 year later than Curtis, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He has fought 69 less professional rounds, 42 to Curtis' 111.

Plessis vs Curtis form

Plessis has won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going to the judges twice.

In his last fight, he defeated Robert Whittaker at UFC 290 on 8th July 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas, United States.

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

Going into that contest, he had beat Darren Till at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 3rd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, 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.

He had beat Trevin Giles at UFC 264 on 10th July 2021 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Curtis has beaten 2 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 1 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight, he had beat Nassourdine Imavov at UFC 289 on 10th June 2023 by knockout in the 2nd round at Rogers Arena, Vancouver, Canada.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 287 on 8th April 2023 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at Miami-Dade Arena, Miami, United States.

Going into that contest, he had defeated Joaquin Buckley at UFC 282 on 10th December 2022 by knockout in the 2nd round at T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas.

Before that, he had lost to Jack Hermansson at UFC Fight Night London on 23rd July 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at The O2, London, United Kingdom.

He had won against Rodolfo Vieira at UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Gamrot on 25th June 2022 by unanimous decision in their 3 round contest at UFC APEX, Las Vegas, United States.

Activity check

In terms of recent activity, Chris Curtis has been fighting more than Dricus Du Plessis.

Dricus Du Plessis last fought 2 months and 15 days ago, while Chris Curtis' last outing was 3 months and 13 days ago.

Plessis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 2 years, 2 months and 13 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 5 months and 10 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 12 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.4 rounds on average.

Curtis' last 5 fights have come over a period of 1 year, 2 months and 29 days, meaning he has been fighting on average every 3 months and 1 day. In those fights, he fought a total of 13 rounds, meaning that they have lasted 2.6 rounds on average.

What are the odds on Plessis vs Curtis?

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